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Mini Kawaii Sugar Cookies for Kuu Kuu Harajuku Dolls!

December 5, 2017

Helloooo there! Today I am very excited to be a sponsored blog partner with Mirum to bring you all a recipe for Mini Kawaii Sugar Cookies inspired by the Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls (#ad)! Kuu Kuu Harajuku is an adorable TV show about a girl band that loves kawaii style, and it’s based on the Harajuku Lovers brand by Gwen Stefani. When they approached me about working together, I was SUPER pumped because I’ve always absolutely loved Harajuku Lovers and kawaii style, so I thought it was the perfect collaboration. 😄

If you follow Kawaii Sweet World, I’m guessing you probably know all about kawaii style 😝 But in case you’re new here, “kawaii” is just the Japanese word for cute! It’s become a major trend in tween and teen fashion in Western culture, and it describes all things tiny, bright, and adorable. If you love kawaii style like me, you’re going to LOVE how cute these dolls are! I have a younger cousin (hi Dahlia!) who is about 5 years old, and I know we’re going to have lots of fun playing with these next time she comes over.

Whether it’s through colorful makeup, innovative clothes, or an endless collection of hair clips and charms, there’s all kinds of fun possibilities with Kuu Kuu Harajuku! #DuYuKuuKuuHarajuku

With all that said, let’s make some kawaii cookies that would be a perfect treat for you and your dolls! This would be a great activity to do with younger siblings, cousins, or anyone that loves dessert (and cute things)!

First up: wet ingredients! As per most cookie recipes, start off by creaming together the butter and sugar. Then add in milk, vanilla, and an egg yolk. Feel free to mix this by hand!

Then add in the flour..

And mix it all up! It should come together nicely without having to add more milk.

Once it’s all combined, plastic wrap it up and pop it in the fridge for about 30 min (or 20 min the freezer if you’re in a rush/impatient/desperately craving cookies).

Then roll it out on a floured work surface until it’s about 4mm thick.

And cut out some cookies! I recommend going for some small doll-sized ones and some person-sized ones too so you don’t have to spend ages decorating 100 dime-sized cookies 😛

Bake at 350F for 5-7 minutes until lightly browned on the bottom ridge! Look at these cuties!!

After that, add on some royal icing and spread it out with a toothpick.

Add sprinkles to some and maybe a kawaii face for others 😝 Just keep in mind that you’ll have to let the icing set for about 2 hours before trying to add on the face!

And you can add white dots in the eyes with small white sprinkles. Use a toothpick to help place them!

And you’re done!!

They’re the perfect size for your Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls! Enjoy!!

Once again, big thanks to Mirum for sponsoring this post!! 😄 I’ve always been such a big fan of Harajuku Lovers (I have at least five of the bags, the perfume collection, and t-shirts!), and I was thrilled to work with them on this recipe!

Purchase these adorable Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls on walmart.com!

And check out the Kuu Kuu Harajuku YouTube channel here!

Links to specific dolls (from left to right on below photo):

Post sponsored by Mirum. Opinions are 100% my own.

Small Batch Mini Kawaii Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup softened butter
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 T milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/8 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in egg yolk, milk, and vanilla extract. Add in flour, baking powder, and salt, then mix to combine.
  2. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes (or freeze for 20 minutes).
  3. Preheat oven to 350F.
  4. Roll out cookie dough on a floured work surface until 4mm thick. Cut out cookies with cookie cutter and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 5-7 minutes, or until lightly golden brown on the bottom ridge.

Small Batch Royal Icing

Ingredients

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 1/4 tsp meringue powder
  • 2 T water
  • Food color

Directions

  1. Whisk together powdered sugar and meringue powder until combined. Add in water and mix until combined. Dye with food color as desired.

 

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How to Make Mini Kawaii Animal Macarons!

November 25, 2017

Helllooo there! Hope you’re doing well!! 😊 Today we are making some MINI kawaii animal macarons because everything is cuter when it’s tiny 😝 Side note: these are also great for dieting! Yay portion control!! Enjoy!


