If there’s ever a triple-threat (or quadruple- or quintuple-threat) in the cookie world, it’s Ginny McCormick-Levack, owner of Creative Cookier and subject of this month’s Close-up . She does it all – she decorates,...
I got hooked on the work of Lorena Marin of Au Claire de la Lune when she posted this clip for a Cookie Connection contest well over a year ago. My first impression of that entry was that it seemed to tell a little story. Further...
Christmas isn't quite here - yet it's everywhere! It's in my kitchen (think: gingerbread factory). It's on the faux reindeer-lined sidewalks of my quaint town square. It's in my mailbox, thanks to the remaining luddites who eschew email in favor of...
[EDITOR'S NOTE: It is with hugely mixed feelings that I announce that this post will be the last in our beloved Dear Yankee Girl series. I'm sad, because Kari is just about the best tutorial writer I could have ever imagined, so she will be greatly missed! (A gross understatement.) But I am happy, because Kari wanted to clear the decks to pursue some new and different things - which, knowing Kari, can only be great stuff. I'm looking forward to seeing where she takes her cookie...
By now, I'm sure everyone's ovens are cranked into high gear, what with Christmas just around the corner. But before you get all of your cookies safely stowed on cooling racks, I urge you to stop and smell what's been baking here on Cookie Connection ...
Ooh, I love giveaways, and there's nothing better than one that comes close to Christmas time! I'm not sure I could ever part with the contents of this giveaway if I were to win, but they sure would make wonderful Christmas gifts for anyone who loves...
It's easy for me to get a little site-centric, thinking (mistakenly, of course) that the cookie world revolves around Cookie Connection . After all, I spend at least four hours a day on site stuff! But I'm quickly jolted back to reality...
Well no one's ordered any autumn cookies from me this year, and I do love a collection of pumpkins and gourds. I always have a few in the window where I work. I particularly love the quirkily shaped, knobbly gourds, both beautiful and funny! Though...
At this time of year, most people (at least in the US) are dreaming of turkey with all the fixin's or pumpkin or pecan pie . . . but not us cookiers! Instead, we're conjuring up ways to turn our favorite Thanksgiving foods into cookies . . . or new...
My interview this month is with someone who is great with cookie sets. Jessica Weisnicht is the artist behind Compassionate Cake , and one look at her body of work here on Cookie Connection would make you agree! She creates cookies so...
As busy as we get here at Cookie Connection with writing tutorials, filming videos, posting photos, and all the other things that contribute to the learning and sharing of our fine craft, we are just as fully committed to the " celebrate " facet of...
I’ve found a new love! Wafer paper. I played around with it a bit on my Practice Bakes Perfect Challenge #5 cookie set and then again on my Day of the Dead cookie. Since I got some questions about how I made these floral accents, I...
Subtitle: The Whole Truth About Cookie Events It's been an unbelievable week at Cookie'sCool in many respects. As I write this post, I'm sitting in a hotel room in Milan, where I'm spending the night before my return trip to the States...
[EDITOR'S NOTE: If you didn't see my recent forum post about changes to our team of contributors, let me quickly catch you up! Aymee VanDyke, writer of From Dough to Dollars , recently departed Cookie Connection , much to our dismay. But we've been blessed with the addition of a new business correspondent - the talented Rebecca Litterell of Litterelly Delicious Cakery . We're thrilled to have her join the team! Today marks the debut of Rebecca's Storefront Diaries !
Hello, every lovely cookier! You guys are the absolute best to keep coming back here to Practice Bakes Perfect to challenge yourselves. I could not be prouder of the amazing leaps I've seen people take in trying new things and stretching...
