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CookieCrazie Chatter...... Friday, February 14, 2014










It's back!
Cookie Con 2014 is coming soon.
You don't want to miss this....

I'd LOVE to see you there!



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CookieCrazie will be at Cookie'sCool in Genoa, Italy May 1-3, 2014

http://www.cookiescool.com/en/cookie-artists/pam-sneed-cookie-crazie

To check out the information:
Cookie'sCool Website
Cookie'sCool Facebook page

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CookieCrazie's Week in Review



http://www.cookiecrazie.com/2014/02/cookies-made-with-love.html



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Personal Side


It's Valentines Day!
I hope it is a wonderful love-filled day for all of you.

Nothing special going on here.
But that's the norm for V-Day.
But I sure had a wonderful time making all those Valentines cookies these last few weeks!

This week I did a random set of shapes using just three colors.
It was challenging......but very rewarding.

Next week......birthday cookie order.
I want to come up with some new birthday shapes. 
We'll see.....

I also bought some super adorable props for a photo shoot related to spring......
I can't wait to make cookies that go with them. haha

Oh yes, spring. 
It will be here soon.
Pastels......green grass.....and so many wonderful sights and smells.
Don't you just love the changing of the seasons?



Instagram photos for this week:


Happy Friday!

 Princess Crowns.....all dressed up and ready for the party.


Maybe if we think about SPRING enough, it will come.
These cookies were made last week out of pure longing.


Limiting myself to just THREE colors this week.
Why is that so hard for me?




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Last CookieCrazie Chatter....


Showers of Love Cookie Collection





I've been dreaming about doing this cookie collection.

I saw some cute Valentine sets from Sew Love The Day and that's what got me started. :)

Puffy clouds......


Heart "raindrops" on strings.....


A wagon.....


A truck.....


Lots of love showering down....


And there you have it.......
my Showers of Love Cookie Collection. :)



Valentines 2014 Cookie Collection

Chocolate Kiss Cookies (Tutorial)





Mmmmm......that love-able candy that represents a kiss. :)

The best part about making these cookies is that you control the messages placed into them.
They can be as generic or as personal as you'd like.

Print out your personalized messages using a small font (8-12).
Trim them so they are on a long thin piece of paper.


For the cookie, I highly recommend a chocolate cut-out cookie. Mmmmm
The dark color and yummy flavor is perfect for this project.

 The special copper cutter I purchased a few years ago is no longer available (sorry!),
but a triangle cutter with one end curled to look like a kiss works just fine.


BEFORE baking the cookies......
Trim the message papers with an extra blank portion that can be stuck into the cookie.
Cut open the "top" of the cookie and insert the paper message.



Once the cookies are baked, outline and flood the cookies with gray 10-second glaze.
(Gray is made by adding a tiny amount of Americolor Super Black to uncolored glaze.)


Allow the glaze to dry for 1-2 hours (times will vary with conditions),
then gently press on a texture mat to give the glaze a crinkled foil look.
To make the imprints random......press in one direction, and then in a different direction.


Also, use a cake tester to add some foil lines to the glaze.


Allow the glaze to dry overnight.
Brush a mixture of silver pearl dust and almond extract onto the entire cookie.


xoxoxo


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