My youngest daughter got married at the end of May.

We had fun choosing cookies that went with her reception theme and colors.

This is the first of three cookies made for the reception favors.

To make carved tree trunk cookies, start with some basic rectangle-shaped cookies.

To give them a carved-out look,

spread tan glaze over the middle part of the "trunk", where the heart "cut-out" will be.

Allow this to dry for about 30 minutes.

While the inside part continues to dry enough to add the initials,

use medium brown glaze to outline the rectangle and an outline of the heart over the drying glaze.

Flood the outer area with medium brown glaze.

(see photo below)

Once the inner tan glaze has dried for at least 2 hours,

use this letter press set to put initials into the carve-out.

I used the end of the boo-boo stick to make the plus sign.

Allow the outer medium brown glaze to dry for at least 2 hours, 

and then press the wood grain texture mat into them.

Dry overnight.

Using Americolor Bright white, chocolate brown, and gold color gels,

mix up various bark-like colors and paint them on the outer bark of each cookie.