You Are My Lobster

lobster cookies
lobster cookies
lobster cookies
lobster cookies
lobster cookies
lobster cookies
lobster cookies
lobster cookies
lobster cookies
lobster cookies

Do you have a special person in your life...someone who knows you and loves you anyway? If you can sit with that person for hours and not have to say a single word, if that person just “gets” you and you “get” him, well, that’s your lobster. With the amount of time I spend baking and decorating cookies, I’m always happy to find one that makes me smile and these quirky lobster cookies did that for me.

“You’re my lobster, sugar cookie.” Kasha

When I decided to make lobster cookies, I wasn’t looking to create a realistic representation of a live lobster...one that you’d be tempted to dump into a pot of boiling water or squeeze lemon juice all over it. I wanted something more fanciful and offbeat. He had to be orange-red, of course. But the accents should give the little guy personality and make him a creature that would inspire my grandchildren to make up stories about him. He had to be a lobster with an imaginary and adventurous life.

For inspiration, I went hunting for ways to decorate my little crustaceans. When I found Patti Paige’s YouTube video, I fell in love with her whimsical take on the lobster cookies that she made for National Lobster Day — which, by the way, falls on September 25th this year. So thanks, Patti, for sharing your creation!

Whatever does that mean?
lobster illustration
lob•ster
[lob-ster] noun

To be someone’s lobster refers to the person with whom another is meant to be forever. The term originated due to the fact that lobsters mate for life. “He’s her lobster!”

 

Cookie specifics

What I’ve learned...

These cookies were made with the best ingredients I could find and baked in a small batch of two dozen. I’ve experimented with less expensive ingredients, but have come to the conclusion that flavor is best when I use the best. Why spend all this time baking and decorating if taste and texture are just so-so? Decorating the cookies takes time, but it’s an enjoyable process for me and I know that those who receive them appreciate that. Life is just better when you can share something you love with someone you love. Don’t you agree?

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NOTE: Background illustrations in the following slides from Seabed Vectors by Vecteezy:

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