I was able to meet Katy Metoyer of Sugar Dayne at CookieCon 2014 and have been following her ever since. Over the last few months, I have noticed a shift in her decorating. Her style has become more expressive and free, filled with bright colors...
With just one week 'til my teaching trip to Israel, I can't help but think about how small the world has become - and all because of cookies! Less than two years ago, Cookie Connection had 984 members across 24 countries, and now we have a colossal...
It's spring! It's really taken its time, and I'm sorry to those of you who are still feeling chilly (and those who are heading into autumn!), but we've finally had some warm sunny days here and I'm in the mood for blossoms!...
With all the baking TV shows being shown globally, the art of baking and decorating has become a very popular hobby. When you watch beautiful things being being made on TV, pick up a cookie decorating book in a store, or see some beautiful...
According to Mr. Webster: Array (noun) - An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing. (verb) - To display or arrange things in a particular order. But what's a cookie array? To me, a cookie array is a collection of...
What mom doesn't love sugar and spice, and everything nice? Cookies would make the perfect Mothers' Day gift then, right?! Well, I think so judging from the top 10 posts on this week's hot list*. Clearly, they're all cookies, so they've got the...
You've heard the mantra before. It echoes the thought that a structure's location is the most important factor in its value, both now and in the future. And while there is absolute truth to this thought, along my journey I realized...
Well, hello there! I was BLOWN AWAY by how many of you were up to the test and participated in Practice Bakes Perfect Challenge #9! Who knew there were so many different ways of piping lettering on cookies? Apparently, you all did, because the...
This Close-up is special not only because it's with the super fabulous cookier-now-author Lisa Snyder of The Bearfoot Baker, but also because it marks the start of our CookieCon 2015 interview series. Over the next several weeks in the...
If you've been making cookies for a while, chances are your friends and family have said on more than one occasion, "You should start a business and sell those! You're so talented, you'd make a fortune!" You then listen to that...
Usually I'm behind the eight ball as far as planning for the next cookie holiday. I mean, just this past Easter, I posted my 3-D decoupaged egg cookies ON Easter! I'm not sure what's gotten into me lately, but I'm almost caught up with my...
Remember this cookie set I posted here recently? Well, since then, I've been asked if I could explain the steps to create it. What a great idea! Let's do a tutorial!
We can all pretty much agree that decorated cookies can be as much about art as they are about being edible. With a blend of painted color and layered elements, the work of Tammy Holmes is no exception. Her creations are worthy of display, in my...
Since we're headed into a transitional cookie period with the next big cookie holidays (Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day) not for another month, it seemed like the right time to mix things up with a "Best of Category" Spotlight. Plus, I imagine most of...
Widely regarded as one of YouTube's favorite cookiers, Hani (aka Haniela's ) has been producing cookie videos for us at the rate of about three per week since January 2013. That's 387-plus videos in total, folks, and speaking from...
