Graduation Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

These were for a mother and daughter, both graduating from college.  Luckily their two schools each had the same colors - blue and gold.  The red was thrown in for good measure.

Actually, the red was thrown in because of the ever-present crabs.  I felt the need to spread that red around on a few other cookies.  It was a nice, bold color for the message and names.

The daughter graduated from a school on Maryland's eastern shore - hence the crabs and sailboats.

I was not happy at all with the graduation cap cookies.  I had the proportions way off.  The top of the hat should have been larger and the bottom should have been smaller.

Apparently I only took photos of Alyssa's cookies.  There were some for Cheryl.  And a few for a friend - Jonathan.  About 15 dozen cookies total.  Must have been quite the party!