Colorful, creative, and unique sugar cookies for special occasions and "just because”! Check out my "Cookie Creations" album for photos of my previous work!
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We made it through the first week of school here in Fairfax County! And I made these “Dragon Fuel” coffee cup cookies for my son’s teacher and her team. Wishing them all the “fuel” they need to get through the coming year!
Teaching is the most important profession out there, in my opinion. ❤️ Thank you to all the school staff out there who are helping our kids grown and learn, day in and day out!!
Go Dragons! 🐉 💜🩵💜🩵
Tomorrow is the big day — construction begins on our new addition!
I finally got to pull out these cookies I made for our contractor’s crew to celebrate the groundbreaking 😋
Tomorrow is supposed to be the hottest and most humid day of the week — sorry, construction dudes! 😬😅 🦺
Looking forward to having a kitchen island for the very first time!! 🤩
*Not taking custom orders for the next few months…*
It’s not every day that a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel gets promoted to Colonel!
Congratulations to Colonel Kenneth Reed! Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸
And thank you to who came to my rescue with this order, supplying 2 dozen delicious cupcakes to round out the cookies. It’s wonderful to be able to collaborate on an order with a fellow baker and friend! ❤️
🎶 Sugar cookies doo-doo-di-doo-doo
Sugar cookies doo-doo-di-doo-doo
Sugar cooookies…. 🎶
Somebody in Fairfax city turned 4 and had a Baby Shark themed party to celebrate!! Happy birthday, Nathan!! 🦈
Rainy day cookies… 💧
Ever heard of a Frankencookie? 🧌
To make Sonic the Hedgehog-inspired birthday cookies for twins turning 6, I used my ‘6’ cutter as a base… and then used a large star cookie cutter to create triangles for the Sonic spikes! Before baking the cookies, I gently smooshed the triangles onto the 6’s… and voila!
Half ‘6’ and half star, but all delicious! 😋
Has anyone else taken a photo in front of the murals on the side of in Old Town Fairfax? Gives me just another reason to love living Fairfax City. 😍
Mural done by
When you’re turning 11 years old and having a video game birthday party, game controller cookies are a great thing to share with your friends!
Game on! 🎮 🎮
I delivered this pretty pink paisley platter yesterday to a long-time customer for her housewarming party yesterday!
She requested a hot pink and orange paisley design, which scared me first because I’ve never done that before. But I found some simple examples online that I was able to use for inspiration.
Thank you, Tharini, for once again including me in your family’s celebrations! It’s truly a pleasure, and I wish your family the best in your new 🏠!
I absolutely love doing super personalized cookies for special people! These cookies were made to tell the story of Jon’s retirement from the U.S. Army.
Jon plans to spend plenty of time biking now that he’s retired, and his wife likes to joke that he’s “promoted to dependent.” 😂
I had a lot of fun combining these elements into one cookie! Happy Retirement, Jon — happy trails! 🚴
Fair City Cookies is on the road!
Anyone recognize this gem? I feel the need to cookify it!!
Hint: It’s somewhere on the East Coast 😜
Fairfax folks —
Run, don’t walk, to Fairfax City’s new boutique, Lucy Loves! I stopped in last night and fell in love with the mix of vintage, handmade, and crafted items that they carry. 😍😍
Check out this fantastic vintage tablecloth I got and the .store tote! I am obsessed with vintage tablecloths and this one is in immaculate condition 🍊🍊
I’m just so excited to have a shop like this in Fairfax City. Please check them out!!
How many gymnastics moves from this set can you name?
These cookies made their way to some campers at Fairfax Gymnastics Academy, in honor of one of the coaches.
Happy birthday, Coach Ben! It sounds like your campers are really lucky to learn from you!
Congratulations to the Air Force’s newly promoted Lieutenant Colonel Sanders and his family! The set included:
- USA flags
- Air Force logo
- Silver oak leaves (LTC insignia)
- “Congrats” stars
I used some red, white, and blue star sprinkles and some silver star sprinkles to make the backgrounds sparkle, and hand-painted the oak leaves with edible metallic silver paint from
Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸
Who knows what these cookies represent? I know there are gonna be some people on here who know.. 🤓🇺🇸
If you know, comment below! 💥
Getting ready for the long holiday weekend?! 🎆 🇺🇸 🧺
I might have a few July 4th cookie boxes to sell if you’re looking for a special treat this weekend! I’ve got the cookies made but still need to decorate them. I’m thinking flags, fireworks, and Hamilton-themed cookies!!
