For the Love of Cookies

Miscellaneous, Valentine’s Day

QUEEN OF HEARTS

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July 23, 2022

These cookies were featured in one of my favorite baking cookbooks, Sprinkle Bakes: Dessert Recipes to Inspire your Inner Artist. The title says it all. The book if full of incredibly creative ideas, I love it, and highly recommend you get a copy. All things considered, these are not hard…
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Abstract Patterns & Zentangles, Florals

A TRILOGY OF SUGARPRISM

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July 20, 2022

Today I share three different ways to decorate cookies using Sugarprism, starting from the simplest version… DESIGN #1 – YELLOW FLOWERS For these cookies, my inspiration were flowers I saw in my walking-jogging route. Intense orange, with a reddish center. I iced the 8 petal flower shape with orange, and…
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Custom Designed, Florals

SUNFLOWERS FOR UKRAINE

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July 17, 2022

Another design using piped Royal icing coupled with painting, this time I used Sugarprism. Similar to what I shared recentl (click here), this version relied on a stencil air-brushed with gold as starting point… The surface was iced and fully set (color used for the base was Artisan Accents Azure…
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Animals, Summer

SUNNY SUMMER DAYS

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July 13, 2022

Here I am to share the outcome of yet another super fun online class taught by Amy, from Seriously Sweet on Davis St. If you like color, if you like all things Summer, this set will have your name written all over it… To join Amy’s Facebook group and be…
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Spring

CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE

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July 9, 2022

This is a very simple project, two colors of icing to flood a plaque-shaped cookie, then four additional colors needed in very small amounts, to pipe the details. I added a gold air-brushed border, but that step is optional, the cookies will look ok without the border. But as you…
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Florals

A ROSE

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July 6, 2022

Stencils can come in very handy for those who cannot draw to save their lives. For this cookie, I coupled air-brushing with royal icing, and after the design set, I used luster powder to paint the details. It is a bit of a labor of love, I won’t lie. But…
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Special Holidays

4TH OF JULY FUN

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July 2, 2022

Get your bags of red, white and blue Royal icing, because we will get busy here! Almost any cookie shape can be dressed up for this special holiday in the USA. Butterflies, hearts hexagons, surfboards, pretty much anything goes… Today I share a few ideas, and to get some more,…
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Florals, Summer

AMY’S TROPICAL TREASURES

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June 29, 2022

To join Amy’s Facebook group and be on top of future online classes, click here. This is the 8th online lesson I took from Amy… time flies when we are having so much fun, right? This lesson was medium to advanced, and as is often the case with Amy’s designs, lots…
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Florals

FRAMED FLORALS

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June 26, 2022

Many occasions can be celebrated with floral cookies… engagement parties, weddings, Valentine’s, Birthdays… adding a frame to the design makes it even more special. Oval shapes are perfect for that. You can use a cookie cutter with scalloped edges. Or you can follow the cute idea of Marlyn from Montreal…
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Valentine’s Day

CRACKLED ICING SUGAR COOKIES

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June 24, 2022

For those who prefer a cookie with more austere decorations – in other words, not a huge amount of Royal icing – this method is perfect. Today I share two versions: one with sugar cookies, another with chocolate cookies. Two ways to embellish them, either using Royal icing piping consistency,…
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