A bridge too far.....

Cookies- dough came out too hard/muscles needed
Icing- came out too thick
Icing second effort- too runny
Cat contribution- lost one cookie and pink icing on white sofa after a little foot stood on the cookie then ran away as I flew into a rage

Overall damage...........mainly to my self esteem. These worked at Christmas, and now for some reason when I want to bring them to a party they suck. I think I may be giving up on gingerbread cookies with icing.