Stay tuned.. 👀
Hard to believe that I recently made college graduation cookies for the daughter of one of my best friends from college! 🥹😳👀
It seems like just yesterday we were the ones whooping it up in the dorms and studying for our exams in the coffee shops…
And now your baby is already on her way to her dream career as an architect!! How??!!
Congratulations, dear Charlotte!! ❤️❤️
I have to give an overdue shout out to in Fairfax City for creating the perfect cake for my in-laws’ 50th wedding anniversary celebration!
I asked Robin to make a two-tiered cake, representing the fabulous 1970s powder blue jacket with black-and-white frilled cuffs that my FIL wore AND the handmade lace wedding dress that my MIL wore. She made the moistest, most delicious raspberry-almond cake EVER — and the lacework on the cake perfectly mirrored the bride and groom’s look 50 years ago. 🥹🥹
Thank you, for creating such a priceless dessert to celebrate this special occasion!!
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When you become Head Coach for strength and conditioning for the Washington Capitals hockey team, you get cookies to celebrate! 🏒 🥅
Did I freak out a little bit that my cookies made their way into the hands of someone who trains Alex Ovechkin et al??
YEP! 😅
Happy Father’s Day!
This platter was inspired by all the good dads I have in my life. ❤️
My husband is obsessed with sour cherries (we even have 2 trees but they need another year or so to produce well), so we grabbed these from Orchard Country Produce at the Fairfax City Farmers Market this morning.
I’m gonna try a sour cherry crisp for Father’s Day! These cherries are so soft that I pitted them by hand — and the color is beyond gorgeous.
Happy summer Saturday!
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Can you tell which ones are the real bananas?!! 🍌🍌🍌
Haha!! This was the cutest request for graduation cookies I’ve ever gotten. The graduate was in the habit of bringing leftover bananas from the cafeteria to one of his classes after lunch. So his mom asked for banana-shaped cookies for him to share with his friends at his graduation party 😅
These cookies wouldn’t have been possible without — they were the ones to 3D print me a banana cookie cutter exactly to my specifications. 🤗
If you’re in the Fairfax city area, they are a great place to get any kind of custom cookie cutter made for ya!
It’s been a busy graduation season, but this was my first order for twins!
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In fact, these twins are both heading to Virginia Tech in the fall, and their best friend is headed to Northeastern— so this set celebrated both schools!
Congratulations to all 3 grads and good luck in the fall on your new adventures! 🎓🎓🎓
P.S… I had to make a special extra cookie just for the twins’ mom, who has to say goodbye to not one but two new Hokies in the fall! 🧡🧡
I’m pretty thrilled that a NYC marketing company somehow found me and asked for “thank you” cookies for a DC client.
How do you think my Statue of Liberty cookies turned out?! 🗽 😍
This is the second set of promotion cookies I’ve done for this very accomplished Army family! Almost 2 years ago, I made promotion cookies for Lieutenant Colonel Ralston of the Adjutant General Corps… and last month, I made promotion cookies for Major Ralston of the Army Medical Corps!
Congratulations to your family, and thank you for your service! 🇺🇸
I rarely get orders for baby showers, so I was tickled to do this sweet and simple stars and moons set. 🍼🐣⭐️🌜
When you’re going to a fancy tea, what do you need?
Fancy teacups 🫖 and custom teabags, of course! 🌸
Thank you Lori for sharing these cookies with your fellow DAR volunteers! 🩷
Teabag cutter from
Edible rose gold metallic paint on the teacup and the rosettes from
FREE COOKIES!
Where are my taste testers??
I’ve got some extra gluten-free iced cookies that I made and I’d like to give them away. I used GF 1:1 flour in my regular recipe, and I’m curious if people who usually eat GF think they taste good. They are not to my taste, but I also don’t usually eat GF baked goods. 😝
If you’d like to try some, message me to arrange pickup. I do pickups in a public spot in Fairfax City (not too far from GMU). I can also drop off if you’re nearby and I’m out running around.
Please note that if you have gluten allergies, these were not made in a gluten-free kitchen. They also contain the usual eggs and butter. And lots of sugar. 😅
I didn’t want to have to do this.
I want all of my cutters to feel loved and cherished.
But teacup?
I floured you.
I gave you the coldest, firmest dough.
I tried to pop that dough out as gently as possible, being respectful of your various crevices and crannies.
But you were obstinate and cruel.
You almost made me cry.
Goodbye forever, teacup. For now you will live on through my Wall of Shame.
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I’m thrilled that Fairfax County Mothers of Multiples hired me for the second year in a row to provide cookies for their annual banquet!
