hi everybody happy holidays, wanted to ask anyone out there for any tips or help they can give me on cookie decorating, and cookie bouquets. i tried looking for how to articles on the cookie bouquets, but no luck and last year i bought some wilton cookie pop pans but i did like the results. i never liked decorating suagr cookies but this year i made some for christmas, very simple ones they were all square and the were made to look like presents, i also made some gingerbread men with little bow ties and buttons and i enjoyed making them so much now i want to learn everything about cookies and cookie bouquets so if anyone out there does not mind sharing any tips or recipes i would greatly aprriciate it. thanks

well you've come to the right place! i've only made decorated cookies once and it was sooooo easy. read antonia74's tutorial on the home page and the posts in this forum and you should be able to make a cookie bouquet in a snap!

thanks bunches mxpark

Here's the tutorial (How to Bake & Decorate Cookies:

http://www.cakecentral.com/article54-How-To-Bake--Decorate-Cookies.html

Here are some recipes.

No Fail Sugar Cookies:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2055-0-No-Fail-Sugar-Cookies.html

Glace Cookie Icing:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2119-5-Toba-Garretts-Glace-Icing.html

Royal Cookie Icing:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1983-1-Royal-Icing-for-Decorated-Cookies.html

Threads on the different icings:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-50639-royal.html+glace

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-43927-royal.html+glace

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-36488-royal.html+glace

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-28317-royal.html+glace

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-6465-royal.html+glace

Threads on shortbread vs. sugar cookies (includes recipes):

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-53010-shortbread.html+decorated

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-51546-shortbread.html+decorated

Here are threads on cookie bouquets (including how-to's):

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-47576-bouquets.html

Decorated Cookie Websites:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-45704-bouquets.html

Cookie Bouquet Holder Ideas:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-45714-bouquets.html

Sticks, Bags, Foam:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-33979-bouquets.html

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-24361-bouquets.html

HTH

thank you so much janh those articles were very helpful i appriciate the time you took to link them to me!!! your the best

Well you're certainly welcome, cakekrayzie

Look forward to seeing pics of your cookie creations!!!

My friend, Trish, who is a member here, makes great cookie bouquets. Her website is:

www.cakemaven.com

Check out her work.

Theresa