Cookies + Children = Smiles

Of course I love getting paid orders for my baked goods.

But I think I have to say, that donating baked goods brings me even more joy.

Especially when it involves children!

Giving a child a special cookie, cupcake, or cake pop that is specially decorated...or even CUSTOMIZED for them...

And watching the smile spread across their face...

Priceless.

I did these cookies for my youngest son's class for Valentine's Day.

We weren't assigned treat duty (we did Halloween)...

But at our kids' school, most kids attach a treat to their Valentine cards.

Many attach candy, some attach pencils or erasers, some attach stickers or tatoos, some a small toy, and this year, my son even got a CD with one Valentine!

But my son decided he wanted mom to attach cookies to his Valentine cards.

Fine by me!

That just means I get in more practice...

And let's face it...I can't say no to my boys!

I love doing things like this for them and their friends.

So I happily abliged.

I think they turnd out ok.

I just did a very simple design since he has THIRTY kids his class, LOL!

Didn't have time for a lot of intricate detail this time.

But he said they all liked them.

And that's why I do what I do.

Sometimes payment in compliments, smiles, and hapiness is better than the almighty dollar (for me).