This year’s theme is “Walking on Sunshine” and they requested sunflower cookies to match their theme. 🌻 🌻
Swipe to get a glimpse of the custom sticker I created for each cookie bag, with the pretty ribbons attached. The photos can’t do justice to how pretty 60 sunflower cookies looked all snuggled in next to each other! 😍
Thank you, FCMOM — and wishing you a ton of fun tonight!
Picture this… 👀
Your husband is retiring from the Air Force and the two of you (with your rescue dog and cat!) are planning to set out on an epic road trip around the U.S. in your new RV. 🗺️🧭 🚐
You want cookies that will capture the adventure ahead of you — with plenty of starry nights, campfires, and happy trails! 🔥 ✨
That was the beautiful vision that Karen at gave me for this set, and it was a joy to create!
It was extra cool because Karen is a small business owner as well — she makes gorgeous knitted items using only natural fibers. She only uses yarns sourced from local farms, family mills, hand-dyers, & other sustainable sources.
I just picture her knitting away while chilling out in the RV this summer… making all kinds of unique handmade gifts! Please check out her online shop — link found at 🧶 🧶 🧶
Thanks for the chance to create something for a fellow creator, Karen! ❤️ Hoagland Handmade
Hey folks! Did you know that your business reviews on Facebook won’t show up if your settings aren’t just right?
I’ve been trying to figure out why Fair City Cookies has 10 reviews on Facebook (all 5 stars, apparently!), but I can only see 5 of them. 🧐🧐😖😖
I *think* I figured out that the reviewer has to choose “Public” in order for me (and everyone else) to see it. Otherwise it’s only visible to their Facebook friends. 🤷♀️
So if you have left me a review in the past, THANK YOU!! ❤️ I respond to every review! If you don’t see a response from me, it’s because I can’t see it… and I want to!
This is the same for all small businesses that you use. We *thrive* on your reviews — but we can’t see them if they aren’t public!
Swipe for an example of what you should select when leaving a review for a business.
And thank you for supporting small, local businesses! 😘
We will always remember… 🇺🇸
Got a graduation, BBQ, or pool party (brrrrrr!) to go to this weekend? Grab a “Jewel Box” to gift the host or share with friends!
Order on my website www.faircitycookies.com and you can have them ASAP! Delivery to 22032, 22030, 22031, and 22015 for $5 or pickup in Fairfax City.
They are ready to go today! Yum!
Congratulations, Annie! 🎓 You did it!!
Here’s a cute 4-cookie set I made for a GW grad in the school’s colors. I love making up unique cookie gift boxes for special people in your life!
Who needs cookies THIS WEEK?
Online on-demand ordering is ready now for "The Jewel Box" -- 21 sparkly sugar cookies in a lovely gift box for $30!
Please order online at www.faircitycookies.com -- they are right there on the home page.
Enjoy them yourself or gift them to someone special.
I will restock my online ordering once these sell out.
Pick-up is free in Fairfax City (near Burke Station Road and Main St./236).
Delivery is available to zips 22032, 22030, 22031, 22015 for $5.
Congratulations to all the graduates out there this month!! You did it!! 👩🏽🎓🧑🎓👨🎓🎓
Happy Friday!
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I’ve got my first two “Jewel Boxes” ready to go, with more on the way!
These sweet boxes are stocked with 21 two-bite sparkly “jewels” in a lovely gift box. You will love the vanilla-lemon-almond flavor, and the extra thick size of each delicious treat!
Each box is $30. Free pickup in Fairfax City *today* to the first two buyers.
More will be available for on-demand ordering starting on Sunday, with pickup AND delivery options!
Comment below if you want to be the first to try these and can pick up today. 😋
Take a moment while enjoying this beautiful spring evening (at least in Fairfax, VA!) to see my latest custom design! 🖼️🎨🖌️
Not the greatest photo, but I was pretty happy with my ability to match the color sample I was given for a recent order. 😁
Mixing colors is tRiCkY! 🤪🤓🤬
Although my favorite food dyes come in a variety of colors, it starts getting expensive to buy a bottle of dye for every order!
So I play around with the colors I DO have to achieve the closest possible match when customers want a very specific color.
It can get trickier when I THINK I’ve got the right color, but when the icing dries… it ends up darker than when it was mixed.
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The more I learn about color theory, the easier it gets to mix the right colors on my first try.
Three cheers for color wheels!!
