Tutorials

Cookie Tutorials

Raspberry Ice KitchenAid Mixer {Giveaway!}

It’s a thing of beauty. � The 10th Anniversary Cook for the Cure KitchenAid Raspb…

14958 Comments Posted 12/08/11
How to Make Logo Cookies, Fix Cookie Edges & a {Giveaway}!

Hi! Hope you’re enjoying your summer (or winter), wherever you are. I’m ex…

1381 Comments Posted 21/07/11
Cookie Decorating Tutorial – General Tips & Butterfly Cook…

This is my first tutorial on tips and tricks for decorating cookies with royal icing. …

422 Comments Posted 13/06/09
Sugar Cookie Recipe

What would you choose for dessert; a sugar cookie or a slice of chocolate cake? If yo…

409 Comments Posted 28/12/09
How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing – Top 10 Tips

I’ve had many questions regarding decorated cookies since I began 7-ish years ag…

271 Comments Posted 20/09/09
{Video} Royal Icing Consistency Made Easy – The 10 Second …

Video on how to figure out the consistency of royal icing for decorating cookies, runout…

242 Comments Posted 28/02/11
How to Ship Decorated Cookies and Cookie Craft Giveaway!

You put oodles of time and love into making decorated cookies for friends, family or chi…

232 Comments Posted 19/12/09
Decorating Cookies with a Kopykake Projector

� I’ll admit it; I’m no artist when it comes to drawing images on cookies. I…

163 Comments Posted 08/06/10
{Video} How to Dry Cookies Decorated with Royal Icing

� Video Tutorial on Drying Cookies Made with Royal Icing & Making Parisian-Themed Cookie…

142 Comments Posted 05/01/12
Cookie Making Schedule {Free Printables} & Ballet Tutu Cookies

� I wish I could say I was wearing this for Halloween. If you can’t see the video …

123 Comments Posted 01/11/11
{Video} How to Marble or Swirl Royal Icing

Video Tutorial on how to Marble Royal Icing on Cookies

112 Comments Posted 21/12/10
Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Decorated Nutcracker Cookies I couldn’t resist; a few weeks ago I put up a Christm…

106 Comments Posted 23/11/10
{Video} How to Make Daisy Cookies (with a little help from a Kop…

Can you tell how these cookies took half the time to dry than usual? If you haven't fig…

104 Comments Posted 18/04/11
Part 2 – How to Prevent Air Bubbles in Royal Icing

Little craters in royal icing have always been a bit problematic for me. There doesn&…

98 Comments Posted 21/02/10
Top 8 Tips on Preventing Cookies from Spreading

Ever been perplexed by cookies which spread too much during baking? Especially frustrati…

97 Comments Posted 25/04/11
Decorated Halloween Cookies

If someone would have said to me when I was a child, “Marian, you’re going t…

94 Comments Posted 24/10/11
Elephant Baby Shower Cookies

Elephant Baby Shower Cookies for Two Peas & Their Pod Congratulations to Maria and Josh …

93 Comments Posted 31/08/11
How to Prevent Air Bubbles in Royal Icing

I was going to just wish you a Happy Valentine’s but thought I’d turn this …

91 Comments Posted 13/02/10
How to Decorate Mardi Gras Mask Cookies

In the mood for some Mardi Gras sweetness? When Kim of The TomKat Studio asked me to mak…

89 Comments Posted 05/03/11
How long do decorated cookies stay fresh? What is the shelf life…

So how long do decorated cookies stay fresh? I get this question quite often so thought …

86 Comments Posted 20/02/12
10 Keys to Cookie Decorating Success {Or 10 Mistakes to Avoid}

10 Keys to Improving Decorated Cookies {If you’re not already doing them} These ar…

83 Comments Posted 01/12/10
How to Avoid Spots on Icing

Decorating cookies in the summer can be a nightmare if you don’t know some key tip…

83 Comments Posted 30/07/11
Making ‘dew drops’ for your sweets…

� I entered Hallmark with the intention of finding a card for a friend, and discovered a…

83 Comments Posted 15/04/12
How to Prevent Your Icing from Bleeding – 7 Tips

As decorators, we know how frustrating bleeding icing can be… I remember it being…

80 Comments Posted 08/10/09
How to Color Royal Icing Black

Getting your royal icing to be a nice deep shade of black isn't such a mystery. ;-) Read…

77 Comments Posted 02/05/11
Freezing Decorated Cookies

I don’t have a lot of experience with freezing cookies decorated with royal icing.…

76 Comments Posted 17/03/11
How to Apply Disco Dust

Disco Dust- Also known as shimmer dust, glitter dust or sparkle dust. It’s bril…

75 Comments Posted 31/12/09
How to Make Decorated Owl Cookies

Step-by-step Tutorial on making Owl Decorated Cookies.

74 Comments Posted 11/07/11
{Video} How to Pipe Lines with Royal Icing

� Hope you’re enjoying the holiday hustle and bustle, and hope you have some time …

72 Comments Posted 19/12/11
{Video} How to Outline and Flood Cookies with Royal Icing

Outlining and Filling Cookies with Royal Icing {Video Tutorial} If you can’t see t…

70 Comments Posted 06/02/12
How to Marble Royal Icing

If you’ve tried cookies like these before you know how simple they are to make,…

68 Comments Posted 11/04/10
Staying Organized While Decorating Cookies – 10 Tips

Believe me, I have been known to decorate cookies amidst a table cluttered with everythi…

68 Comments Posted 11/12/10
FAQs for Cookie Decorating & Kokeshi Decorated Cookies

Konnichiwa! Continuing with the Around the World cookie theme, we’re travelling …

63 Comments Posted 26/02/12
Place Setting Cookies for Weddingbells Magazine

It’s finally here! The Fall & Winter issue of Weddingbells magazine! Why am I exci…

61 Comments Posted 04/07/11
Edible Ink Image Christmas Cookies

I made these last year but was too tired to post about them before Christmas, so here th…

56 Comments Posted 08/12/10
Top 10 Practical Tips for Decorating Cookies

These ideas aren’t ones that necessarily help the actual decorating of cookies; t…

54 Comments Posted 26/01/10
Edible Ink Images – Decorated Love Cookies

I’ve had an edible ink printer since November and have finally got around to using…

48 Comments Posted 22/03/10
Easy Easter Decorated Cookies

Want to make some simple decorated Easter cookies? Try these marbled Easter eggs and ch…

47 Comments Posted 28/03/10
How to Make Olympic Mascot Cookies

In less than two weeks the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics will begin! I keep seeing the …

45 Comments Posted 31/01/10
{Video} How to Make Cookie Pops

{Video Tutorial} How to Make Daisy Cookie Pops. A step-by-step guide on how to make a…

45 Comments Posted 15/04/11
The Lorax Decorated Cookies

Want to make your neighbours happy? How about your kids? Maybe your neighbour’s ki…

43 Comments Posted 04/03/12
How to Make A Spider Web Decorated Cookie

I use this swirling or marbling technique as often as I can when decorating cookies; it&…

40 Comments Posted 31/10/10
{Video} How to Make Simple Fondant or Gumpaste Cut-Outs & Wintry…

A blanket of newly fallen, fluffy, white snow – fresh, clean and magical. An air o…

38 Comments Posted 30/12/11
{Video} How to Stencil on Cookies

� � Did you know that over 50 million roses are given on Valentine’s Day worldwide…

38 Comments Posted 10/02/12
How to Make St. Patrick’s Day Decorated Cookies

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Well, soon). Have you been preparing for the holiday in …

38 Comments Posted 11/03/12
Halloween Edible Image Cookies

Embellishing cookies with edible images is a such quick and easy way of decorating cooki…

30 Comments Posted 28/10/11

Cupcake Tutorials

How do you store {Royal Icing} and how long can you keep it?

How to store royal icing, how long you can keep royal icing for, and answers to a few ot…

145 Comments Posted 30/01/11
Valentine’s {Love} Cupcakes

How to Make Valentine {Love Letter} Cupcakes

117 Comments Posted 29/01/11
Turtle Cupcakes

How to make decadent chocolate cupcakes with a Turtle surprise inside!

108 Comments Posted 16/05/11
Gluten-Free Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting & Shiny Royal…

Happy Monday! Hope you had a great Saturday and Sunday! I’ve been meaning to make …

64 Comments Posted 06/11/11
Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

One word. Scrumptious. And I don’t use that word often. Whenever we serve these ca…

61 Comments Posted 22/08/11
Key to Your Heart {Cupcakes}

How to make {Key to Your Heart} Cupcakes. How to put edible gold leaf on royal icing de…

53 Comments Posted 06/02/11
How to make gum paste daisies

I’ve been asked quite often about how to make these gum paste daisies. People se…

