Cookies for All Saints' Day
Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post for links to the tutorials for all of the saint cookies shown here.
Ever since making these cookies for All Saints' Day a few year ago, I've wanted to try my hand at making actual saint cookies...piped and flooded without using images printed on frosting sheets.
Three years later, here we are. Finally. Is it sad that I've been wanting to make something like this and it's taken me THREE YEARS to do so? Yes, yes it is.
OK...first let me say that these designs come from one of my favorite etsy shops, Saintly Silver. The owner makes felt saint dolls and they are the cutest little things ever. (PS: she's booked through Christmas already, so put your orders in for next year early.)
Here are some of her pieces from her sold page. So, you can see the cookie inspiration comes directly from her. I love that they're so beautiful, but still really simple. You guys know how much I love simple.
Making All Saints' Day cookies is really, really fun...and letting your kids choose which saints to create is a great way to get them involved.
For these cookies, I chose a few saints:
St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and his feast day just happens to be on my birthday.
St. Therese of Lisieux, also know as the Little Flower. Patron saint of missions.
St. Cecilia, patron saint of music. I always think of my sister the music major when I think of St. Cecilia. (And, I just realized I've been spelling it "Cecelia" all these years.)
St. Brigid (or Bridget) of Ireland, how could I make saint cookies without a St. Brigid? Her cookie was not my favorite since I messed up her cross, but this poem attributed to her IS one of my favorites. ;) How can you not love a saint who writes about beer?
Do you have a favorite saint?