Just in case you haven’t tried it yet, even though you’ve known me for years now (ahem)… I reprinted my favoritest, best ever, super duper, amazing cut-out cookie recipe. And I made my rainbow sparkle swirly cookie pops. Find the recipe HERE at the decorated cookie.… Read More ...
Play with Your Food Cookie Toys
What happens when 17 brilliant cookie decorators are asked to come up with something sweet inspired by toys? You get this jaw dropping collection of edible toys and games. Every single entry is genius. A flip book and Hungry, Hungry Hippo made from cookies!?! Candyland, Scrabble, Twister, Operation, crosswords and cards, and remember the Cootie game? Find the whole roundup … Read More ...
Back to School Bake-Off for a Year’s Supply of Decorating Goodies
Yes! (I exclaim excitedly.) It’s back to school time. To celebrate, I hopped on board fast as can be to join in the Back to School Bake-Off from Sprinkles and Grins and Best Friends for Frosting. I got a box of sweet awesomeness, in the form of icings and sprinkles and gems, from Sprinkles and Grins, and this is … Read More ...
Easy Homemade Roses for Decorating
Easy, peasy and quick but somehow still utterly beautiful. Go Callye. Find an easy (really, all you need is the right tip) tutorial to make your own icing roses to store for decorating HERE at The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle.… Read More ...
“Smartie” Pants Cookies for Back to School
These are in the same vein as my cotton candy heart cookies for Valentine’s Day… maybe a little weird and gross? Or at minimum, a bit of a stretch. I made “Smartie” pants cookies for back to school. As in you’re a smartie pants in school, and these are made from Smarties candy. Yes, no, maybe? Anyway, make them … Read More ...
The Colors You Can Create with a Basic Box of Food Coloring
Go Food Network Magazine. In a recent issue they explored food coloring. Check out the gorgeous array of colors you can create from a basic box of food coloring, thanks to this handy guide that instructs exactly how many drops of each you need to get these results. Find the how-tos posted on their site HERE at the Food … Read More ...
Harry Potter Cookies are Growing Up
Why I heart these Harry Potter-themed cookies: 1. I still heart Harry Potter. 2. They are different from most of the Harry Potter cookies you see in that they pull some gems from the book that usually go overlooked in the sweets versions. 3. They are for an older crowd (namely, a new grown-up, and an impressive new grown-up at … Read More ...
Clever Method for Decorating Detailed Cookies
Don’t own a KopyKake projector? Neither do I. Hence why I adore this fantastic idea for making your own imprint on cookies for detailed decorating using tracing paper and edible writers. Brilliant. Find the step-by–step how-tos, with NYC as the example, HERE at Sweet Ambs.… Read More ...
ParaNorman DIY Decorating Kits Giveaway!!!
To celebrate the release of the 3D stop motion family flick, ParaNorman, on August 17, Focus Features asked me to help spread the word with a giveaway! With my kit, I made cookie pops and blood-oozing neon green cupcakes. The cute n’ creepy kit includes ParaNorman cupcake liners and character picks, edible frosting toppers, and a custom-made cookie cutter. … Read More ...
Tennis Cookies in a Jar
I grew up in a tennis playing family, though I’ve been remiss in keeping it up since college. (Note to self: Play more tennis.) My mom is still playing tennis with my childhood tennis coach, and I was a child playing tennis well over thirty years ago. I made these cookies for her, at my mom’s request. Make tiny, bite-size, … Read More ...
Bake the Decoration Right in the Cookies
I’m so intrigued by this method of baking cookies, of dying the dough, shaping into discs and baking the design right in the cookie. So beautiful. See how it’s done HERE at Prunille fait son show. The post is in French, but there are plenty of photographs to guide you.… Read More ...
Sports Balls Cookies
Can you believe the blogging creator of these sports cookies is new to fondant? That proves how manageable decorating can be. For me, I’ll take the 8-ball. I’m a pool player, not a sneaker wearer, I’m afraid. (And I’m usually wearing heels when I shoot pool. Or rather, I should put that in past tense, for I’m much more boring … Read More ...
Get Well Cookies in a Jar
I’ve lauded mason jars so much here, it’s no wonder I love this get well gift idea: Pill cookies in a jar, complete with the appropriate dosage printed on the side. Find the instructions to make get well cookies HERE at Sugar Dot Cookies.… Read More ...
Tips for Making Cookie Pops
For the cookie pop shy, find some great tricks and tips to get you over your fears of adding that stick HERE at Sugarkissed. And awwww, there’s even a link to yours truly.
Cookie Decorated Cookies
More impossibly adorable self-reflective foods (see two posts ago)! Keep ’em coming. This time it’s cookies dressed up as other cookies. Specifically, sugar cookies dressed up as chocolate chips and peanut butter cookies. Plus, some milk. Find them HERE at Lizy B.… Read More ...