47 Comments Posted 03/09/09
Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcake Recipe and Hedgehog Toppers

It’s probably not the best time to be experimenting with desserts. My brother̵…

46 Comments Posted 26/08/11
Baby Shower Cupcakes – Bows & Happy Flowers

These are the cupcakes I made for my friend Shannon’s baby shower. They’re …

28 Comments Posted 29/06/09
How to make gum paste leaves

I would love to share how to make simple gum paste leaves. They’re really so ea…

20 Comments Posted 24/08/09

Icing Tutorials

Gingerbread House Royal Icing {Video} & KitchenAid 7-Quart Mixer…

6 batches of my gingerbread recipe… 4 batches or 4 kg of royal icing… and go…

5997 Comments Posted 12/12/11
Cookie Decorating Tutorial – General Tips & Butterfly Cook…

This is my first tutorial on tips and tricks for decorating cookies with royal icing. …

422 Comments Posted 13/06/09
How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing – Top 10 Tips

I’ve had many questions regarding decorated cookies since I began 7-ish years ag…

271 Comments Posted 20/09/09
{Video} Royal Icing Consistency Made Easy – The 10 Second …

Video on how to figure out the consistency of royal icing for decorating cookies, runout…

242 Comments Posted 28/02/11
How do you store {Royal Icing} and how long can you keep it?

How to store royal icing, how long you can keep royal icing for, and answers to a few ot…

145 Comments Posted 30/01/11
{Video} How to Dry Cookies Decorated with Royal Icing

� Video Tutorial on Drying Cookies Made with Royal Icing & Making Parisian-Themed Cookie…

142 Comments Posted 05/01/12
{Video} How to Marble or Swirl Royal Icing

Video Tutorial on how to Marble Royal Icing on Cookies

112 Comments Posted 21/12/10
Part 2 – How to Prevent Air Bubbles in Royal Icing

Little craters in royal icing have always been a bit problematic for me. There doesn&…

98 Comments Posted 21/02/10
How to Prevent Air Bubbles in Royal Icing

I was going to just wish you a Happy Valentine’s but thought I’d turn this …

91 Comments Posted 13/02/10
How to Prevent Your Icing from Bleeding – 7 Tips

As decorators, we know how frustrating bleeding icing can be… I remember it being…

80 Comments Posted 08/10/09
How to Color Royal Icing Black

Getting your royal icing to be a nice deep shade of black isn't such a mystery. ;-) Read…

77 Comments Posted 02/05/11
{Video} How to Pipe Lines with Royal Icing

� Hope you’re enjoying the holiday hustle and bustle, and hope you have some time …

72 Comments Posted 19/12/11
{Video} How to Outline and Flood Cookies with Royal Icing

Outlining and Filling Cookies with Royal Icing {Video Tutorial} If you can’t see t…

70 Comments Posted 06/02/12
How to Marble Royal Icing

If you’ve tried cookies like these before you know how simple they are to make,…

68 Comments Posted 11/04/10
Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

One word. Scrumptious. And I don’t use that word often. Whenever we serve these ca…

61 Comments Posted 22/08/11
{Video} Cookie Decorating Tools & How to Fill a Piping Bag

{Video} My Favorite Cookie Decorating Tools and How to Fill a Piping Bag

50 Comments Posted 11/05/11
How to do Royal Icing Flood Work or Runouts

I’m fairly new to making cakes, so wanted to combine my inexperience with them wi…

49 Comments Posted 13/12/09
How to Prevent Your Tips from Clogging and What to Do if it Happ…

We’ve all been there… Having fun decorating with royal icing until the pipin…

27 Comments Posted 17/03/10

Gingerbread House Tutorials

Gingerbread House Royal Icing {Video} & KitchenAid 7-Quart Mixer…

6 batches of my gingerbread recipe… 4 batches or 4 kg of royal icing… and go…

5997 Comments Posted 12/12/11
Gingerbread House Ideas

It’s become a tradition of mine to make a gingerbread house every Christmas season…

130 Comments Posted 28/11/09
{Video} Making a Gingerbread House & {Free Printable} Gingerbrea…

Hi there! I am so happy to see how excited you are about the giveaway sponsored by Kitch…

59 Comments Posted 16/12/11

Misc Tutorials

How to Ship Decorated Cookies and Cookie Craft Giveaway!

You put oodles of time and love into making decorated cookies for friends, family or chi…

232 Comments Posted 19/12/09
Tips on Photographing Sweets

Tips on taking photographs of sweets

54 Comments Posted 11/04/11
How to Make Olympic Mascot Cookies

In less than two weeks the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics will begin! I keep seeing the …

45 Comments Posted 31/01/10