Hello Autumn!

WARNING: These cookies are so very addicting.

Autumn Pumpkin Cookies

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar

1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
  3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.
  4. To Make Glaze: Combine confectioners’ sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.
  5. Courtesy of Allrecipes.com 10/3/2011

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Natural Autumn Decor

From The Finer Things:
Decorating your entertaining space for Thanksgiving or another autumn event can be as easy and inexpensive as walking out to your yard and gathering a variety of natural accents. Here are a few of my favorite natural decor ideas from around the Web:

Pine Cone Ribbon Wreath - Country Living

Pine Cone Ribbon Wreath - Country Living

Birch Branch Centerpiece - KurtCYR

Birch Branch Centerpiece - KurtCYR

Acorn Filled Hurricanes<br />
Pink Roses & Teacups

Acorn Filled Hurricanes
Pink Roses & Teacups

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Fall Cupcake Stand Setup

September in NJ brings cooler weather and lots of weddings. This weekend we created 120 orange velvet cupcakes with vanilla buttercream for a wedding reception at the Chart House in Weehawken, NJ.

Fall Cupcakes and Cake Topper

Fall Cupcakes and Cake Topper

Along with the cupcakes we created a topper cake decorated in ivory pearl fondant with a light brown ribbon around the middle with a gold sparkly brooch in the center. We used natural toned orange roses on the top of the cake with lime green hypericum berries. To complete the package, the bride and groom rented our medium cupcake stand to display the topper cake and cupcakes.

Fall Cupcake Stand Setup from Pink Cake Box

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