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Nov 11, 2020
2 min

When Baking is Rehabilitation

Everyone who mixes butter and sugar together will usually admit that baking is therapy. But, could it have an even higher calling? One o...

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Jul 18, 2020
3 min

A Recipe for Bakers Who Have Something to Prove

Remember Mall Cookies? Back when we could spend an entire day in the mall shopping, we would undoubtedly meander through the common area ...

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Jun 13, 2020
3 min

Problem Solving via Cookie Dough

It is no secret that Gowans are not handy. Academic, perhaps; fixers of broken things, never. All the tools in this house will fit in a t...

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May 27, 2020
4 min

Tale of the Keto Cookie

I hear you squawking! Everybody is wanting a Keto cookie! By looking at me you can tell I don' t know much about the latest diet bandwago...

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Jul 25, 2019
8 min

Lessons from the Cookie Nip Summer Tour

Well the Cookie Nip Summer Tour is complete and I while I could regale you with details of the celebrities we encountered, the amazing ca...

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Mar 12, 2019
5 min

Musings from the Dark Side

If you have sent me a message in the past few weeks that I seemingly ignored, please forgive me. It is not that I ignored anyone, just th...

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Jan 24, 2019
1 min

Hey would you send me that recipe you posted a couple months back? I lost it.

Hello friends, I love sharing recipes with you. It is my goal to send one every week but let's be honest; sometimes life or work prohibit...

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Sep 18, 2018
5 min

What Happens at Cookie Con.....

What happens at Cookie Con comes right on back home with you! After thirty years in education, I have enjoyed my share of conferences and...

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Aug 31, 2018
2 min

Rough Around the Edges

No matter how carefully we roll and cut and bake, at some point we will get a cookie that is a little rough around the edges. Sometimes i...

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Aug 24, 2018
2 min

The Struggle is REAL

Those of us who bake cookies probably have a good mixer with a sturdy engine. Many of us have KitchenAid mixers. The KitchenAid comes in ...

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Aug 23, 2018
2 min

The THINGS You Learn at Cookie School!

So last weekend I was at Cookie School with a guest from Pittsburg. She was very friendly but we all could immediately tell by her accent...

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Jun 30, 2018
3 min

The Great Debate on Glitter

I have told you before that Pinterest is not your friend. Styled food photo shoots are so trendy and popular because we love to look at t...

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Jun 17, 2018
3 min

Happily Ever After

When I started on this journey of concocting a signature flavor, I had a certain blend in mind. I will admit it is just a little bit exci...

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May 29, 2018
2 min

How Can I Stop My Colors from Bleeding?

One of the most maddening challenges we face as cookie bakers is color bleed. I have tried to completely dry colors before introducing mo...

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May 2, 2018
3 min

It's a Sweet Life!

It has been an exciting couple of weeks for The Cookie School. About this time last year I began dreaming of creating a signature flavor ...

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Apr 2, 2018
3 min

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts

I am not a numbers person. That's why when I struck off to create a signature flavor for The Cookie School, I recruited a higher level ma...

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Mar 27, 2018
5 min

Lessons I learned at the Post Office

It is a good thing I am a lifelong learner! The same day I defended my dissertation, my committee told me, "Congratulations! You can now ...

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Mar 6, 2018
2 min

All Cookie Cutters Are Not Created Equal

The addiction begins with the vision for a beautifully crafted cookie and one stinkin adorable cookie cutter. That works out so well, you...

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Feb 23, 2018
1 min

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

Would you eat them in a box? Would you eat them with a fox? Everybody involved with an elementary school knows that the high holy holiday...

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Jan 31, 2018
1 min

Got Groundhogs?

Meteorologists are not the only ones who love groundhogs. If you know any elementary learners, chances are, they will be celebrating some...

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