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Cradle Close-up

Like always, Julia made multiple renditions of her baby cradle project. This close-up features a design where the whitewashed headboard and baseboard are dominated by molded cookies! To see how this cradle was assembled and decorated, hop on over to Julia’s

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Bear-y Cute

Julia filled her 3-D cradle cookie project with pillows made of royal icing transfers and the cutest 2-D bear cookies! All of the delicate black details on the bears were drawn with edible markers, and the patches were made of

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Pillow Perfection

Though only companions to Julia’s 3-D baby cradle cookie, these edible pillows are so worth pointing out! Cleverly constructed of cake lace and wafer paper trims sandwiched between royal icing transfers, they fill out Julia’s cradles just perfectly. For all

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Light Your Fire

Don’t these mousse-filled chocolate firecrackers do just that? Make them exactly as pictured, or streamline the project by making just the cylinders. Either way, they are a most festive Fourth of July dessert! Jump on over to Julia’s YouTube channel

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Smokin’ Hot!

OMG, yes! This 3-D BBQ grill lookalike is entirely cookie and icing – and so darn hot! Watch how Julia baked, dipped, and assembled the grill cookie in this YouTube video. And, to learn how to make the food, plates,

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Smokin’ Hot Redux

Here’s a slightly more complex 3-D BBQ grill with a suspended side station loaded with royal icing burgers and hotdogs! How tasty! Watch how Julia shaped and assembled the grill cookie in this YouTube video. And, to learn how to

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Rocking It In Red

Julia’s 3-D BBQ grill cookie also rocks it in red – and even when all closed up! To learn how she so perfectly cloaks these cookies in icing, check out this YouTube video. And, for every step behind the food,

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Dad’s View

Imagine dad tending Julia’s 3-D grill! Here’s what that cookie might look like from his point of view! As always, Julia labors over every aspect of her 3-D projects to make sure they view well from all angles. See how

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Food, Glorious Food

Indeed! Can you believe that these teeny hotdogs and hamburgers are all edible? So too are the smoke, flames, grill grate, and cheese! To learn how Julia made these details in her 3-D grill cookie vignette, check out this video.

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Picnic Plate

More fabulous details from Julia’s 3-D grill cookie vignette! This royal icing plate was detailed with edible marker before it became the landing place for a royal icing hotdog, two hamburgers, and slices of fondant cheese. The daisies and grass

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A Twist on Tuiles

And that’s “twist” both literally and figuratively! Here, Julia’s same tuile recipe used for classic fortune cookies is twisted into the cones for these fanciful lookalike cookies. BTW, the soft-swirl topper is a meringue. To learn how to make these ice cream

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Soft-Swirl Imposter

Here’s another view of Julia’s ice cream cone lookalikes, made entirely from cookies. It’s only upon close inspection that one realizes that soft-swirl ice cream is really a crispy meringue cookie! How sneaky of Julia! For all the details behind

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Chic Chocolate Cups

Planning a super special dinner party?! Then serve your dessert in style with Julia’s elegant stenciled chocolate dessert cups. For all of the details in video form, jump on over to Julia’s YouTube channel.

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Chic Chocolate Cups Redux

Can’t get enough of Julia’s elegant stenciled dessert cups? Here’s a closer view showing them in their all-chocolate splendor. To see how she made them using her signature conformable stencils, check out her YouTube video.

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Lidless and Lovely

Even without their lids, Julia’s stenciled chocolate cups are stunning. She’s filled them simply with blackberries dusted with edible gold powder, but mousse, pudding, cake, or just about any other sweet would fit nicely inside. For detailed instructions, check out

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Cone-venience

These cone-shaped tuiles filled with mousse aren’t just elegant; they’re also incredibly convenient! Small and easy to handle, they’re the perfect pick-me-up dessert at parties. To see how to make them, take a look at Julia’s instructional video.

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