For the Love of Cookies

Cookie Compositions, Valentine’s Day

FOLLOWING MY HEART

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February 6, 2022

Yes, it is that time of the year, all we can think about in the cookie department is romance, hearts, reds and pinks. I have quite a few cookie ideas to share – as I followed several tutorials in the recent past – but today I launch this party with…
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Animals, Valentine’s Day

OF GNOMES AND UNICORNS

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February 2, 2022

To open the month of February, I bring two mythical creatures I am quite fond of. The gnomes were adaptations from a recent tutorial during a Facebook live with Hani (click here to watch, it starts at 21 minutes). The unicorn was my own design, using a stencil made with…
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Animals, Valentine’s Day

OF BEARS AND BUNNIES

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January 30, 2022

Three designs straight from Marlyn (check the Facebook live here) the last one I modified a little bit, but the basic idea was hers. As I mentioned in my recent post with the Tiger Platter, writing with Royal icing was not easy for me. The only way to get better…
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Valentine’s Day

KEY TO MY HEART, A COOKIE DECORATING CLASS

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January 27, 2022

To visit and join Amy’s Facebook group, click here Last weekend I took an online class with the one and only Amy, from Seriously Sweet on Davis St. She usually holds 4 of these events per year, in a zoom type of setting. This set of six cookies centered on…
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Animals, Cookie Compositions, Special Holidays

THE YEAR OF THE TIGER COOKIE PLATTER

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January 24, 2022

The Chinese New Year starts on the second New Moon after the Winter solstice, therefore it is celebrated usually between Jan 21st and Feb 20th. This year, the two-week festivities will start in China on Feb 1st. To make this cookie platter designed by Marlyn (check her step-by-step tutorial here),…
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Animals, Winter

SMITTEN KITTEN MITTENS

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January 21, 2022

Winter is here to stay for a while. Time to get warm, sit by the fireplace, perhaps with a kitten cuddling nearby. Kitten-Mittens were born following a tutorial from Marlyn, blue mittens were my departure from her basic design from another of her instructional videos. This is actually the second…
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Abstract Patterns & Zentangles

DIWALI-INSPIRED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

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January 18, 2022

When I look outside and it’s all covered in snow, I miss the colors of Spring. In this batch of cookies, I brought vivid colors to play together. Inspiration came from my friend and former graduate student Aritri. I think she would have loved them. She was The Queen of…
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Cookie Compositions, Florals, Summer

A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS

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January 14, 2022

For a little IG video on this pizza box concoction, click here (I am still learning my way through the reels) We need something to counteract winter. Valentine’s is just around the corner. Two reasons to make a flower bouquet composition. There is a little story behind it, though. Marlyn,…
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Springerle

SPRINGERLE COOKIES

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January 10, 2022

For a little tutorial on painting the cookies, visit my youtube channel here. Baking Springerle turned into an annual tradition for me. I love the slow pace, the patience involved. The dough takes a bit of time to put together, whisking the eggs to achieve maximum volume, slowly incorporating flour,…
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Winter

FOR THE LOVE OF SNOWFLAKES

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January 6, 2022

Snowflakes are one of the coolest cookies to decorate, plus you can find cutters with so many different shapes, the possibilities for fun are endless. Today I share several ideas, some with barely any icing, so that everyone can be pleased. Some got inspiration from Marlyn (Montreal Confections), some from…
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