Swing state cookies for Obama!

[Honu one]

I saw this on a blog. http://offthemeathook.com/2008/10/11/baking-for-obama.aspx?results=1

I can't wait to make them the election night party we are giving!

Baking for Obama - Swing State Cookies
Posted by karen at October 11, 2008 7:34 AM and is filed under Cookies,Dessert,Misc

I have been wickedly busy lately with work things and personal things. The latest project? This week we hosted an Obama fundraiser and made nearly $8,000 for our man O! Helping in the fight? These blue swing state cookies (because we want to see blue swing states on election night!)

I used my family Christmas cookie recipe with nearly a whole container of Wilton's royal blue paste food coloring in the dough. I mixed the food coloring in the first step with the butter and sugar to fully incorporate it. I iced them with their state abbreviation and number of electoral votes. I bought the cookie cutters from Off the Beaten Path, where you can purchase a cutter for each of the 50 states individually for less than $2. (You can buy loads of other cool cutters there too- I have my eye on the candy corn cutter for Halloween.)

[Curtland1015]

1. Obama is gonna gobble those swing states up like the Cookie Monster!

Awesome job!

[tblue]

5. Mmmmmmm. Dem look like sum guuud googie!

[progressivebydesign]

2. Those are so cool!! What a great idea! I have to check out those cookie cutters. n/t

[MoJoWorkin]

3. Very cool! That was a lot of work.

[occe]

4. That is so cool

:thumbsup: