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Eskimo Girl Cookies

Hi Folks,
how is everyone doing? I'm baking up a storm in the kitchen, since Saturday, making Eclairs, Decorated Cookies, Drop Cookies, Cookie Bars..etc. It is a non stop marathon.
What are you baking for Christmas?

Today on the blog we are making super cute Kawaii Inspired Eskimo Girl Cookies. Scroll down for more Kawaii Fun.

To make Eskimo Girl Cookies you need :

Cookie Cutter from

3D Christmas Stocking Cookies

I love making 3D cookies, they are really fun to make. I decided to make 3D Stocking Cookies and here is how they turned out. Super cute, right? My favorite thing? Little tiny jingle bells and the fact that you can stuff them with small candies or cookies.

To make 3D Christmas Stocking Cookies you need :

Stocking Template, if you have a large cutter use that instead

Sugar Cookies

Linzer Raspberry Chocolate Cookies

Every Christmas my mom and would bake Linzer cookies. Those are some of my most cherished memories of my childhood They travel in time.

Baking is a big part of my everyday life. I experiment a lot with new flavors, desserts. I try new cookie recipes frequently. Despite my adventurous nature I always find my way to make these traditional cookies for Christmas.

I updated the recipe a little

Fresh Cranberry White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

I'm addicted to cranberries and these cookies. They are sweet and sour, really moist and very very addictive.
Give them a go, and you'll be hooked. Enjoy.

CRANBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES( makes 3 dozen)

1/2 cup, 1stick room temperature unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2eggs
2tsp vanilla extract
11/2 cup flour
1/2tsp ground ginger
1 1/4 cup oats
2tsp baking powder
1/2cup

Mini Gingerbread House Collaboration with Munchkin Munchies

Let's talk Gingerbread Houses. That kind you can pick up with just two fingers and place it on the palm of your hand. You know them, right? Those cute tiny little mini ones. I love them. They are so adorable! I'm sure you've seen them before, they are hugely popular on the internet.

This was my first time making them and I was really surprised how easy there were to make. If you are not a

Santa Hat S'mores Cookie Stirrers

Nearly 2 years have passed since I blogged about Valentine's Day S'more Cookies Stirrers. Back then I had to assemble cookies stirrers using 2 cookies. You can check it out here.

The minute I saw the cookie cutter set at Ikea I knew I'd make the stirrers again. There are 5 cutters in the set, one of which is Santa Hat, perfect for Christmas. In case you can't get your hands on these cutters

Christmas Holly Cookie Platter

It's 5am and as soon as I double click on the explorer icon and yahoo, my home page opens up I see it. Big bold letters. A reminder : 18 days some hours and minutes till Christmas. They honestly couldn't make it any bigger! I don't understand why yahoo needs the feel to stress me out this early in the day, and on the Friday!

So if you are running out of time here is an easy and really

Christmas Woodland Owl Cookies, Collaboration with Melissa Joy Fanciful Cookies

Lately a lot of my cookie design inspiration is draw from the woodland theme. For some reason this year I'm drawn to it more than other year. I've always loved it but it never really translated into decorated cookies.

This year it started with the Wood Log Cookies(check the fun technique used to make these), then I made Gingerbread Log House(it smells so good I'm not sure if I'll be able

Fresh Cranberry Orange Scones with Orange Glaze and Toasted Walnuts

Do I have a treat for you today? Yes I do. We are making scones. Delicious, little baked pockets of dough filled with scrumptiousness. Fresh cranberries, orange, walnuts. With your first bite you'll be already thinking of having the seconds.

I've come to love scones since I first made them last year. They are really easy to make, and you can pack them with different flavors. They are

Edible Gift Packaging, Repurposing Chobani Yogurt Containers

When cookies are presented in a pretty packaging they make for such pretty gifts. With the holiday season creeping upon us so fast I wanted to share with you a quick packaging idea. I often find myself looking for things that need a new purpose, new life. Medium and large Chobani Yogurt line offers little more than just a yogurt. The plastic containers. And now what? They are pretty

Give Thanks Cookies for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving
is around the corner and I wanted to make some simple yet pretty cookies for
the holiday. I made Sugar Cookies and using a simple alphabet impression tool I
stamped "GIVE THANKS" on each cookie. To make them little more
special and even more delicious I coated back of the cookies with chocolate. I
hope you'll give these a try.

Give
Thanks Sugar Cookies for Thanksgiving,

Colorful Fall Leaves Cookies

Fall is full of warm and vibrant colors. Those red, yellow green and brown hues get me every year. They are like warm colorful blanket..only if they could last for a little longer. Oh wait, but they can! With these pretty colorful leaf cookies you can enjoy beauty of Fall anytime of the year. How about now.
Happy Fall Everyone.

