Sep 6, 20213 minCookie Con Orlan-dough!I have heard that Orlando is the happiest place on earth and this weekend, it surely was! After two years of staying away from each...
Mar 12, 20211 minWhy do my Cookies Look Cracked on the Top?I get a lot of questions about how this texture is produced and I am amused by the way it is described! "It looks like dry, cracked,...
Mar 5, 20213 minWhy do my cookies look like this?I get all kinds of texts from all kinds of people wanting me to troubleshoot cookie failures. I am happy to help.This question is...
Nov 11, 20202 minWhen Baking is RehabilitationEveryone who mixes butter and sugar together will usually admit that baking is therapy. But, could it have an even higher calling? One...
Jul 18, 20203 minA Recipe for Bakers Who Have Something to ProveRemember Mall Cookies? Back when we could spend an entire day in the mall shopping, we would undoubtedly meander through the common area...
Jun 13, 20203 minProblem Solving via Cookie DoughIt 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...
May 27, 20204 minTale of the Keto CookieI 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...
Jul 25, 20198 minLessons from the Cookie Nip Summer TourWell the Cookie Nip Summer Tour is complete and I while I could regale you with details of the celebrities we encountered, the amazing...
Mar 12, 20195 minMusings from the Dark SideIf 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...
Jan 24, 20191 minHey 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...
Sep 18, 20185 minWhat 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...
Aug 31, 20182 minRough Around the EdgesNo 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...
Aug 24, 20182 minThe Struggle is REALThose of us who bake cookies probably have a good mixer with a sturdy engine. Many of us have KitchenAid mixers. The KitchenAid comes in...
Aug 23, 20182 minThe 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...
Jun 30, 20183 minThe Great Debate on GlitterI 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...
Jun 17, 20183 minHappily Ever AfterWhen 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...
May 29, 20182 minHow 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...
May 2, 20183 minIt'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...
Apr 2, 20183 minThe Whole is Greater than the Sum of its PartsI 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...
Mar 27, 20185 minLessons I learned at the Post OfficeIt is a good thing I am a lifelong learner! The same day I defended my dissertation, my committee told me, "Congratulations! You can now...
Mar 6, 20182 minAll Cookie Cutters Are Not Created EqualThe addiction begins with the vision for a beautifully crafted cookie and one stinkin adorable cookie cutter. That works out so well, you...
Feb 23, 20181 minHappy Birthday Dr. SeussWould 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...
Jan 31, 20181 minGot Groundhogs?Meteorologists are not the only ones who love groundhogs. If you know any elementary learners, chances are, they will be celebrating some...
Jan 30, 20181 minThe Online Store is LIVE!The Cookie School's online store is up and running. Especially if you are a distance learner, that is an easy way to purchase supplies...
Jan 11, 20182 minWhat is the Shelf-Life of these Cookies?People are always asking me this question and I typically say, "A week!" I need to rethink that answer. Don't be ridiculous. These...
Jan 4, 20182 minHappy New Year!Have you had enough of cookies to last you until next Christmas? Me neither. I have found that creating art out of butter and sugar only...
Dec 21, 20173 minHow do I know if my stone is good for baking cookies?Stones were invented for pizzas, not for cookies. It must have been some serendipitous discovery that it even works for something with...
Dec 19, 20172 minThe GOSPEL of Christmas CookiesJoyce Payne, one of the holiest ladies I know, came up to me at church and gave me some rules regarding Christmas Cookies. I have to...
Nov 28, 20174 minCookie School Gone Wild!Wow! I have a lot that has been going on the past few weeks and I am just now catching up. Every day I get at least a dozen messages...
Oct 12, 20171 minHow Are You Spending Your Fall Break?Everybody I know is either at the Georgia National Fair or at Disney World. I spent my fall break teaching Cookie School. I may not be in...
Oct 10, 20172 minI Need Creative Help!Lots of great things are shaking at The Cookie School. Every week I meet great new friends who share my passion for baking artwork. I...
Oct 8, 20173 minScience Fair at Cookie SchoolThere ought to be a 12 step program for what is wrong with me! All I set out to do was bake cookies. So, how did I get here, trying to...
Sep 26, 20171 minHow long will these cookies last in the freezer?A long time! Often when we are finished rolling out all the cookies we need, we have a bit of dough left over. If you know of an event...
Sep 20, 20171 minBut What If I'm NOT Artistic?Neither am I. Fortunately, you don't have to be artistic to create these cookies. If you learned to hold a pencil or a paintbrush, you...
Sep 14, 20174 minThe teacher is preachin'Everyone who is a teacher fully understands that it is not a giant leap to preach! Preachin' is just teaching punctuated with passion....
Sep 14, 20172 minDam frostingWhen I was a beginning cookie baker/decorator, there were two consistencies of frosting for every cookie; dam frosting and flood...
Sep 7, 20173 minI love this thing!With 17 first cousins, guess who ended up with this treasure that I am convinced, made my Grandmother one of the finest bakers in the...
Sep 6, 20172 minThe Struggle is REALIf the struggle that is ADHD is not yours, I offer you a frame of reference for your own gratitude. Tonight I ran in to Kroger to pick up...
Aug 30, 20171 minHow can I tell when my frosting consistency is perfect?For frosting cookies, you need more than a recipe. You not only need to know how much of each ingredient to put in the bowl, you need to...
Aug 29, 20173 minWhat if I HATE to clean up this mess?Let's get real. When you pay someone to make your cookies or your cakes, you are not paying them for their delicious ingredients or...
Aug 23, 20171 minHelp! I made a mess of my frosting. Can this be fixed?If you work with frosting long enough, you are going to mis-mix some. A few of the Americolor brand colors are ones that get really...
Aug 21, 20172 minHow long can I keep leftover frosting?If you come into my kitchen on any given day, you will find a bunch of snap top bowls containing bits of colored frosting. If you know...
Aug 16, 20174 minMarginal MogulsI am raising a couple of enterprising teenagers. The entrepreneurial gene begins developing the minute you won’t buy something they want....
Aug 16, 20172 minCan I keep this leftover dough or do I have to bake it all up now?Yes. Keep it. Bake it. Do whatever you want with it except throw it out. This is a baker's recipe so naturally, it is going to make more...
Aug 15, 20172 minWhen you have 2,000 cookie cutters, how do you find that one that you need?I'm not gonna lie. There is a 12 step program for people who hoard cookie cutters. I am unapologetic. I love cutters; tin, plastic,...
Aug 14, 20172 minCan you fix a broken cookie before it is baked?Yes. Especially if the cookie is still in its dough state. Every baker has struggled with custom designs with little bitty appendages...
Aug 9, 20173 minDefying the laws of bakingMy mama used to have a recipe she affectionately called a "dump cake," duly named because you just dump everything in the bowl and mix....
Aug 8, 20172 minWhat are you baking on and what difference does it make?My mama was a big believer in the Airbake cookie pans. She probably baked a half million cookies on them. But, I, on the other hand, have...
Aug 8, 20172 minHow can I soften butter fast?Most all cookie recipes begin with softened butter. But let's just suppose that you didn't think about getting out your butter last night...