Baking and Cookies

I had a bunch of cookies to decorate for wedding favors, and I was looking for a way to do them quickly and without having to pipe as much (since that kills my hands.) Using candy clay is a good way to do this, and it tastes good, too. I’d seen this technique for decorating

Applying shapes to a decorated cookie is easy, but not necessarily fast.  If you want to use a shape that you don’t have a cutter for, you can use the Cricut or another paper cutter, or you can use your handy craft knife, which is what I do. Cut out the shapes. To do these

Piping designs onto cookies with royal icing is very tiring for your hands…I’ve seen some really incredible cookies made by people who must walk around with their fingers curled up into claws as the result of hand cramps from too much piping. When you make cookies that are decorated, you need to do them in

I was having a craving for oatmeal cookies, and my daughter is vegan, so since she was home and I knew she would want some I needed to make them dairy and egg-free. The easiest thing to do when you’re looking for a vegan baking recipe is to start with one that uses oil, not

Fruit jam and reductions serve different purposes in baking, but they’re both easy to make yourself if you want the best flavor. You make them in basically the same way, but reductions are used to get a stronger fruit flavor in fillings and icing. They can both be made by cooking the fruit, or you