Cute Cherry Cookies
I've never been known for my patience. Rather than waiting months for cherry season, I've taken matters into my own hands in order to get my paws on some cheery cherries. Cherry cookies are crazy cute and s... Read More...
Valentine’s Day Heart Cookies
Things on hand:
• Piping bags
• Plain piping tips (I used Ateco #3 for the background and a #00 for the dots)
• Gel food color (I used Americolor Super Red, Ivory, Super Black, and Electric Pink)
• Plaq... Read More...
Christmas Wreath Cookies
Things on hand:
• Piping bags
• Leaf piping tip
• Small plain piping tip
• Optional: Metallic gold or silver edible paint for leaf accents
Things you'll need to make:
• Round sugar cookies
• Green ... Read More...
Easy Christmas Tree Cookies
Sure, everyone loves Christmas cookies that are wicked detailed and finished with ever-so-perfectly hand painted gold accents, but sometimes that's not realistic. There isn't always a spare ten hours in the day... Read More...
Cute Bumble Bee Cookies
When I decorate cookies, they usually always end up looking like cartoonish versions of what they represent. You want cookies to look like bumble bees, if bumble bees had giant heads, loved to smile, and sporte... Read More...
Gingerbread Christmas Cottages
With Christmas coming it was time to bust out the trusty gingerbread cookie recipe for Christmas cottages. The recipe (at the end of this post) is a bit more work than the usual sugar cookie recipes I do, but o... Read More...
Poison Apple Sugar Cookies
Inspiration for cookie designs can come from just about anywhere. In this case, it came from a lengthy text conversation with my niece, Gloria. I have no idea how we two adults started texting about Disney and ... Read More...
Minions Cupcakes
Early Monday morning my boss sent me a text to ask if I would have time after work to make Minions cupcakes for her. She apparently hadn't checked her email yet to see that I was using a last minute sick da... Read More...
Succulent & Cactus Cupcakes
I've been on a real succulent and cactus kick these days. In fact, Mr. Gish and I have totally redone (with help) our front yard entirely in succulents and cacti. It's almost done now and it looks awesome! It's... Read More...
Caramel Apple Cake Pops
My sister JoAnn is the most amazingly talented baker/chef/hostess I know, so I had to up the ante when her birthday came around. After a tasty breakfast up in Placerville, the plan was to head to Apple Hill for... Read More...