Entries Categorized as 'Tips_Tricks_Techniques'

Shipping Cookie Pops

Date May 10, 2013

I’m going to be blogging about cookies today which given the nature of this being a cookie blog seems appropriate enough but since it’s ALS Awareness Month it would be even better if I first invited you to hop on over to meet Cynthia and hear her… Read more

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

Anita 101: Cookie Spread

Date December 20, 2012

Spread. The arch nemesis of all cookie bakers since time immemorial. This chocolate-based cookie has minimal spread. Happy face. This vanilla-based cookie has aggravating spread. Grumpy face. Boo. Hiss. When a snow flake morphs into a daisy,… 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

Candy Necklaces. It’s Not Just Fine Jewelry Anymore

Date September 17, 2012

When you think candy necklaces you probably think saliva sticky strands of sugar tangling in your child’s hair and rainbow-smeared stains around tee shirt collars. But when I think candy necklaces I think a keen fashion sense, the perfect… Read more