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December 21, 2011

Guest post from Hanielas…A Picket Fence Cookie!

We are so honored to have the fabulously talented Hani with us today! If you have never visited Haniela’s you are missing out on some of the most amazing confectionary eye candy on the web.  Her Eiffel Tower Gingerbread Centerpiece is a true work of art!  Today she is showing us how to create these delightful…wait for it…Picket Fence Cookies! 

Thank you so much Hani for visiting us today and teaching us some cookie decorating tips and now we’ll turn it over to her!

I’m so super excited to be guest posting on At the Picket Fence, thank you Heather and Vanessa for having me over, I’ve been a fan for a long time, I always find a great deal of inspiration here.
When I was deciding on  what to make for my guest post I was certain of one thing, I knew it had to be a fence.A fence is like a cherry on the house, it adds charm to an old cottage, house, farm.  I live in a farm country with plentiful fences around and during Christmas property owners decorate their fences with fresh garlands, wreaths or red bows in a very festive style.

Cookie Facts:
Best Chocolate Cookie Recipe by LilaLoa
Royal Icing
Food coloring Pen, fine tip Wilton
White Sanding Sugar
Food gel colors by Americolor
Disco Dust(optional)

1. Outline and flood cookie, let dry.

2. Pipe fence.

3. Flooding technique for making the fence.

4. Continue flooding rest of the fence

5. Add a wreath

6. Draw wood grain details onto the dry fence using food coloring pen-black color, I used Wilton Fine Tip Pen

7. After wreath detail is dry, pipe white “snow”onto the fence, sprinkle with white sanding sugar for added texture. Add bird house using red and black royal icing, let dry. Add bow center onto the wreath, let dry.

8. Pipe rest of the red bow, sprinkle with luster dust if desired.Let dry. Add snow details to the bird house and sprinkle with sanding sugar.

~Happy Holidays~

Happy Holidays to you Hani!  Thank you again for sharing with us today…we wish we could enjoy one of these cookies with you over a cup of coffee…we might just not eat ours though…they’re way too pretty! We invite you to follow Haneila’s at her blog and her Facebook Page!

We also want to take a brief moment to say “THANK YOU” for all of the lovely, sweet comments left for us both here, by email and on Facebook at the loss of our grandmother.  They mean more than you could ever know and have comforted us so much.  Our Blog Family is the best! 
Thank you for joining us today…At The (Cookie) Picket Fence!
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  1. Paula says

    December 20, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    I love and admire Hani and her work! These cookies are precious! They would make a lovely Christmas Card cookie for friends and family.

    Reply
  2. Robin says

    December 20, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Adorable.

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  3. Judy says

    December 20, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    I’m very impressed with those cookies. Look really yummy too.

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  4. vickidesigner says

    December 20, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    My son, Adam and I want to eat it! So pretty, but the yummy-ness wins out everytime! 🙂

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  5. Kim @ Savvy Southern Style says

    December 20, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Those are the cutest cookies every. If I tried to make those they would not be very cute. They would probably look more like a tornado went through the fence.

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  6. NanaDiana says

    December 20, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Okay- That HAS to be the cutest Christmas cutout I have ever seen! LOVE it! xo Diana

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  7. ℳartina @ Northern Nesting says

    December 21, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Oh my gosh girls those are the cutest cookies I’ve ever seen!! Hani is one talented lady!

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  8. janet says

    December 21, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    These cookies are awesome..Thanks for the step by step on making them..
    Have a Blessed Christmas..

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  9. Trish - Sweetology101 says

    December 21, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    I am a true fan of Hani’s work. She is such an artist but on top of her amazing delicate delish designs, she is very thoughtful, visiting and commenting on smaller blogs. That is cool, she is a class act. These cookies are just lovely.

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  10. Haniela says

    December 22, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    Thank you so much for letting be part of your amazing site.

    Reply
  11. Sue says

    December 22, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    Hani is uber talented! Everything she creates is amazing. Love the gorgeous picket fence cookie!

    Reply
  12. Casandra says

    December 22, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Thanks for the post! I’ve never seen a cookie artist in action. That was amazing and I plan to check out her stuff.

    Reply
  13. Chatty Chics says

    January 22, 2012 at 2:02 AM

    Hey girls! Just wanted you to know that I’m featuring these at my place tomorrow!
    Melody
    ChattyChics.com

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  14. Joana Byrnes says

    September 21, 2012 at 12:46 PM

    I can’t stop scrolling down the picture cause everytime I do, the picture gets better and better. I totally love the mailbox. Thanks for sharing this great idea.

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