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Continue reading →: CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTSChristmas is over, but I did not get to share all the cookie designs I’ve made in the past few weeks with the season in mind. So I am forced to go on with the holiday theme for a while, maybe two or three more posts. Such is the life…
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Continue reading →: LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW…MERRY CHRISTMAS! I am totally, completely, absolutely, overwhelmingly in love with these cookies! Why? Because they were painted free-hand, thanks to the guidance of the one and only Michelle, inventor of Sugarprism. She hosted a Facebook event where several members of her group got busy decorating with her in real…
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Continue reading →: THE MANY FACES OF FACESTime to have some fun with cookies! Some are super easy to decorate, some required (for me) a mini-projector but you might be able to draw them free hand. They all make me smile, and I do hope they gave a smile to those who received them… I first saw…
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Continue reading →: MARLYN’S INSPIRATION POST FOR DECEMBEROnce again, the task for the month of December was very simply stated: use metallics to decorate your cookies. There are two ways to do it, you can air-brush or spray paint using products available from Wilton (such as this one) or from PME (such as this one). When you…
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Continue reading →: SPRINGERLE BAKING TIME!One of my favorite cookies to make this time of the year, they are a bit of a labor of love, but the more I make them, the more I love their unique flavor and texture. My default recipe for springerle is published in my food blog (click here). I…
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Continue reading →: A PRINCESS CARRIAGEHow adorable is this cookie? I won’t sugar coat the pill (I only sugar coat cookies), this one is a labor of love. I cannot imagine making a dozen of them, but it is a cookie that you can include in a set of simpler ones to make it special.…
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Continue reading →: GINGERBREAD PEOPLEProbably the most popular shape for the season, these days you can find super cute cutters with all sorts of twists on the classic. But these? These are the classic, simple shape, made special by the little details as Royal icing transfers. Who else but Marlyn could come up with…
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Continue reading →: OF BELLS, CANES AND ACORNSNo more holding back! The holiday season is here to stay, at least for a while, because truth is, we will blink our eyes twice and Valentine’s will be peeking from the corner. Today I share three cookie shapes very popular for the season. HOLIDAY GOLDEN BELLS This beautiful design…
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Continue reading →: MR. CLAUS IS ALSO COMING TO TOWN
There is no way Mr. Claus would leave the love of his life alone, so here he is! Another amazing online event by Amy, from @seriouslysweet, I could not decorate live with all the other participants because we were away on a trip, but the moment I came back home,…
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Continue reading →: MOLDED, STAMPED, ROLLED
When you want to minimize icing and glazes on your cookies, resorting to molds, stamps and embossed rolling pins is the answer. The cookies will look great even if nothing else is done to them as far as decorating goes, but of course, if you go the extra mile, they…

