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How to make Valentine’s Day cookies

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than by creating some beautifully decorated cookies with our Valentine’s Day cookie cutters? Whether you're looking to surprise your loved ones or simply indulge in some sweet treats, this fun and creative activity is bound to put a smile on everyone's face.To start off, gather all your Valentine's Day-themed cookie cutters. Hearts, teddy bears, and chocolate boxes are just a few examples of adorable Valentine’s Day cookies. If you don't have any themed cutters, you can even use basic shapes like circles and rectangles and decorate them with love-inspired designs. We offer those here! Next, whip up a batch of your favorite sugar cookie dough. Roll it out...

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More Royal Icing Problems Explained

It’s been awhile since I’ve created a blog, so I thought it’s time for me to sit down and take a break from cookie making and instead focus on helping other cookie decorators sort out some of their cookie decorating problems. I’ll be creating a series of troubleshooting blogs, so watch this space for more cookie decorating problems explained. Here I will be discussing how to tell when your icing is over-mixed. 

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Royal Icing Problems Explained

It’s been awhile since I’ve created a blog, so I thought it was finally time for me to sit down and take a break from cookie making and instead focus on helping other cookie decorators sort out some of their cookie decorating problems. I’ll be creating a series of troubleshooting blogs, so watch this space for more cookie decorating problems explained.  First up, I’d like to discuss colour over-saturation, or color over-saturation as my American counterparts would call it. It recently happened to me with a set of cookies I was planning to ship to my family in the states. I had dyed the icing a deep blue, but obviously had gone overboard, as when the icing dried it was...

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