We love playing with our food. Do you remember these Bella cookies? Well these are similar, only modeled after Frida Kahlo. We served these at a little art party we hosted for our nieces and nephews. Famous artist sugar cookies? Yes, please! And, they were indeed a hit.
These are super easy to make too! First, make a batch of sugar cookies. You can use any recipe you prefer, or slice and bake. Here’s our favorite sugar cookie recipe:
Sugar Cookies, makes around two dozen (depending how big you make each).
1 cup softened butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
Cream together the butter and powdered sugar. Stir in the egg and vanilla extract. Stir in 1 cup of flour, just until combined. Scrap down the sides of the bowl and add the remaining flour and salt. Stir until a dough ball forms. Form a big ball, cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour (up to overnight).
Roll out the dough and cut out desired shapes. For faces simply cut the dough into large circles. Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes. Once the edges begin to brown remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack.
To decorate cover the cookies in vanilla frosting (store-bought or your own favorite recipe). Cut red gumdrops for the cheeks. Cut up black licorice for the hair, eyes, eyebrows and mouth. For Frida don’t forget the uni brow. 🙂 We used Wilton candy flowers for Frida’s famous flower hair-wrap. Serve to any little artists you know. Enjoy! xo. Emma
Credits// Authors: Emma Chapman and Elsie Larson, Photos by: Elsie Larson, big thanks to Pat Larson, Doren Chapman and company for stopping by with the kiddos!Â
57 Comments
This is such an awesome tribute to a fantastic artist – I cannot wait to try this out! I’m picturing sugar cookie Van Goghs too… as good a reason as any to throw an art party! 🙂 <3
Oh those are so cute!
Carina
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How cool is this please? I love it especially I´m a big fan from Frida Kahlo since decades 🙂
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These are adorable and I love that you served them on a painting palette. So cute! i love frida kahlo. We have some stuff inspired by her coming up on our blog too!
Leah Faye
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These really are the cutest! x
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Look great! They might be very tasty 🙂 Love it… xxx
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Soo cute – reminds me of Mary Poppins – the original story book has drawings of her that look like these!
I don’t know how, but the lower left cookie reminds me way too much of frida kahlo! I mean you nailed it! these look delicious too!
Adorable! I’ll try to make some!
Such cute cookies, I can see any kid would be happy to eat one (or two) of these. And when I say kid, I really mean me 😉
I can hardly put into words how much I love those! I am in love with Frida Kahlo and also with baking. I can’t wait to try these.
Today, I made this reminding-myself-of-sunnier-days cake:
http://lasagnolove.blogspot.de/2013/10/sunday-sweetbuttermilk-berry-cake.html
Good night from Germany,
Bambi
Trés cool! I love Frida Kahlo.
What a really cute idea! The Flair Society
Haha, I love these! They’re kind of amazing.
these are adorable!
x kathy
Totally agree Carina. Sooo cute!
There is almost too much awesome here. Wow! LOVE those!
These are AWESOME!
I LOVE these! I just might have to make some!
What?!
adorable!!! <3 a very fun and original idea!
This is such a fun and clever tutorial! I wonder who else would translate well to cookies… 🙂
Oh my gosh, this is the best thing ever! I love Freida!
Nicole
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The Cutest Cookies!!I will definitely be trying this recipe out!
Will definitely be trying this recipe out! such cute cookies!
CUTE!! I need to make these with my daughter 🙂
-Jenna
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These are too cute! I just made my own Frida Kahlo project the other day as well (scroll to the bottom of this post if you’d like to see it): http://kceh.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/frida-kahlo-terrarium-acorn-doll-nature-craft-project/
-Casey
Love this! I may have to do this with each of my favorite authors…so funny! And fun! 🙂
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Qué bellas!
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MMMM, these look amazing, making me hungry! So adorable too! Yum!
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adorable! and i love frida 🙂
xo, cheyenne
Ha,ha.ha! Love these – who would have thought of famous artist cookies?! Brilliant idea.
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This is so creative, i love it!
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Yummy. Great day.
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Funny cookies )) I like this idea <3
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Wow these are incredible! So cute. And I love that they’re all unique
I can’t belive!!!! They are sooo cute!
Kisses
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I love Frida ! then I love your cookies ! the are amazing !
those cookies may cheer up anybody.. perfect cookie recipe for parties!
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Its so cute!!!
Sooooo cute!
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The monobrow on those cookies!! i die! just too funny
Yeah, I agree they look cute and yummy.
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Love this cookies!
so cute!
Love Frida ; )
oh my word, i am speechless! in LOVE!
xx
cutest cookies ever!!!
SQUEEEE! These are adorable!
Very cute. I will use caramel frosting if I ever have the chance to do some baking.
These are so incredibly cute!
these are just too cute/funny!
xxoo,
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Love these!!
Lulu xx
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ok it’s been a while since i’ve left a comment on your blog, but these cookies were to cute to resist, love, love the idea!
Ok, I really have to try this on my next date with my painter friend
These are totally hilarious. Love!
I’m gonna send these to my friend who’s a true Frida Kahlo fan – they are such fun!
Tried the recipe after reading, and it’s amazing!