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A final glimpse of my “Costco bowls” cookies when they were all packaged up with a cheery ribbon. This set was just so fun to do, and the color palette was delightful. Thanks again to Kim L. for ordering these beauties!
Want to give a truly unique and meaningful gift? Let me create a personalized cookie set representing the best things about someone you love! ❤️❤️ This set was commissioned for a Disney-loving paraprofessional educator and Wisconsin girl who is turning 50 years young — it was a delight to turn her life into delicious cookies! 🎉 🎂 🥳
Have a gorgeous autumn weekend, everyone!! 🌽 🎃
Here’s a timeline of meaningful years that I made out of cookies for my mom’s 70th, too! 🕰 🥰😘
Cookie decorating can be very meditative, and this set was maybe more meditative than some others. These cookies were for 51 8th graders celebrating their 8th grade graduation. As I put each name on their cookie, I wondered about their life and what the next few years will look like for them. I wished them well and prayed that they will stay safe. 🖤💚🤍
In case you’re wondering what 2lbs (8 sticks) of browning butter looks and sounds like. 😜 🧈 🧈 🧈 🧈 🧈 🧈 🧈 🧈
See below for the backstory behind these cookies!
I couldn’t find any good laser tag music to go along with these cookies for a laser tag birthday party… but Happy Birthday, Juliette! And have fun at ShadowLand Laser Adventures today! And on a bittersweet note, I want to say thank you and goodbye to the St. Peter family.. I’ve been fortunate to have my cookies included in several of their important family events. They are headed to their next post this week and I know the KPW community will miss you! Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸
Yesterday, I posted my very first “Summer Bucket List” cookie set — and it’s already been claimed!! In case you missed it, here’s a quick recap: A cookie bucket list features designs and themes that I would *love* to do, but no one has ever asked me for! 😝 The first person who claims each item on my bucket list gets that super creative and delicious dozen for $48, instead of the regular price of $60/dozen!! Please tag a friend below, and DM, PM, or e-mail me if you’d like to claim today’s offer: A set of vintage bottle cap cookies! The inspiration for this set is a jigsaw puzzle that I put together a few years ago. I love it so much that I glued it and hung it on the wall! Every time I pass it, I think to myself, “Man, those bottle caps would make fun cookies!” So here’s our chance!! 🫵🏼What you get: - 12 handmade pieces of delicious cookie art that will have you and your friends drooling, ooohing, and ahhhing! - A big 25% discount on one-of-a-kind cookies! ☝🏻What I get: - Creative freedom to design my chosen theme - A chance to provide cookies to someone who might need a discounted rate for a special event Stay tuned for more options on this summer’s cookie bucket list — all 25% off my custom price!!
Every kid should feel special and loved at every birthday — and that big 1-3 is no exception! Kate’s mom asked me to do a set for her 13th birthday, and gave me this description of her super cool daughter for inspiration: “She is turning 13 and she is sooo kind and always worried about leaving someone out. Her number one love is musical theatre. She loves art (painting, especially), and soccer! She mostly wants a gift card to the Container Store for her birthday 😂 because she loves organizing and decorating things. She loves our little white cavachon dog named Lucy.” The final product incorporated all of these aspects of Kate, making it one of my favorite sets that I ever designed! 😍
… Everyone’s cookie calendar is booked or booking up quickly now! 😬 This is my first year in business, so I’m learning along with many of you that there are certain times in the year when cookies are in high demand. 😳😳 I’ve had to turn away several people this past week who are looking for cookies right around now, and I know other local cookiers also have to do the same thing. Why??? 💐 Mother’s Day 🍎 Teacher Appreciation Day/Week 👩🏽🎓Graduations 👰🏻 Bridal showers ✝️ First communions Along with the usual birthdays, anniversaries, etc., this means that it might be harder to find local custom cookies in the coming weeks. There’s a great local cookier community in NoVa and we try to refer business to each other if we can’t do it, but everyone is probably in the same boat right now. That said — thank you for your support of local custom cookiers!! We look forward to helping make your special occasions just a little more special! ❤️ **If you’re looking for custom cookies in June, July, or August, please fill out the “Hold My Date!” form on my website. No obligation, but I’ll pencil you in on my calendar and will send you a reminder email 4-6 weeks in advance to see if you’re ready to order!
Does anyone else put stickers on their appliances??
Last night, I was decorating these cute cookies and got a flash of inspiration for what to call them… 🐇BUNNY BEANS! (I’m probably way more excited about this name than you are, but that’s OK.. 😂) Each cookie is sprinkled with a deluxe mix that I picked up from Fran's Cake & Candy Supplies, and then airbrushed with pearlescent sheen to make them shine. I’ll have about 20 sets for sale on Saturday, starting at 12pm in front of The Picket Fence. You can grab a bag of 3 for $8!
