A Cookie to Celebrate: Recipes and Decorating Tips for Everyday Baking and Holidays

by J. Frank Cinta Cruz

Overview

Life is Short; Celebrate With Cookies! This instant cookie-baking classic is packed with 50 recipes, each gorgeously photographed and meticulously tested, along with dozens of decorating and packaging ideas. Filled with reimagined favorites like Sugar Cookies, Sandwich Cookies; confections decorated for every season and reason. What sets this cookie cookbook apart is the detailed instructions for gorgeous special occasion cookies, from birthdays to anniversaries and graduations. These cookies are edible ornaments, resulting in a cookie book like no other. Because the recipes are easy to scale up or down, Jana's recipes are perfect for cookie exchanges, gift-giving, and just enjoying throughout the season. From a veteran baker and recipe developer, each cookie in this collection is guaranteed to be a stand-out, and destined to become your new classic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633537569
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	05/15/2018
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jana Douglass is the fuonder of Jana Lee's Bake Shop, a luxury bake shop specializing in decorated cut-out sugar cookies for special events and celebrations. Located in Columbus, Ohio, we strive to create charming and delicious treats for any occasion. All cookies are made to order and are delivered right to your door.

Table of Contents

Foreword: A Cookie to Celebrate
Table of Contents
Introduction
Cookie basics: rolling, cutting, baking, etc.
How to make sugar cookies (recipe)
Roll dough to desired thickness
Cut with desired shapes
Bake to perfection- puffy centers.
Royal Icing 101
How to make RI (recipe)
COLORING the icing
How to make pipe/flood consistencies and bag icing
Storage
Decorating Basics (things to know before you get started)
Helpful tools
Practicing lines on paper
How to pipe and flood BASICS
Spring Theme Chapter
Tulip Cookie
How to make leaves
Bunny Cookie (using the same cutter turned upside down)
Simple Faces
Lemon flavored icing for Spring
Summer Theme
Ice cream cone cookies
How to make homemade sprinkles
Different colored sprinkles for different themes (4th of July)
Fall theme
Pumpkin Cookie (I am thinking pink or more on the peach side)
How to create texture on cookies
Adding a jack o’lantern face to the pumpkin for Halloween
Adding florals to the pumpkin for Thanksgiving
How to make royal icing flowers
Winter Theme
Snowflake Cookie
Using sprinkles for added sparkles
Hot Coco Cookies
How to make (and use) royal icing transfers
Wedding Theme
Wedding Ring
How to use luster dusts to create realistic metallics
Heart Cookie with text
Tips on how to add text to cookies
Add a nod to Valentine’s Day
Birthday Theme
Birthday Cake Cookie
Tips on how to make candles look realistic
Balloon Cookies
How to use the wet on wet RI technique
Baby Theme
Onesie Cookie
How to make ruffles with royal icing
Holiday Theme (specifically Christmas)
Santa Face
How to create characters without complex faces
Note to Santa
Edible Markers
Writing notes to kids, etc. any time of the year!
Finishing your Cookies
Drying cookies
Packaging Cookies cellophane bags, etc.
Display Ideas
Party platters
Our signature wedding ring cookie tied to a champagne bottle
Place Settings
How to keep cookies fresh
Conclusion