Tired of the same old Rice Krispies squares? If you are, we’ll show you in this video how to jazz up those Rice Krispies squares into a treat that’s interesting and delicious. This recipe is one of my favourites as it is so easy (what’s easier than Rice Krispies?) and it combines my LOVE of peanut butter and chocolate. You will need to know how to make Rice Krispie squares and if you don’t, follow my video on how to do that here.
Heart Shaped Cookie Pops (Stained Glass Candy Effect)
January 29, 2013 by
I’m back up and running after the St Eugene Bridal Fair this Sunday, and (I think) I have recovered! All the prepping, set up, chatting and take down, while not overly intense, all adds up and ends up very tiring. But, the best thing about a Bridal Fair is the chance to get to talk with all of the excited brides, and their loved ones.
Oh yes, love is in the air . . .
Speaking of love . . . with Valentine’s Day ideas floating all around the internet, I was super excited to think of a new cookie pop idea! The last time I made cookies with a stained glass effect, I was probably a teenager! I loved baking even back then, and now, those golden nugget ideas are coming in super handy! How cute is a cookie with a window cutout?? If it could get any cuter, putting the cookie on a stick is to die for! I don’t know why, but I love eating food off a stick! It makes me feel much more refined as you can take dainty little bites and most importantly, you don’t have to get your hands dirty!
Unfortunately, when biting into a stained glass windowed cookie, the window is hard. Like, crack your teeth, shocking hard! So watch out if you make them . . . and forget that they are hard candies melted in the center . . . not gooey centers . . . not that I did that or anything. Twice. Maybe.
To make these cookies, you will need:
Sugar Cookie Dough (my favourite is here)
Cookie/Cake Pop Sticks
Crushed Hard Candies (jolly ranchers, lifesavers work well)
Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies
December 11, 2012 by
I’m going to assume that anyone reading this post has seen the hands-down most fabulous Christmas movie to ever fill theatres and home TV screens . . . National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation! It is my number one favourite Christmas movie, and every year, I HAVE to watch it at least once. I am such a nerd and have watched it so many times, I can quote half of the movie, and my favourite quote is “Little full, lotta sap”. It kills me everytime I watch it.
This year, I am proud to say that my family is finally taking after the Griswolds. My sister-in-law posted this picture on Facebook with the caption “That went well.”
I had to share this with everyone because it is so funny. L’s losing his mind. E’s wanting off so badly. My brother’s trying to get out of the picture and Santa has no idea what is going on . . or he’s swinging at my brother!
Reindeer Sugar Christmas Cookies
December 11, 2012 by
For these cookies, you’re going to need to check out previous posts/videos… Sugar Cookies (one batch of dough) and Royal Icing (coloured in brown, and red).
Santa Belly Sugar Christmas Cookies
December 11, 2012 by
This has got to be the cutest cookie I have stumbled upon on Pinterest! As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to recreate it!
Flooding Sugar Cookies
December 11, 2012 by
Decorating with royal icing is a learned art. There are hundreds of blogs dedicated to cookie icing and decorating. I, by no means claim to be a master of royal icing cookie decoration, but I want to show you how easy it is if you break down the process. The most important element to master, and to remember before you start, is that the consistency of the icing is most important. If the royal icing is too thin, it can run off the cookie, blend with other colours etc, or if it is too stiff you won’t get the smooth, uniform appearance that a flooded cookie should have.
In this video, I show you how find the proper consistency of the icing for flooding, how to flood it, and how to fill in any gaps that might be left.
In the following posts, I will be covering three different ways to use royal icing to decorate the sugar cookies I showed you how to make in a previous post found HERE. How to make Royal Icing can be found HERE and you will need one batch of it, coloured in any colour that you want. If you intend to make the Santa belly cookies, you will need to colour your flooding icing red.
Santa’s Belly Sugar Christmas Cookies
Christmas Tree
Sugar Cookies
December 10, 2012 by
Sugar cookies have got to be the most versatile cookie there is! You can use them for any special occasion, any holiday, iced, or plain and in any shape or size you can imagine! I make these every year for Christmas, and I have used this recipe since I was around 15 years old. My mom got the cook book Cookies: A Cookie Lover’s Collection for me and it’s inscribed “Christmas ’95 To the Best Cookie Maker any family could ever have. Keep on baking! Love and Hugs Mom, Dad and Steven”.