Have you heard?? 🐇🧺🥚🎨
Our first pop-up was so much fun, we decided to do it again!! Who: You What: All kinds of Easter-themed cookies When: Saturday, April 16 from 12-3pm Where: In front of The Picket Fence in Burke, VA Why: Because those Easter baskets aren’t gonna fill themselves! 🐇🧺🥚
Did somebunny say “Easter cookies”?! (Sorry… 🤣) You’ve got 3 options to add to those Easter baskets this year: - chocolate marshmallow fondant bunny cookies 🍫 - a basket of variety Easter cookies (6 or 12) 🧺 - paint your own Easter eggs 🥚 🥚 🎨 I’ll take orders via my website until April 8 (or until quantities are sold out) for delivery/pickup around April 15. Thank you for supporting my small business! 💓
Like many people, I went through a serious jigsaw puzzle phase during the early months of the pandemic. (In fact, I got a ton of awesome puzzles from The Picket Fence - check them out!). So I was super thrilled to make a custom cookie puzzle for a local puzzle club! Every now and then, these lucky ladies get to spend a weekend away at this beautiful property surrounded by oak trees and farm land. 😍 This cookie puzzle joined them at their latest get-together… And they liked it so much that they ordered another cookie puzzle just for the owners of their getaway property! And hey.. if anyone has room in their puzzle club, please invite me! I love puzzles and I’ll bring cookies. 😋🥳🤓😉 🧩
These babies will be up for silent auction on Saturday at the Red Dress Gala, hosted by GMU’s Alpha Phi sorority. The gala benefits women’s heart health! ♥️❤️♥️❤️
I’ve got a great new feature on my website — Hold My Date! 🗓 If you think you might want cookies for an event or special occasion in 2022, don’t wait until the last minute to start your planning! 🏃♂️ Head on over to https://www.faircitycookies.com/hold-my-date and fill out a quick form to get penciled in on my cookie calendar. No payment, no commitment! 😅 The best part is that I will reach out to you 4-6 weeks ahead of your date to see if you want to go ahead and confirm the order. If not, no problem! But if you want to order, you’ll be first in line. 🤓
One more post for 2021… I started decorating in December 2020 and began getting reeeeally into it in January 2021. Check out this compilation if you’d like to see how my cookie designs progressed over 12 months! And as always a shout-out to Fran's Cake & Candy Supplies where I got many, many of my supplies for many of these cookies! 🥰
Three of my goals in 2021: - Figure out how to make cookie stencils using my Cricut - Decorate custom cookies using those stencils - Learn how to make videos showing my process I’m getting it in right under the wire today, just in time to surprise my nephew with his face on cookies when he arrives today from Illinois! 😂 My video production quality still needs a lot of work, but I’ll save that for next year. Happy New Year to you and yours!! 🎉 🎊 🗓 🔔
A special THANK YOU and Merry Christmas to my customers who chose to include my cookie creations in their holiday celebrations and gift-giving! And thank you to the people who follow me and like my posts. Your support has been essential for my cookie biz. 🙏🏻 Next year, I plan to start prepping much, much earlier. Like, August. 🤣 🗓 And I am forever grateful to the cookie community on social media — they provide constant support, inspiration, and laughs!! May you have Christmas cookie leftovers for breakfast all week long!! 🍪
I kinda wish decorating a real Christmas tree went as quickly as this 😂 My Christmas cookie samples are now (finally) getting done, which means you can start ordering now on my website! I will have a little bit of everything available for ordering, with free delivery within Fairfax City on select dates.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! A year ago, I never would’ve imagined that I would be providing edible place cards and gifts for people’s Thanksgiving tables. I had just started binge-watching the Christmas Cookie Challenge on Food Network and had no idea what royal icing really was. But this past year found me learning a new hobby and set of skills, with friends, family, and strangers encouraging me along the way. I am so grateful that people have allowed me to be a small part of their celebrations and everyday events with my versions of edible art. Thank you so much for taste-testing my cookies, following me, encouraging me, telling other people about me, and helping me to become a small business owner on the side!!
We have a winner for my first ever cookie giveaway! Laura will receive a set of Hanukkah cookies, just in time for the start of the holiday. 🥰 Thank you to @leeffx for nominating her! Thank you to Alison, Jessica, and D-nice for your nominations as well. Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate! 💙
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