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How to Avoid Color Bleed

Color bleed happens when pigment from a dark section of royal icing is absorbed by an adjacent light section of icing along their border. This...

Sarah Mills

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Sarah's Take on Scribe Tools: Whats the Deal?

Scribe tools are as ubiquitous in the cookie world as piping tips are—they’re everywhere!  And they can definitely range in price and style.  So what’s...

Sarah Mills

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How To Package and Ship Cookies

In this guide, we will show you the best way to pack and ship your decorated cookies successfully. ...

Sarah Mills

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Piping with Royal Icing: The Basics

Who among us hasn't watched a cookie decorating tutorial in fascination, thinking “I can totally do that”? The confident and capable cookiers in these videos...

Sarah Mills

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Mint Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies

Recipe Prep time 20 min Cook time 10-15 min Servings 3 dozen 3" cookies Category Desert Mint Cookie Ingredients 2 cups white granulated sugar 2...

Wilmalyn Sanchez

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All About Packaging!

In this blog post, we will delve into the exciting world of cookie packaging options. Packaging plays a crucial role in enhancing the visual appeal...

Hillary Ramos

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Live Replay

In this blog post we link to the replay of our live Facebook totorial. We talk about 2 topics in this tutorial - using tipless...

Hillary Ramos

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Introducing The Collapsable Cookie Rack!

Introducing the Collapsible Cookie Rack: A durable stainless steel 4-tier rack designed by The Cookie Countess for efficient cooling and drying of baked treats. Easy...

Hillary Ramos

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How to Make Homemade Marshmallow Fondant

Fondant has become a very popular medium in the baking world, being used used to decorate cookies, cakes and pastries of all kinds. It is...

Wilmalyn Sanchez

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How to Decorate a Set of Dog-Themed Cookies

Who doesn't love dogs, amiright?? Whether you are looking to make cookies for a special person, a special occasion, or just a day ending in...

Sarah Mills

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Color Theory and Cookie Decorating

Understanding the theory of color can be extremely helpful when it comes to cookie decorating. By having a basic understanding of how colors work together,...

Wilmalyn Sanchez

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Craters in Royal Icing: How to Avoid Them Completely

Sarah Mills Cookier, customer service. Meme connoisseur. Craters are THE WORST. You can flood your snowman cookie perfectly, and then BAM—the eyeballs and carrot nose...

Sarah Mills

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