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Redpath Sugar Cookies & Giveaway!

It’s not without a lot of excitement and a little bit of nervousness that I made these cookies this past weekend.

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Secretly, I’ve always been inspired by this adorable vintage truck here (I know, inspired by a truck, but it is adorable), and was happy to actually have a reason to make a cookie version. It’s the Redpath Acts of Sweetness truck, and I made them in honor of an exciting upcoming event, Canada’s Baking & Sweets Show, presented by Redpath Sugar.

I know many of you won’t be able to make it… Silly geography… but you never know, a trip to Toronto for some sweet fun could be just what the doctor ordered, or something to plan for the future. For now, hope you enjoy the cookies and the shortbread recipe below.

You might be wondering why I’d be nervous making these cookies. In this case, it’s not the edible ink image decorating technique, but what I was thinking about while making them. Thinking about presenting at the Baking & Sweets show. I’ll be at Redpath Sugar’s booth, showing how to decorate cookies, and am so excited to meet you there and I suppose just a little, wee, teeny tiny bit nervous about demonstrating in a new setting. So please come and say hi. I promise to give you lots of cookies. No, really, can’t do that. But I will be demonstrating decorating techniques twice a day, and making cookie dough once per day.

The Show goes from Sept. 28th – 30th, and there are so many amazing things happening! I mean, besides Ace of Cakes, the DC Cupcake Girls and other cake celebrities being there, there’s a chance to win a $30,000 kitchen, classes taught by these amazing cake artists, tons of interesting exhibitors and truly, so, so much more. If you’d like to get a ticket, here’s all the information you’ll need.

You should know that although Redpath has sponsored me to demo cookie decorating at the show and the giveaway below is sponsored by them, the cookies and post itself aren’t sponsored – I’ve truly always loved their 1 kg bag of icing sugar and experienced success using their sugar for baking.

Notes about decorating these cookies:

  • The image for the truck didn’t turn out as I would have liked – I just used a photo from the internet and should have asked for a (good quality) photo.
  • Used this royal icing for decorating
  • Here’s a tutorial on edible ink images
  • You can also find the same shortbread recipe here.

And now on to the giveaway!

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Baking & Sweets Show VIP and Regular Ticket Giveaway!

Giveaway Prizes:

Prize #1 – 4 VIP tickets to the show! VIP’s get front row seating to all the demos they wish to attend! i.e. Ace of Cakes, The DC Cupcake Girls, Anna Olsen, SugarStars among others.

Prize #2 – 2 regular attendance tickets to the show!

Prize #3 – 2 regular attendance tickets to the show!

The tickets are good for a day of your choice; Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

Winners!

Congrats to the Nadine, Carol and Liz for winning tickets! Hope to meet you at the show! 🙂

How to Enter: Giveaway Closed!

It’s easy!

There are 3 possible ways of entering:

2. Tweet this post and leave another comment here saying you’ve shared it there. 

The winners will be chosen randomly at random.org. The contest closes at 7pm EST on Sunday, September 23rd, 2012. I will email winners and ticket choices are on a first-come first-served basis. (The winner who returns my email first has first choice).

Good luck!

Happy baking and hope to see you soon!

xo,

Marian

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  1. I’d love to see you decorate cookies. I’m a cookie decorator who loves your sites and tips. What days and times will you be doing demos at the show? I went to the website but was surprised to see how little info was there.

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  2. Sweet prize! I would love to win !
    p.s…. absolutely love your site and all the amazing ideas and creativity! thanks!

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  7. I would LOVE to win anythning just so I can take my 10yr old neice….she’s loving baking!!! Maybe a new star in the future…lol

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  14. WOW this would be amazing to be able to attend…i could do it….love love your cookies, i’ve done a few…not near your quality but i learn each time…one day…thanks for the chance at this fab prize…

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  25. Absolutely love your cookies and decorating techniques!
    I am a fan of your work!!!! I happily posted on my Facebook page 🙂

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  30. I never win anything but there is always a ‘first time’ … 🙂
    Your attention to detail is amazing. The cookies are over the top perfect.
    Great job!

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  35. Hi @ Brantcookies: Another time, I hope! 🙂

    Hi @ Kevin: Click the top of the blog where it says “Recipes”, let the page load for a second until you see all the different categories of recipes… there will be 3 recipes in each category and the words “See More”. If you click “See More” under cookie recipes you will see all the ones I have, including the gingerbread one you’re looking for.
    🙂

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  36. I flew from Mexico to attend the show and did got to see you Marian, learn from you and meet you.
    One of the most generous charming and talented baking teachers I’ve ever had the luck to meet. There aren’t that many teachers for us cookie bakers!
    You know how sometimes people look nice on their web or TV show, but when you meet them… : (
    Not Marian! What you see (in Sweetopia site) is what you get: pure sweetness!

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  37. Hi @ Maru Medina: It was SO nice meeting you! I think you’re a lovely person; intelligent, graceful and beautiful. It was a pleasure chatting with you at the show, and thank you so much for the biscotti and decorated cookie! The biscotti is the best I’ve ever tasted… I’m already on the 2nd bag (all by myself!), and the cookie is so cute, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to eat it.
    Hope to meet you again some day!
    xo

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  38. Hi Marian,

    I have a question about the edible images. How do you prevent the edges from curling up? Also how would you apply the images to fondant?

    Thanks,
    Tracy

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  39. Hi @ Tracy: The edges usually curl when I apply the edible image to wet icing, so my preferred method is to let the base dry, and adhere with clear corn syrup.

    I’ve never tried adhering them to fondant, but I’m guessing the corn syrup should work.
    Hope that helps and good luck!

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