How to decorate flower "puzzle" cookies.
I suppose it's only fair that if my brother had to work for his birthday cookies, my sister would, too.
And I had to make sure my two, young nieces have my sister assemble these flowers before eating them, because she's good at finding ...
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How to make Peeps bunnies in chocolate eggs for Easter.
Oh, PEEPS. How silly, iconic, sweet, ubiquitous and a little bizarre you are.
I know you arrive at every season, but Easter is really where you shine. Take your spotlight, Peeps. Enjoy it.
Just don't get too close to the spotlight ...
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How to decorate bow tie bunny cookies for Easter.
Easter bunny cookies
I'm back with what's quickly becoming a seasonal tradition. Last Spring it was all about flower cookies. This Winter it was all about snowflake cookies.
Now Haniela's has brought us all together ...
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How to make simple candy shamrocks pops for St. Patrick's Day.
candy shamrocks pops
I've a good bit o' Irish in me, but long gone are the days of heading to an Irish pub in the wee hours to spend St. Patrick's Day.
Now I would so gripe about the long bathroom lines, spilled ...
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painted get well cookies: Eglantine Roses to heal a wound
How to decorate get well cookies with painted flowers.
Those sneaky Victorians sure knew how to circumvent uptight social mores with style. By attributing meaning to flowers (as in, the Language of Flowers, as in, ...
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Use royal icing to make your own homemade heart sprinkles this Valentine's Day.
homemade heart sprinkles
Homemade sprinkles are certainly not an innovation of this blog. I've seen tons all over the web, such as these rainbow sprinkles from Brave Tart ...
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For my dear friend in real life, Paulette, had surgery yesterday. While she takes the time she needs to heal, I'm honored that she invited me to visit her blog, The Home Beete, today.
I've known Paulette for over a decade. We met while both earning our MFAs in Creative Writing here in Washington, ...
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How to decorate scribble heart cookies for Valentine's Day.
I've decided that this is my new favorite way to decorate cookies, and I'll just officially call it the "chaos method."
As in what I did back here with these chaos cookies. And kind of here with these birthday letter cookies. And ...
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I usually send my brother cookies for his birthday ( These Superhero cookies were his. So were these Pac-Man and arcade cookies.) This year, everything is a bit simpler. I'm just spelling it out with some happy birthday letter cookies.
Happy birthday letter cookies, a decorated cookie ...
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Choose any matching combination you like and use food writers and marshmallows to make "We go together like..." Valentine's Day marshmallows.
I think if I actually did celebrate Valentine's Day in real life, this would be my speed. I'd have to throw some sort of joke in after the "we go ...
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chaos cookies
I think these may be some of my favorite cookies ever, and they look like my 5-year old decorated them. She didn't. Nor did my 1 month old. I did. I call them "chaos cookies." I'm not exactly sure you can call these cookies "art," but I'll at least steal the concept of how art ...
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Dip-dyed marshmallow hearts are a pretty, pastel treat for Valentine's Day.
marshmallow hearts
This one goes in the category of quick and easy to make, always appreciated in my house. But I'll warn you that they do take a while to dry. As in, a few hours.
I'm not ...
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gingerbread man cookies, women, and kids and gingerbread cookies history
gingerbread man cookies
Just wanted to send my best wishes to you all for a happy, healthy holiday season! I made these gingerbread man cookies (technically, gingerbread boys and girls) earlier this ...
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You probably don't know this, but last month I was treated to a fantabulous trip to the Hershey's Headquarters? Wait, you might know. Because I talked about it HERE. And HERE. And HERE. Sheesh. I talk too much. Anyway, I joined a dozen bloggers to make yummy holiday videos in the Hershey's Test ...
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While I'm off in the hospital having my second daughter, one of my favorite bloggers, Katrina, of In Katrina's Kitchen, is visiting and sharing with you an easy (aw, she knows me so well, that I prefer ALL my decorated cookies to be "easy") tutorial for these super pretty winter flower cookies. Be ...
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Delicious, minty, chocolate peppermint pops for Christmas are an easy holiday treat to make.
chocolate peppermint pops
So this is basically chocolate bark on a stick. But so much cuter than a plain old chip of bark, methinks. And easier to make even? Maybe just a little. I want ...
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WOW! OK, people, now I cry easily, so you know I was bawling when I turned on my computer and realized that the most awesome and sweet sweets bloggers created a virtual baby shower--in rainbow, my favorite and my first daughter's favorite, no less--just for me!!! Every time I think the ...
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Step-by-step cookie decorating instructions to make Christmas present cookies. A simple, cute holiday cookie.
Christmas present cookies
You may not be able to tell from the photograph, but these Christmas present cookies are small. A mere 1 1/2 inches square, to be ...
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How to decorate Rudolph cookies for Christmas.
Rudolph cookies
Rudolph cookies are pretty essential for Christmas, right? Here's a simple way to make them, with a circle cookie cutter, brown icing, chocolate-covered pretzels and a black food ...
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Color cookie dough shades of green to make these easy Christmas wreath cookies.
Christmas wreath cookies
These Christmas wreath cookies are a twist on the classics, full of color and easy to make. They make a wonderful holiday treat to make, eat, and give. Package with a ...
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