Entries Categorized as 'glaze icing'

A Happy Accidental Discovery

Date December 22, 2012

A customer recently ordered gold star cookies as Christmas gifts for her gold-star employees but she didn’t want just any gold stars. She wanted them to be “shiny sparkly GOLD stars” which she continued to emphasize in email and on the phone. And I… Read more

As Long As We’re Discussing Emulsions

Date November 29, 2012

So technically I mentioned emulsions in my opus to the humble Cinna-Bum Cookie in the last post. I don’t know about you but I’m still exhausted by it all. Anyway, this seemed as good as time to give a little look at extracts, emulsions, oils, and… Read more

Cookie Test Kitchen: Freezing Glaze Decorated Cookies

Date May 13, 2012

I freeze unbaked cookie dough as a regular practice. As I type there are 3 dozen raw bubblebees, 2 dozen angry birds, and a few sheets of rolled dough stockpiled in my freezer for this week’s cookies. When it comes time to bake I take them out of… Read more

Choosing Decorating Colors

Date March 28, 2012

When I first started decorating cookies I ordered every Americolor gel available, because that’s what you’re suppose to do, isn’t it? Go full speed throttle right out of the gate? Don’t believe me? Tah-Dah! And before you ask, you can find… Read more

Scribbling Inside the Lines: Black Glaze and Edible Markers

Date March 26, 2012

When you want to make some bright colored cookies but you don’t want to spend half your morning mixing up icing colors, grab yourself some edible markers and start scribbling! The first time I called on my inner scribbler was for these mini kid… Read more