Posts by GeminiRJ

I love glace! I like that I don't need to go to a specialty store for any of the ingredients. It's a comfort to know if I'm decorating some last minute cookies on a Sunday night and run short of icing, I can just run down to the...

The most important thing to keep in mind when shipping cookies is that you don't want them to move around inside the package. While I only decorate in glaze, I've received both RI and fondant decorated cookies by mail. As long as they...

The one rule of thumb that you'll hear over and over for pricing decorated cookies is $1 per inch. You can use that as a starting point. So a 3" round cookie would be $3. A 3"x4" cookie would be $3.50. If there aren't a lot of colors...

I use "Goof Off", small yellow can with a red top and red lettering. Excellent! I really dislike the smell, and you have to be careful because it's (I'm told) bad on plastic, but great on metal and glass for getting the glue from price...

You can also look for sales on large, simple cutters and re-bend them into the shapes you need.

When you need your cookies to be the same size and shape after baking as before, here's what you do: as soon as the cookies come out of the oven, re-cut them using the cookie cutter. The cookie should be soft long enough to do...

Glace is my favorite. It dries firm to the touch, but stays soft underneath. It's still sweet, though.   3 cups powdered sugar, sifted 3 tablespoons corn syrup 3 tablespoons milk or water (I use skim milk) 1 1/2 tsp....

I've been using Silpats, and love them! They're not cheap, but they've held up great for over two years now and I never have to buy parchment paper. I bought them on sale at Sur La Table.

Hi, Rosie! A job switch has made getting on the computer difficult during the day, and my home computer doesn't like this website for some reason. It won't let me access it! So I spend most of my computer time on Flickr now. How's...

Glace icing does NOT like to get cold! If you refrigerate or freeze the decorated cookies before the icing is completely set (a good 24 hous or more) the icing will end up looking splotchy. I've found that adding some brite white food...