OMG, right?! Julia did, in fact, pipe every tiny detail on this cookie except for the modeling chocolate bow, that is. Word of warning: Precision-piping of this sort takes time. Julia estimates that this 4-inch needlepoint cookie took her about
Indeed – especially when it comes to making cookies like this one that use the needlepoint technique! Here, Julia piped about eleven tiny squares per linear inch, which amounts to well over 1,000 across the entirety of this 4-inch cookie.
Here’s a cookie variation bearing the namesake message in Julia’s Joyeux Noel Dynamic Duos™ release. In this case, all design elements were directly airbrushed and stenciled on the cookie icing, leading to a very sleek, streamlined look. To learn more
This festive cookie uses both sets in Julia’s Joyeux Noel Dynamic Duos™ release: the background set with the stripes and angel, and the message and frame set. All of these elements were directly airbrushed and stenciled on the cookie icing,
In addition to an angel and various Christmas messages, Julia’s Joyeux Noel Dynamic Duos™ sets contain a pair of bells and a message for ringing in the New Year. Julia always strives to make her stencil sets as adaptable and
This sweet angel duo was crafted with only the background set in Julia’s Joyeux Noel Dynamic Duos™ release, which proves that even message-less cookies can be magnificent. Note how Julia gave the upper angel extra lift by making it as
Sporting little more than the bells from the background set in Julia’s Joyeux Noel Dynamic Duos™ release, this cookie is striking even sans stripes and message. Julia could have left well enough alone, but that’s not her modus operandi as
Let’s get a little closer to Julia’s edible napkin ring so you can explore more of its details! The ring itself is embossed and contoured cookie dough. After it was baked and cooled, Julia spread royal icing into its grooves
For her 2019 fall class at the Wilton School, Julia taught this impressive but very doable 3-D woodland cookie box. In every one of her classes and videos, Julia takes the utmost care to break down each project step so
What does one do with a cookie box like this? Good question – and there’s an equally good answer! Julia likes to use cookie boxes as either party décor or party favors. Here, she took the décor route by filling
Indeed. You’d hardly know these royal icing pine cones weren’t the real deal. And what an appropriate addition they make to the base of Julia’s 3-D woodland cookie box! Simply perfection! For Julia’s entire woodland cookie box and all of
One of Julia’s latest fascinations is creating dimensional royal icing flowers with a piecework technique, wherein each petal is piped separately and then joined together. These fabulous folk art-style flowers were made precisely this way, and were later used to
After spotting some colorful bird-themed pottery in her local art gallery, Julia got to thinking that a quirky folk art bird’s nest might be a fun cookie project. And here you see the result of Julia’s crazy brainstorming! For the
One version of a 3-D project is rarely enough for Julia! She loves to try out variations in color and structure, and then, of course, if anything should go awry in the construction (particularly with a project as complex as
With 3-D cookies, it’s not enough for a project to look good from an overhead view; it needs to view well from all angles, and from bottom to top. This zoomed-in view of Julia’s folk art bird’s nest project demonstrates
Here, you can see Julia’s famous piecework flowers in action on the base of an actual 3-D cookie project. The folk art-style daisy on the side of this towering 3-D bird’s nest cookie was made of individual pieces of royal
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