Wedding Cookies

The last two weeks I've been busy with wedding preparations for my daughter, Kate. 
From the moment the wedding planning first started, Kate made it clear that she didn't want cake. We kicked around a few different options before we settled on Cookies and Ice Cream.  Bumblebee Carts is supplying us with a cute ice cream cart complete with Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey, Vanilla, and Mango Sorbet. Here's a selection of our favorite cookies and candy that will be at Kate's wedding.

These Brownie Roll-Out Cookies from smittenkitchen.com are so versatile. Try them as a base for ice cream sandwich cookies. I added aqua M & M's to the center for an added pop of color.

Little Butter Spritz cookies are so small that you can just pop these babies into your mouth one after another. We used an electric spritz cookie press to shoot out about 200 cookies in just a few minutes.

Lemon-Ginger Sandwich Cookies are a family favorite. Adapted from the recipe of Elinor Klivans, these cookies are time consuming to make but so worth it. The shortbread dough has ground almonds, ginger and cinnamon added along with lemon zest. A lemony buttercream filling sandwiches the two cookies together.

 

Homemade peanut butter cups were added to our cookie list because we thought it would make a great addition especially paired with the Chunky Monkey ice cream. I poured mine into molds, added a generous dollop of peanut butter mixture and more chocolate.

So here's our whole selection for Kate & Zach's wedding reception. We'll be serving them from a three tier glass display. Can't wait to see them disappear!