Or dragons? or mini dinosaurs? With their slithery skin, these 3-D cookie creations can easily pass for all of the above! Use them as favors at a Jurassic World-themed party, or as a centerpiece along with Julia’s incredible castle cookie
Let’s come a tad closer to Julia’s 3-D lizard cookies so you can better appreciate their “skin”. Creating it was a multistep process for Julia. First, she embossed cookie dough with the SugarVeil Mesh Mat; then she cut, contoured (or
“Attention to detail” is Julia’s watchword! Even from the back, these 3-D creatures look perfectly detailed and assembled. To learn how Julia created her whimsical lizards, visit her YouTube video.
Here, Julia elevated the typical ice cream sandwich by nestling her from-scratch ice cream between homemade dacquoise (essentially crun-chewy, gluten-free nut wafers). The combination of textures is utterly delightful! For Julia’s dacquoise recipe and other handling and storage tips, jump
Julia’s never one to skimp on flavor or freshness, which means she even makes her own ice cream! Her favorite flavor amongst those in these sandwiches is her super chocolate rosemary-infused one. Never had rosemary in ice cream before? No
Julia loves rosemary in her savory cooking – so much so that she’s constantly looking for ways to cross it over into sweets. Well, this crossover-recipe is one you won’t want to skip. Infusing the cream with rosemary gives this
Many of the intricate details on these cookie boxes (yes, they’re cookies!) were made with SugarVeil products! First, some cookies were embossed with the SugarVeil Lace Mat; others were wrapped with edible lace made with it. Then after some spritzing with
Here are two of Julia’s fancy filigree cookie boxes, up close and personal! She used SugarVeil products in three ways on them. Can you spot all of the ways? If not, check out her YouTube video where she explains every
As always, Julia likes to make multiple variations of the same project, mostly to test herself, but also to demonstrate the versatility of her tutorials. For this dome-lidded variation of her filigree boxes, Julia iced the sides with royal icing
In this filigree cookie box variation, Julia skipped the icing on the sides, and went directly to applying the SugarVeil lace. She also “toned down” the lid – literally – by dispensing with the 3-D dome (shown elsewhere in this
Made and photographed in one of Julia’s international classes in Israel, this box gets its rich texture from the use of masked stencils and intricate piping. Also of special note is the small monogrammed cookie “window” set behind the larger
A staple in cookie decorating, the royal icing rose can be tricky for beginners to master. But Julia will move you quickly down the learning curve with this in-depth YouTube video tutorial. Before you know it, you’ll be making roses
It’s amazing how impactful a simple technique like wet-on-wet marbling can be, but these daisies and leaves are a case in point. All of the marbled patterns on the petals and leaves were created by laying wet icing on top
Wondering if it’s a wedding cake?! Well, it’s not. It’s nearly 100-percent cookie – and a fun alternative to traditional bridal fare. The added plus is that it has little to no royal icing on it, so no messy color
Julia adorned this tiered cookie cake with a cascade of molded cookie flowers. Why go with anything else when cookies are so darn versatile? Curious to know more about this cake (errr, cookie)? See this video, where Julia addresses the
The large and very striking flowers on this contoured cookie cake are un-iced cookies, easily made by baking tinted dough in silicone molds. (The smaller pink roses were piped with royal icing, and the leaves were cut from thin sheets
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