As an enthusiastic baker and food blogger, I have spent a lot of time perfecting cookie recipes for special occasions. And what could be more special than graduation?
Whether you’re celebrating a high school diploma or a college degree, these 12 graduation-themed cookie recipes will add that perfect sweet touch to your celebration.
From cap-and-gown decorated sugar cookies to school-colored treats, I’m glad to share these tried and true recipes that have been a go-to and a hit at innumerable graduation parties.
1. Classic Cap and Gown Sugar Cookies
A great and classic way to celebrate students’ success is to serve mortarboard-shaped cookies, the shape of a hat. I created the recipe in a way that it is the perfect canvas for royal icing decorations.
The cookies remain exactly the same in form, even after they have been baked, and the vanilla-almond flavor combination is one that both children and adult will be blown away by. They look fantastic when use the black and gold royal icing for that familiar graduation cap, which finishes the tiny fondant tassel.
2. Diploma Roll Cookies
These unique white chocolate-dipped shortbread cookies are shaped and bound with a ribbon from the same edible material as graduation diplomas.
The moreish shortbread that just melted in your mouth, sapidly coated in white chocolate to get just the right sweet of the party.
The thing that takes them to a higher level is when I add a fine flavor of zest of an orange to the butter Easter cookies dough, giving you that unexpected rush of freshness.
3. School Color Macarons Cookie
Their fragile looks make them perfect for customizing the colors according to the school’s colors. The foolproof method I’ve developed never disappoints me when I make these not so simple cookies.
Coating success always by delivering the cookies with perfect feet and silky tops. By filling them with the coordinating buttercream or ganache, you will get the classiest pastry dessert where the word sophistication is the main thing that comes out.
4. Number Cookie Stack
5. Achievement Medal Cookies
As a fashion enthusiast and a big fan of experimenting with different styles and trends, I have to admit that I hardly can resist the urge to have classic clothing concepts reintegrated into the fashion designs of recognized brands.
And essential basic pieces like the prime trousers and the hoody are more admired today than they ever were in the past. Moreover, if they are in check mini dresses and mini skirts, they will look good on these days also.
Yes, men look hot in denims, not a rumor only. No matter it’s your spare time or time to party, do not forget to grab this kind of sportswear for casual and everyday looks.
6. School Mascot Sugar Cookies
Get your very own school mascot cookies and let school spirit be the life of your party! By using my no-spread sugar cookie recipe, you can create and decorate these cookies to whatever school mascot you want.
The batter cuts its corners sharply and it is also good for shaping intricate designs, while the vanilla-butter mix is a safe bet for everyone.
7. Smart Cookie Brain Cookies
These cookies are the most original brains you have ever seen and a cute reincarnation of the “smart cookie” concept. On top of being witty, you will enjoy a combination of their unique marbled vanilla and strawberry dough.
Strawberries come from real fruit powder that gives them a powerful taste and they are light pink so they blend perfectly.
8. Graduation Ring Cookies
These gold-and-diamond-crusted sandwich cookies are a result of the class ring idea and they contain a window made of all the school’s hard candy “gems.” Meanwhile, the chocolate shortbread grounds the cookies and the inlay mirror creates a spectacular church stained-glass effect. They are quick and easy to whip up, but your friends will think that you spent so much time creating them and will go flat.
9. Success Quote Fortune Cookies
These are homemade fortune cookies made to be stress relief for young graduates by the help of the smart and encouraging words and wishes. They are a bit tricky to shape, initially, but I have changed the basic recipe and made it simpler. These cookies have a far more superior flavor than the ones from the store, also the customized messages provide a kind of personal touch.
10. Book Stack Cookies
These are stacked cookie books that look like mini piles of textbooks and on the spines the titles are inexactly portrayed through the icing. A heavy spice cookie is the base and it has such a strong form that the cookies are the cutting edge of cookies.
In addition to the sweet royal icing decorations the cinnamon-nutmeg mixture is a warming flavor that goes perfectly with the harmony of the sweet melt au cor.
11. Future Path Compass Cookies
The unique cookies with compass made on them are intended to symbolize the new graduate’s journey into college. It’s a brown-butter sugar cookie which has a nutty, sweetened taste which makes it different from other sugar cookies.
12. Celebration Confetti Cookies
These amazing cookies have magical sprinkles and white chocolate chips sprinkled with color. The soft, chewy flavor of cream cheese dough is what gives its texture. With extra sprinkles on the top, they are celebration-soaked treats that perfectly suit the happy moment.
Conclusion
Making these cookies won’t seem like merely baking but it will be about making even bugs of beautiful, edible memories that exclaim years of learning and growth.
Every single recipe among the ones I have offered has been elaborately developed to guarantee the presenter will not only be awe struck by the appealing visual but also that the delectable flavor will have the guests reaching for seconds.
Whether you are a master baker or a beginner, you would find these recipes, which would include options suitable for any skill level.
Macarons are the perfect choice for the young lady, whereas the guy would prefer the playful cookies. Yet, each sweet has its own distinctive touch to the graduation event.
Always remember that the best way to achieve with these recipes is to plan ahead and be careful with every detail. Your affectionate hard work with cookies, and also their delight when they see these personalized treats, is definitely worth it.
Have fun and happiness to all the graduates. Bake well and congratulations to all the graduate!
