simple flower decorated cookies
I recently donated a copy of my book, a bunch of simple flower decorated cookies to The Dwelling Place Carnival of Chocolates.
(How wonderful does a carnival of chocolates sound? Find info on The Dwelling Place, an organization that provides transitional housing ...
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speech bubble cookies
I'm all about these speech bubble cookies. Now I've said a lot over the years with cookies. You name it, I've put it on a cookie, including customers' inside jokes, sentiments and intentions. "Marry me?" on rings; "Thank You"s on hearts, dogs, washing machines, beer, and a ...
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simple daisy brownie bites
After a bit of a hiatus, I'm back in the borrowed kitchen to make these simple daisy brownie bites using M & Ms.
I was in the grand city of NY for a few days at a glam media blogger event. But now I'm back on cookies. Well, brownies.
I do have a rather ...
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smiley face cookies
While I usually make my brother birthday cookies of the cartoon characters he most loves at the moment (this is his 38th birthday, by the way), I decided this time to stick with the classics. We've been making smiley face cookies on a stick for a decade. (The "we" here ...
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Licorice heart cookies on a stick for Valentine's Day.
Still in a borrowed kitchen...still making cookies (specifically, licorice heart cookies for Valentine's Day).
Despite the chaotic state of my scattered supplies, I should note said borrowed kitchen is still infinitely nicer than the ...
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pig cookies on a stick
I realized after making these that the concept of a pig's head on a stick might elicit not-so-cute images. (Is it Lord of the Flies I'm thinking of?) But alas, pig cookies are still sort of cute. And the first cookies I've made in my new, temporary kitchen, thanks to the ...
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Almost midnight clock cookies on a stick are a classic New Year's Eve party treat.
new years cookies
I don't know what I'm thinking making almost New Year's Eve cookies.
I have 1 1/2 weeks to pack our entire house, move in with friends, and find and buy a new house. And I'm ...
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The ORIGINAL melting snowman cookies! That's right. This is the very first version of the now-traditional Christmas cookie, created by me in 2008.
melted snowman cookies
I've updated this post for melting snowman cookies several times since the original was published in ...
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how to decorate candy cane cookies
Cookie, that is. Here's an easy way to decorate candy cane cookies for Christmas. Two colors are all you'll need. This is a great cookie for beginning cookie decorators.
you will need:*
cut-out cookie dough
royal icing
candy cane cookie cutter
2 ...
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How to make snowflake and snowman OREOS using store-bought cookies, and how to draw a snowflake.
snowflake and snowman Oreos
These snowflake and snowman Oreos are a cute, fun, easy decorated treat idea for Winter, Christmas, or any party this time of year.
Using store-bought ...
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Simple Thanksgiving table idea: Make pumpkin cookies placecards.
A yummy treat for after Thanksgiving dinner (or before), these pumpkin cookies placecards double as ways to tell your family where not to sit.
how to make pumpkin cookies as placecards
you will need:
small pumpkin cookie ...
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These detailed cocktail cookies are some of my favorite decorated cookies ever.
cocktail cookies
O' Cocktails. How I love thee, cocktail cookies. The picture above was taken for my book, Cookie Sensations, by photographer Jason Keefer. We spent several hours driving downtown to the ...
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If you plan on a lot of cookie decorating in the future, pin or bookmark this page. Here you'll find the BEST cookie decorating recipes, including cut-out sugar cookies, royal icing (sugar cookie icing), and buttercream frosting.
COOKIE DECORATING RECIPES
This collection features the ...
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how to make monster and ghost cookie pops
I spent almost ten years as a pro cookie decorating making cookies on sticks, yet I didn't include one stick in my book. I was more into the breadth you can achieve just with frosting bags to think about all the other clever things to do with cookies. ...
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cookie decorating cookbook photo shoot
When I got the contract for my cookie decorating cookbook, Cookie Sensations, I happily and half-mindlessly read the legal mumbo-jumbo (I have a book!) until I got close to the end. I gasped. I did a double take. A triple take. Even a quadruple take. They ...
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How to make bubbling cauldron cookies
Witch cauldron cookies for a Halloween fun food idea.
You will need:
Soft gel pastes: Super Black, Bright White, Leaf Green, Electric Green
Royal Icing
Four 12-inch clear disposable frosting bags
Four couplers (to hold the tips on the ...
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alien cupcakes!
how to make alien cupcakes
These alien cupcakes would be perfect for Halloween or an outer space party.
I broke out of my cookie mold to try my hand at cupcakes (I entered these in Martha's cupcake contest. Sigh. I didn't win the cupcake tree.)
First, I baked the ...
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How to pipe icing or frosting from a decorating bag fitted with couplers and tips is an essential part of cookie decorating. This is how I hold my decorating bag.
how to pipe icing
You won't get far in cookie decorating if you can't pipe icing or frosting. Good news! It's easy. And ...
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Ugh. I've shared that moment when you see your beloved cookies start to spread in the oven and you think all is lost. This blog posts is full of tips on preventing cookies spreading when baking, because perfectly shaped cookies are so essential in cookie decorating.
why do ...
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This blog, the decorated cookie, is all about Cookie Decorating 101. This Elvis cookie is here to welcome you.
cookie decorating
This Elvis cookie was at my wedding, by the way. When I started working as a cookie decorator, I had never picked up a bag of frosting in my life. Fast forward ten ...
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