Cathy's Designer Cookies » sugar cookie day http://cathysdesignercookies.com Making the world a beautiful place; one cookie at a time! Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:36:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 National Sugar Cookie Day! http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/national-sugar-cookie-day/ http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/national-sugar-cookie-day/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:36:37 +0000 Cathy http://cathysdesignercookies.com/blog/?p=82 Continue reading →]]> Hello Cookie Decorators!

Have you baked, iced, eaten, gifted, or crumbled a sugar cookie today??  It’s National Sugar Cookie Day!  Yea! It’s like Christmas/New Years/ and The 4th of July to all of us cookie bakers and decorators!  I’m so excited about it…..I made and gave cookies away yesterday!  (Photos to be posted this week on a new cookie tutorial).

So…..you have the recipes, go bake some cookies.  Give some away……..It makes you feel so happy!

Really Happy Baking!

]]> http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/national-sugar-cookie-day/feed/ 0 Christmas Cookies on Video! http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/christmas-cookies-on-video/ http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/christmas-cookies-on-video/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:38:03 +0000 Cathy http://cathysdesignercookies.com/?p=267 Continue reading →]]> It’s here! Just when you need it most!
Check out my “Bolg” for the newest “Video Tutorials on Cookie Decorating”.
These are about 2 minutes of quick, little cookie tips to help you with those last minute gingerbread cookie decorating ideas.
They are FREE! Just let me know if they helped.
Happy Holiday Baking!
-Cathy

]]> http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/christmas-cookies-on-video/feed/ 0 Cookies for Sweethearts! http://cathysdesignercookies.com/personal-updates/cookies-for-sweethearts/ http://cathysdesignercookies.com/personal-updates/cookies-for-sweethearts/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:54:22 +0000 Cathy http://cathysdesignercookies.com/?p=175 Continue reading →]]> Can you believe it??!!  We just took down the Christmas decorations and it’s nearly time for Valentine cookie baking!

Be sure and check out my cookie tutorial “Flying Hearts!”  You’ll find a step by step lesson on how to create beautiful cookies for Valentines Day.

With just over 3 weeks to Valentines Day, now is the time to make and freeze your cookie dough.  You can even bake and freeze un-iced cookies.  This do-a-head will make cookie decorating day go so much faster.

Happy Baking!

Cathy

]]> http://cathysdesignercookies.com/personal-updates/cookies-for-sweethearts/feed/ 0 To Hot to Bake Cookies??? http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/to-hot-to-bake-cookies/ http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/to-hot-to-bake-cookies/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:07:49 +0000 Cathy http://cathysdesignercookies.com/blog/?p=78 Continue reading →]]> What??! No baking cookies??  Hey, “It’s too hot to bake”,  you might say. (Even though it’s almost National Sugar Cookie Day!)  Remember….”must make cookies” for July 9th.

Idea, what’s wrong with buying a few baked cookies from your local bakery? (Shop from locals whenever you can.)

The best part of cookie making is the decorating!  Make up some fun, bright colors of Royal icing and let the kids decorate!  Round cookies can be the sun, a beach ball, logos, badges, baseballs, soccer balls…..whatever they can think of.  Just let them have fun!  (Sort of like Dec. cookie decorating in the kitchen, what a fun mess)! Pull out all of the holiday sprinkles, jimmies and silver dragees.  What a great way to fill up an afternoon!  Plus you get to eat cookies!

This is a great rain-y day activity for all ages.  Plus it’s fun when it’s too hot to go outside!

A neat idea: If the ‘store bought’ cookies are soft enough, try cutting shapes with your own cookie cutters.  Just be sure and use simple cutter shapes.  Place the cookie on a hard surface, (cutting board works great) place the cutter on the cookie and press.  Cut all the way through the cookie.  Heart, square and round cookie cutter seem to work best.  You can even use a mini cookie cutter to cut out the center of the  baked cookie for a ‘fun look’.  Decorate cookie as usual.

Happy Baking!

]]> http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/to-hot-to-bake-cookies/feed/ 0 Regarding July 9th http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/regarding-july-9th/ http://cathysdesignercookies.com/decorating-tutorials/regarding-july-9th/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:15:02 +0000 Cathy http://cathysdesignercookies.com/blog/?p=71 Continue reading →]]> Just wanted everyone to know about a very important day this month.  Most of you know July is “National Ice Cream” month.   However, did you know, July 9th is “National Sugar Cookie Day“?   I am letting you know ahead of time so you will have plenty of time to make your cookie dough, stash it in the freezer (yes, sugar cookie dough freezes very well) and bake a batch of fresh homemade sugar cookies!

Be sure and let me know how you celebrate the big day.  (I’ll post a photo of the best celebration!)  Your family and friends will thank you!

Happy Baking!

PS: July 22 is “Ratcatcher Day” (really!)  So…go catch a rat?? Yikes!

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