Hot mulled cider is a staple at the holiday season, but why not upturn tradition and try something new and unexpected instead?! That’s what Julia did when she developed this sorbet with the same underlying flavor profile. Served up in
Let’s zoom in now to explore the details on Julia’s 3-D party cracker cookies. Julia first contoured cookie dough into half-cylinders; then she dipped those pieces in royal icing. Once the icing was dry, she stenciled the cookies with frosting
No, they’re absolutely not! Julia made the one in the foreground with contoured, dipped, and stenciled cookies. The ones in the background were decorated with cutout frosting sheets among other things. And the sweet little birds and vignettes on the
Julia loves to give edible presents at the holidays – but not your average Christmas cookies. Oh no, nothing expected or normal will do! Here, Julia made 3-D cookie boxes using a range of decorating techniques and then filled them
Julia is known for putting spins on her projects – both to test herself and also to demonstrate the versatility of her tutorials. This Christmas cookie box is one such spin. Rather than being stenciled (like other boxes in this
Even all by themselves with no bottoms, the lids on Julia’s 3-D Christmas box cookies make splendid holiday treats. This array of lids features rubber-stamped designs. The central patterns on both the foreground and red lids were rubber-stamped, as were
Julia loves working with molded cookies because their gorgeous texture can obviate the need for flooding with royal icing, which is often a time-consuming task. These tiaras, embellished solely with royal icing transfers and gold luster spray, are a case
What?! Yes, you can wear them and eat them! Made entirely of molded cookies and royal icing transfers, these pendants are both stunning and tasty. To learn how to make one for your little (or adult!) princess, check out Julia’s YouTube
What’s that wondrous covering on this cake?! Glad you asked! It’s Julia’s signature chocolate cake wrap, this time done in multiple colors. Wraps like these can be traced with untempered chocolate, but Julia opted to pipe this one freehand, only
Before you move away from this cake, take just a moment to appreciate the handpiped chocolate details. Julia piped this entire wrap freehand and did so pretty darn fast to boot! For these wraps to be a success, the chocolate
A riff on Julia’s Caterpillar Caper cookie in her second book Ultimate Cookies, this fun back-to-school project is sure to cheer up those kids who’d rather be in the kitchen than in class! You can turn these cookies into a party game
Inspired by 50s-vintage filigree perfume bottles, these beauties – believe it or not – are completely cookie and icing. And lucky you! Julia reveals all of the tips for making this project in these two YouTube videos: first, this video,
And now for a vertical view of Julia’s filigree perfume bottle cookies, just to demonstrate Julia’s care in making sure her 3-D projects view well from all angles. For all of the details behind this project, see Julia’s two YouTube
Julia’s favorite cookie perfume bottle (of the two pictured elsewhere in this gallery) boasts a towering 5-inch molded and gilded cookie stopper. Wow-za! For all of the details behind this project, see Julia’s two YouTube videos: first, this video, which
Let’s examine the face of Julia’s cookie perfume bottle a little more closely. A focal stamped fondant appliqué and hundreds of royal icing transfers combine to give this cookie its lavish look. For all of the decorating details, please check
Wrapped completely in hand-piped chocolate (seven colors of white chocolate, plus semisweet!), this little cake is a big stunner. For details about how to make your own, check out this YouTube video or Julia’s other cake wrap videos found in this
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