Now that the dust has settled (a bit) after the whirlwind of last night's CookieCon reg, I thought, "Why not stir it up again?!" So here you go . . . I know, I know, our cookier of honor in this close-up needs no introduction. None. What. So....
Hey, all! I know many of you were on pins and needles last night around 8 pm central when CookieCon reg opened, wondering if you'd get a ticket. The good news is: many of you did and there are still tickets (about 105) to spare! If you're not...
Again, my apologies for the delay in this week's Saturday Spotlight. A zany cookie-filled weekend prevented me from getting to my computer at the usual posting time. (If I remember correctly, fellow Cookie Connection members Charlene Smith and Penny...
As a cookiepreneur, you have so many important decisions to make - and none more important than establishing both a vision for what you wish to build and the starting point from which to build it. Launching a business without a vision, strong...
First, my apologies if I'm advancing the seasons too rapidly for you! But EEK! I spotted my first pumpkin cookie of the year about two weeks ago, so I'm afraid that Halloween cookies might already be past due! Without further delay, let me...
Admittedly, I've seen little sun in recent weeks, holed up as I've been in my basement kitchen prepping for the OSSAS. That said, it's altogether possible that autumn arrived in Missouri long before now and I was simply oblivious. We could...
Cookie blogs. They come in all shapes, sizes, and readership. They contain wonderful information on everything “cookie” and give you a peek into another cookier’s world. For me, however, there is just one hiccup with blogs: I...
So . . . I got a new cookie cutter. Isn't that how all of my posts seem to start? I've always been super jealous of Lilaloa 's plaque cookie cutter, and finally Karen's Cookies came out with one and I snatched it up immediately...
Happy Saturday! It's that special time again when we celebrate the week's finest decorated cookies. And, boy, are they ever fine! In an effort to disrupt another cookie rut (this time, it's the thousands of dots I'm laying on cookie jewelry boxes...
Sometimes you have a cookie idea, but you do not have the right cookie cutter, or you cannot find it anywhere. Don't worry; I bet that if you look through all your cookie cutters you will be able to find a way to put your idea in action. ...
What the heck is dual-mode stenciling, you ask?! (So sorry - it's the former engineer in me who loves to make up pseudo-scientific names to explain cookie decorating techniques!) Anywho . . . it's a term I coined (I think) to indicate multiple,...
Hello, cookiers! What's on your docket this Labor Day weekend? Are you hanging up the pastry bags to dry or are you settling in for some soothing, uninterrupted cookie decorating time? Unfortunately, you won't catch me chillaxing at any...
I don’t know about you, but I have faced many challenges in my lifetime, the biggest of which knocked me down so hard I thought I would never survive. Oddly enough, it was through that challenge that I found my true calling and built a small...
Phew, I see light at the end of the top-coating tunnel! After icing another few hundred cookies this week for the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show (I'm doing a large-scale cookiescape with the help of Cookie Connection members Charlie's Cakes and...
You've probably noticed that most of our Cookier Close-ups have focused on how people got started in cookies and the business of cookie decorating. (And that's because they have!) This is all well and good, perhaps, but I’ve decided to...
