The hexagonal cookies were made for a gentleman celebrating his 45th birthday. He was a power lifter in his teenage years, hence the barbells. Each cookie was individually wrapped because they were going to be shipped. To minimize the possibility of damage to the decoration, the inscription was done using edible food markers. The cookies are vanilla sugar cookies covered in fondant.
The violin cookies were made as favors for a private party honoring a Grammy-nominated violinist hoping to release a solo CD . Each cookie is about 4 inches tall and includes all of the parts of a real violin. The strings are piped from royal icing and the rest of the decoration is hand-cut fondant.