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  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Beat egg whites until foamy, then gradually mix in sugar. Beat for about 6 minutes, or until stiff peaks form
  3. Into a separate bowl, sift together powdered sugar and almond flour. Whisk to combine, then toss into egg white mixture and fold just to combine. Note: Don't try to achieve the perfect macaron batter consistency here if you're going to color your batter! This is because you'll need to keep mixing once you add in the food color.
  4. Scoop desired portion of batter into a separate bowl and color with gel food color. Mix until batter runs off of spatula slowly but continuously. Transfer batter to a piping bag or Ziploc bag.
  5. Pipe batter onto prepared baking sheet into desired shapes. Preheat oven to 300 F.
  6. For mini macarons, let rest for 15-20 minutes or until you can lightly tap the macaron and your finger doesn't stick. For full-size 1" macarons, let rest for 20-30 minutes.
  7. Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Macarons should come off baking sheet cleanly.
Buttercream Frosting
  1. Cream together butter and powdered sugar, then mix in vanilla.
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DIY Kawaii Edible School Supplies!

August 23, 2017

Helloooo friends! Today we are tackling one of the biggest YouTube trends — EDIBLE school supplies! But of course, we’re going to put the Kawaii Sweet World twist on it and make them both kawaii and delicious! So okay, maybe these don’t make great school supplies for real, but they are tasty and fun to make ? Enjoy, and make sure to share pictures of your treats on Facebook and Instagram with the hashtag #kawaiisweetworld!

Apple Macarons

APPLE TEMPLATE

Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • Red gel food color
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add in white sugar, then continue beating for 6-8 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Mix in red gel food color.
  2. In a separate bowl, sift together almond flour and powdered sugar. Whisk to combine.
  3. Add dry ingredients to egg white mixture and fold to combine. Continue mixing until macaron batter resembles magma — it should flow off the spatula slowly but continuously.
  4. Transfer to a piping bag and pipe out macarons on apple template. Let rest for 30-45 minutes or until macarons do not stick to your fingers when lightly tapped. Preheat your oven to 300F during this waiting period.
  5. Bake macarons for 12-13 minutes. They’re ready when the tops of the macarons do not move from the feet when pushed lightly.
  6. Let macarons cool, then fill with buttercream and decorate with royal icing.

Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-2 T milk

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, cream together powdered sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla extract, then pour in milk and mix to combine.

Royal Icing

Ingredients

  • 3 T meringue powder
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 5 T warm water
  • Gel food color

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together meringue powder and powdered sugar. Mix in warm water, 1 tablespoon at a time, then add enough food color to reach desired color.

Best Ever Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9″ x 13″ pan with cooking spray, then line with parchment paper. Grease once again with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together melted butter and white sugar. Stir in cocoa powder, then mix in eggs one at a time. Pour in vanilla extract and stir to combine.
  3. Add in flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix just to combine, then pour into prepared pan. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  4. Let cool completely, then remove from pan. Decorate as desired with buttercream frosting.

Best Ever Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9″ x 13″ pan with cooking spray, then line with parchment paper. Grease once again with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together melted butter and white sugar. Stir in cocoa powder, then mix in eggs one at a time. Pour in vanilla extract and stir to combine.
  3. Add in flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix just to combine, then pour into prepared pan. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  4. Let cool completely, then remove from pan. Decorate as desired with buttercream frosting.

Perfect (no-spread!) Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • Cookies
    • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
    • 1 cups white sugar
    • 2 eggs (room temperature)
    • 2 tsp vanilla extract
    • 3 cups flour
    • 1/2 tsp baking powder
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • Food color in white and yellow
  • For notebook cookies
  • For ruler cookies

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar, then mix in eggs one at time. Mix in vanilla extract.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Add half of dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix to combine. Mix in second half, then divide into two separate bowls. Color one bowl with yellow food color and the other with white. Wrap both doughs in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  5. Roll out dough on a floured work surface and cut out cookies. Place on baking sheet and bake for 9-10 minutes.
  6. Let cool completely, then decorate as desired! For notebook paper cookies, mix together clear vanilla extract and gel food color. Paint on to mimic notebook paper lines. For ruler, use black edible ink marker to make lines.
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