How cute are these…cupcake Kebabs! I found them on Cupcakes Take The Cake, a yummy creation for their third annual cupcake picnic. Made with mini cupcakes, wafers & marshmallows.  I can see these being a hit at a baby shower, or an outdoor party, and kids would love them too! Take a look at Cupcakes Take The Cake, there’s a video tutorial on how to make these. Fun!

These happy face cookie pops are so cute, & sure to brighten up your party table. I think it would be a great idea to bake the cookies before hand, and allow your guests to decorate their own cookie at the party. What a fun activity! Just make sure you have lots of candy & frosting on hand, and let the fun begin. You can even use these as party favours after they’ve been decorated. Simply wrap each one with a piece of cellophane & tie with a lovely ribbon. 

Alternatively, you can bake & decorate them before hand, and create a lovely display for the party table. To create the display simply use a shallow tray / vase or container, place a piece of styrofoam at the bottom, insert the cookie pops into the styrofoam and pour candy over the foam until completely covered. See the post on Paper treat cones & display.

Here’s How To Make Happy Face Cookie Pops:

Details

• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Bake Time: 12-15 mins
• Decoration Time: 20 mins
• Makes 12 cookies

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup M&M’s or similar candies
• 18 oz prepared sugar cookie dough
• 1 tbs flour
• food colouring
• 1 tube decorative white icing
• 12  (6 inch) lollipop sticks
• 1 (3 inch) round cookie cutter
• 12 chewy candies (optional)
• 1 container white frosting (optional)

Directions

• Roll the cookie dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
• Press out 3-inch cookies with the cookie cutter and place them on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Carefully lift the bottom of the cookies and slip 1-1/2 inches of the lollipop stick underneath the dough. Gently press the dough around the stick.
• Bake the cookies in a preheated 350°F oven for 12-15 minutes. Cool the cookies completely before decorating.
• If you want to frost the cookies, mix a cup of frosting with a few drops of food colouring of your choice. Frost the cookies and then decorate with candy, in a happy face pattern.
• If you do not want to frost the cookies, just dab a bit of white icing on candies and place them on the cookies in a happy face pattern.
• Get creative (optional): Cut up the fruity candy into circles, triangles or other shapes to create eyes, ears, noses or hair.
• If using as party favours, wrap each cookie in a square of cellophane & tie with a ribbon.

Recipe courtesy of Bright Ideas.

Buffets are fabulous at parties. The food is all laid out, guests can serve themselves, and the hostess can enjoy the party like everyone else without having to rush back & forth serving everything. Ice cream buffets, candy buffets & varied dessert buffets are popular, but why not try a cookie buffet at your next party? This would be really great if you’re planning a party for someone who loves cookies…and who doesn’t? 

Choose an assortment of your favorite cookies, and pretty them up for your display. Note how these cookies are displayed, the ribbon details on the labels & the serving tongs. You can very easily tailor your buffet to suit your theme or colour scheme, using baskets, trays, or fancy dishes to display your cookies, and dressing up your buffet with ribbons, flowers & decorative labels, or whatever else you dream up!

I love this buffet idea! For more pictures & details, go to Bashful Events.

A dessert buffet is a great way to display all your delicious treats at a birthday party or baby shower, and who better to get inspiration from than the talented Amy Atlas. Here are some amazing tablescapes she created, and fabulous inspiration for re-creating your own dessert buffet. 

For even more fabulous dessert buffet ideas from Amy Atlas see here.

I love Bakerella’s cupcake cakebites, and immediately fell in love with these adorable Marshmallow pop treats created by Hostess with the Mostess.

Here’s how to make them:

For the Pink Marshmallow Pops:

You’ll need:
marshmallows
pink Candy Melts
pink M&M’s (or similar)
white nonpareils
lollipop sticks

Directions:
1. Insert the lollipop sticks into the marshmallows & set aside.

2. Melt the candy in the microwave, according to package instructions.

3. Dip each marshmallow (with stick) into the melted candy, until about ½ of the marshmallow is coated.

4. Sprinkle with nonpareils and top with a pink M&M while candy coating is still warm

For the Presentation/Display:

You’ll need:
craft styrofoam sheet – approx 1″ thick
shallow vase/container
decorative pink ribbon
pink rhinestones (optional)

Directions:
1. Measure your vase/container, and cut a piece of the styrofoam sheet to match.

2. Place the styrofoam piece in the container. (If the fit is not snug, add smaller pieces of styrofoam to close up any gaps.)

3. Pour pink M&Ms (or other candies) on top of the styrofoam until it’s completely covered.

4. Insert the finished marshmallow pops into the styrofoam, in neat rows.

I couldn’t resist featuring these beautiful sandwich creations from Funky Lunch.  The idea behind it is to create healthy lunches in disguise, to encourage kids to eat healthy food, but I think these would be amazing as party food for kids birthday parties and baby showers. Funky Lunch is planning to publish a book on how to make these funky sandwiches. Their creations are truly amazing, featuring famous cartoon characters, safari animals, cute flowers, and even a piano.