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The new year is always a time for fresh starts. It's also a great time for cookiers of all stripes to identify areas in need of improvement and new challenges to overcome. Personally, I've realized that I have to...

The idea for this tutorial was sparked while working on "3-D Lantern Cookie Redux", my October tutorial, where I replaced the isomalt panes of my older "3-D Lantern Cookie" project with stenciled and airbrushed royal icing panes. I closed the latter tutorial by...

I don't know about you, but the work that I put into Christmas preps is always at the last minute, and the energy I expend is often off the charts. Not surprisingly, I am...

'Twas the weekend before Christmas and all through the house . . . sugar and wrapping paper were strewn - everywhere! I realize this is not how the story goes, but it is...

Despite scattered Thanksgiving and tropics-themed interlopers, we're all-in with Christmas cookies in this week's Spotlight! From Maggy Morales' jovial Santa in the cover image to...

Since featuring stenciled royal icing transfers in my past two tutorials, I have continued to experiment with their applications in 3-D cookie constructions. Stenciled royal icing transfers are rather fragile, but they are...

For many of us, December is "the most wonderful time of the year". Though, for most of us, it is also the busiest! I don't know about you, but...

Hi, all. By now, you may have read Aproned Artist's announcement at the end of her new and very fabulous nutcracker tutorial. If not, in a nutshell (pun intended), she's planning to...

Christmas is coming! My local grocery store started setting up the reindeer and fake snow in early September. The “holiday season” has become so lengthy that it lulls me into a false sense of calm...

For those of us who celebrate American Thanksgiving, the kitchen is the place to be right now. I like to do as much cooking as I can in advance so that the day itself is less stressful. Reducing stress is important not only because...

Hi, everyone! Welcome to Watch-Learn-Create Challenge #58. The topic of this challenge is beautiful bows! What a great topic as we head into the Christmas holiday! I mean, what Christmas cookie set wouldn't...

Hello, Cookie Connection members! I've got an atypical, but very important notice for you - my 2025 cookie calendar is now here! Fortunately, it's here a lot earlier than last year (when it arrived in January)! Please read on for details...