06/15/2026
π‘β¨ I'd like to buy a vowel... and apparently a whole cookie set in less than 48 hours. β¨π‘
Let's talk about last minute orders for a second.
Normally, decorated cookies and "last minute" don't belong in the same sentence. These little guys require planning, baking, decorating, drying time, and sometimes even designing and 3D printing brand new cookie cutters. Cookies are usually a 2β3 day process, not a "Hey, can you have these ready tomorrow?" kind of process. π
I got a message around 4 PM on Friday for a party happening Sunday afternoon.
The reason for the short timeline was that their original baker unfortunately had to cancel. I know things happen, and I can only imagine how stressful it must have been trying to find someone to help at the last minute. Thankfully, she was referred my way, and after looking at my schedule, I realized I might actually be able to make it work.
I had already finished my cookie orders for the week and was wrapping up cake orders. Saturday mornings are pickup-only at the kitchen, which meant I was going to be sitting there anyway.
So Friday night became a race against the clock. I designed cookie cutters, got the 3D printer started, and finished up my cake orders so everything would be ready to go first thing Saturday morning.
Saturday morning rolled around and while waiting for pickups, I started baking and decorating. Honestly, it was either make cookies or work on bookkeeping, and we all know bookkeeping wasn't winning that battle. π
By early Saturday afternoon, these were finished and drying. Sunday I came back to package everything up and send them off to the birthday party.
So are last minute orders possible?
π‘ SPIN THE WHEEL!
The answer is... sometimes!
But it really depends on my schedule, what equipment is already running, and whether the cookie stars happen to align. π€£
This theme definitely worked in my favor. I've never done a Wheel of Fortune set before and I always love a new theme! π