Baking Cookies Decorated Cookie Collection

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Baking is a true passion of mine.
I've made baked goods all my life.....and my adult kids request certain favorites even now.
I no longer eat grain-based desserts.....but I sure love to pour my heart into making them for others.

This collection of cookies was created to reflect all the joy that comes from taking single ingredients and making something that brings joy and a smile to the recipient. :)

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CookieCrazie Basics: Sugar Cookie Recipe

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Check out all the CookieCrazie Recipes and Basics HERE.

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CookieCrazieBasics: Sugar Cookie Recipe

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It all starts with a good sugar cookie recipe.

And if the basic cookie is not delicious, it doesn't really matter what it looks like.

I've been using the following recipe for many years. I think it's "secret ingredient" is the sour cream. It holds its shape perfectly and tastes the best of all I've had.

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CookieCrazie Sugar Cookies

1 cup (227 grams) butter, softened (2 sticks)

1 1/2 cups (300 grams) sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup (125 grams) sour cream

4 & 3/4 cups (600 grams) flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, vanilla, & sour cream. Blend in dry ingredients.
No refrigeration of dough is necessary.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Roll dough to desired thickness. Cut into shapes.
Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake approx 20 minutes.

Yield: 20-25 medium cookies

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CookieCon 2015 Book

CookieCon 2015 held lots of fun surprises.

One of them was the creation of this book about Cookie Connie entitled,

"If You Give a Cookie Decorator an Order".

Each of the twenty pages feature a scene full of cookies......created by a different cookie artist.

It is truly a one-of-a-kind book that brings a smile to the face.

The first "official reading" of the book was done at CookieCon 2015 on September 24, 2015.

After the opening ceremony, every participant was given a book.

I had the distinct privilege of designing a page in the book.

When I saw a chance to create a grocery store scene, I jumped at it. :)

The aisle cookies were huge.......around 10" tall at the longest point.

I joked about giving a thumb to Cookie Connie.....as she was thumb-less in the original photos.

But how in the world was she going to hold a grocery list without a thumb?! haha

I put so many ingredients in the grocery cart that you could hardly see the cart cookie itself.

Here's a photo with fewer ingredients so you can actually see a bit more of the cart.

There are so many wonderful pages in the book.

The details are FABULOUS!

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I have some good news and some bad news.

First....the bad news. (I always like to get it over with first.)

This book was only made for those who attended CookieCon 2015. It will not be offered for sale. :(

BUT..... the good news....

I have an extra copy that I'm giving away on the CookieCrazie Instagram page!

To enter the CookieCon 2015 Book giveaway on Instagram...

Repost today's CookieCrazie Giveaway image including the hashtag #cookiecrazieccbook
(Don't forget the hashtag! That's my only way to track all participants.)

Rules:
You must be following CookieCrazie's Instagram page.
Your account must be public for confirmation.
You may only enter one time.
Enter before Sunday, October 18, at midnight CST.
International participants are welcome. 
A winner will be chosen at random and announced on Monday, October 19 via Instagram.

The GIVEAWAY is now closed.

Thanks so much for being a part of my cookie world and supporting my ministry.

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CookieCon 2015: Greatest Show on Earth!
CookieCon 2015 Book
2015 PreCookieCon Classes

Pancake Cookies (Tutorial)

Now that I've unveiled the Dessert for Breakfast Cookie Collection.....
it's time to show you how I made many of the cookies in the set.

Let's start with pancakes.
The best part about them is that you only need round-shaped cookies.

Mix up both light and medium tan colored 10-second glaze.
Start by making a less-than-perfect circle with medium tan glaze
as seen by the cookie on the right (below).
Leave approximately 1/4" of the outer rim of the cookie bare.

After it has dried for 15 minutes, add a light tan glaze rim around the darker glaze.
(This is seen in the left and center cookies below.)
Try to make it look as random and less-than-perfect as a normal pancake.

Allow the cookies to dry for approximately two hours.

Press a texture mat like this one (sand) randomly on the glaze to add some wrinkle marks.

Also, add some small holes around the edges with a cake tester.

(If you study pancakes....you'll see the air bubble holes around the edge.)

Finally add a white glaze outline around the edge of the light tan glaze.

Allow the cookies to dry overnight.

Color some edible glaze molding clay a deep "syrup" brown color 

and then make a small amount of light "butter" yellow.

To color clay, knead color gel into it.

If the clay gets too soft from the gel, you can add powdered sugar to firm it up.

Roll out the brown clay into a thinner layer and cut around the edges to

form some "fingers" that will drape over the pancakes.

Cut out the yellow clay with a small fluted circle (or just a plain circle) to make a pat of butter.

Drape the brown clay over a stack of pancake cookies and 

paint copper sheen airbrush color over the "syrup" to make it shine.

Top it off with a pat of butter. :)

Dessert for Breakfast Cookie Collection

Serving Mom Breakfast in Bed......a COOKIE Breakfast

Pancake Cookies (Tutorial) 
Donut Cookies (Tutorial) 
Sunny-Side-Up Egg Cookies (Tutorial) 
Fork, Knife & Spoon Cookies (Tutorial)
Bacon Cookies (Tutorial) 
Flower Cookie Pops (Tutorial) 
Blueberry Muffin Cookies (Tutorial)