To make Marbled Fall Leaves Cookies you need:
Plaque

Marbled Fall Leaves Cookies

This was such a fun and easy cookie project. I had it in my head for months and months and finally I had some time to try it out.
I used 4 royal icing colors to create marbled effect on the leaves : Red, Yellow, Green and Brown. I wish I used a bit less brown icing but otherwise I'm really happy how these turned out.
What do you think, do you like this marbling technique?

To make

Princess Pinata Cookie Rings

The best part about creating 3D cookie designs is when you start putting the pieces together. Royal icing is the sweetest glue of all. When it all comes together and you finally see it standing.
Princess Cookie Rings with a surprise inside are sure to please any princess. Bonus is that they are really easy to make.
When I look back at my first Cookie Ring Collection(see the picture below) I

Poison Apple Pinata Cookies

I wanted to create something cute and fun and cute and fun....so I made these adorable Mini Poison Apple Pinata Cookies. I love how they turned out. Don't you?

To make Mini Poison Apple Pinata Cookies you need:

Mini Apple Cookie Cutter
Mini Flower Cutter(to make the opening in the apple)

Sugar Cookie Recipe or you can use this yummy Chocolate Cookie Recipe

Royal Icing

How to thin Royal

Witch Hat Cookies

It's been a Witch's Halloween this year!

From the Witch Gingerbread House, Witch Cupcake Cookies, Witch Shoes to Witch Hat.

Clearly I have been under her spell this year.

I hope you are enjoying all of my Halloween Cookies and tutorials. I've had a great deal of fun creating new cookies and new designs this year.

To make Witch Hat Cookies

Hat Cookie Cutter

Sugar Cookie

Halloween Kawaii Owl Cookies

Great things happen when cookie artists from all over the world unite in one. 3rd Annual Go Bo Foundation Bake Sale was a great success.
3rd Annual Go Bo Foundation Bake Sale has raised 25,000! That is absolutely amazing. You can read more in detail about it here.
Support Go Bo Foundation.

This year I've made 3 Halloween designs for the bake sale. Here you can find tutorials on how to make

Halloween Witch Boots Cookies

Every Halloween Witch needs a pair of fashionable cookie boots. How about these pretty boots cookies ? Which one do you like better?

To make Witch Boots Cookies

Shoe Cookie Cutter

Sugar Cookie Recipe or you can use this yummy Chocolate Cookie Recipe

Royal Icing

How to thin Royal Icing to 15 Second Consistency 15 Second Icing - orange, green, white

20 Second Icing - purple, green, black

Apple Bread Pudding Muffins

It is Fall.
Let's celebrate with Apples!

Apples are in season.
Delicious, juicy, crisp, tart and sweet.
They come in wide range of flavors. Green, red and pink

I decided to share with you a recipe that takes me back to my childhood. It reminds me of baking, with my mom.
The recipe is : Apple Bread Pudding with Meringue Topping. Meringue topping is like a big white cloud, soft and

Vampire Teeth Cookies

Without further ado here is my take on Vampire Teeth Cookies. Enjoy.

To make Vampire Teeth Cookies you need

Lip Cookie Cutter
Sugar Cookie Recipe or you can use this yummy Chocolate Cookie Recipe

Royal Icing

How to think Royal Icing to 15 Second Consistency
15 Second Icing - red

20 Second Icing - white
Airbrush used in the video

Airbrush Food Colors

Gel Food Colors

Template - if

Candy Corn Cupcake Cookies

If you remember last week I shared with you a tutorial how to make Witch Cupcake Cookies. Today is time to show you how you can make Candy Corn Cupcake Cookies.
I donated these cookies to Go Bo Foundation Bake Sale. If you'd like to learn more about the Foundation and how you can help, visit the website Go Bo Foundation.

3rd Annual Go Bo Foundation Bake Sale has raised 25,000! That is

Witch Cupcake Cookies for Halloween

It's time to share Halloween Decorated Cookies.

I donated this set of cookies to GO BO FOUNDATION and their 3rd annual Bake Sale. You can learn more about Go Bo Foundation on their website or visit the Go Bo Foundation Bake Sale Facebook Page to view the photos from the event. There are hundreds, probably thousands of cookies there, from all over the world. It is amazing to see how a

Halloween Witch Gingebread House

Those of you who follow my blog probably know that I love Gingerbread Centerpieces. Love is probably an understatement. Truth is I'm kind of gingerbread obsessed. Last year I created my first Haunted House for Halloween and this year I made another Gingerbread Centerpiece. Witch House.

I still have this beauty in my possession, it smells great and I love how it turned out.

Have you