Jenny Keller is the author of the book Eat More Desserts which comes out on April 8 and also happens to be this weeks giveaway here on Anders Ruff!  We asked Jenny if she would be willing to do a guest post this week and we were super excited when she said “of course!”  Jenny is known for the beautiful dessert tables and decadent desserts she makes for celebrity parties and as you read her post you’ll quickly see why.  Enjoy!!

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I’m thrilled to be guest blogging here on Anders Ruff today! Thank you for having me!

As a busy mom of two, I’m constantly dreaming up desserts that look beautiful, taste amazing, and can be created quickly and easily. In my new book EAT MORE DESSERT, you’ll find just that. More than 100 simple-to-make and fun-to-eat treats for any occasion. I’ve created 10 themed dessert tables ranging from kid’s birthday themes, baby showers, and holidays and seasons.

One of my favorite dessert tables in the book is the Vintage Baby table. With baby shower season upon us, this table is filled with fun desserts and display ideas using items from around your home.  The table overflows with gorgeous desserts that can be created quickly and displayed beautifully. Whether you are throwing an entire shower or just bringing a dessert to share, there is something for everyone.

Take a peek at a few of the sugar cookies on this table: Vintage baby rattle sugar cookies, baby bib cookies with ribbon ties, and carriages and baby bottles!  Maybe you aren’t throwing a baby shower, but know a mommy-to-be.  These cookies are absolutely darling packaged up pretty and delivered to the new mom.  Add a special personalized touch by drawing the baby’s name in buttercream on the baby bibs!

One of my favorite desserts on the Vintage Baby table are these sweet rattle cookie pops, “Rattles from Seattle”.  It doesn’t get much easier than this,  store bought oreos, dressed in vanilla candy and pastel colored sprinkles!

Rattles from Seattle

You’ll be surprised how simple these little rattles are to make and how great they taste.  Store-bought Oreo cookies are dipped in vanilla candy melts, sprinkled and tied with a bow.  Stand them in Styrofoam covered in nostalgic baby shower mints.

Makes 24 pops

Ingredients

1 (14.3-ounce [405 g]) package Oreo cookies

2 (12-oz [340 g]) packages white candy melts

Pastel star sprinkles

You will need:

Styrofoam

24 Pink and White striped straws

24 pieces blue ribbon

 

DIRECTIONS

1.Melt the candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second increments at 40% power for about 1 1?2 to 2 minutes, stirring as needed until smooth.

2.Insert paper straws into the middle of oreo cookies.

3.Dip the Oreos into the melted candy and decorate the bottom half of each with pastel star sprinkles while still tacky. Stand the Oreo Rattles up in a sheet of Styrofoam to dry.

4.Tie bows around the straws with blue ribbon.

More about Eat More Dessert:

Jenny Keller, creator of JennyCookies.com and baker to the stars, is best known for her amazing dessert tables she makes for celebrity parties. The secret is she makes it simple with batch recipes and by doctoring boxed cake mix to easily bake a whole table full of treats.

You’ll also learn how to design the perfect dessert table, from choosing a theme to styling your sweets. Each theme has multiple desserts to fill the table, ranging from simple, crowd-pleasing sugar cookies to show-stopping, over-the-top cakes—and everything in between. With this book you’ll create celebrity-status desserts that’ll dazzle your friends, family and kids.