Yet another place card cookie made for Julia’s 2012 tea party featured in Where Women Cook! It’s so easy to change up the sentiments in this party favor just by using a different rubber stamp. For rubber-stamping details and assembly
During her early decorating years, Julia had a thing for panorama cookies (stacked frame-style cookies) like this one for Easter. Here, she decorated the bottom cookie using printed wafer paper and embellished the top frame with a simple royal icing
In case you doubted that Julia once had a thing for panorama cookies (stacked frame-style cookies), here’s another example that confirms her fetish! Instead of using a printed wafer paper image on the bottom cookie as she did on her
Here’s an application of the needlepoint technique all in white. Even though these heart cookies don’t involve multiple colors, you’ll still need to budget a fair bit of time to pipe them. (It took Julia half an hour to detail
The stenciling technique, shown on these two hearts, is near and dear to Julia, largely because it’s quick and requires little previous decorating experience. Yes, even a young child can do it! Just swipe icing with a steady hand over
Can you believe it? More swoon-worthy spins on the stenciling technique as applied to hearts! The big red and pink numbers show off Julia’s “mirror image” method, which uses different parts of the same stencil with different royal icing colors. A simple
As you probably know by now, Julia loves repurposing – and not just old menus and cards, but everything! Here, she used vintage lace, a brooch, and an antique wedding photo printed on glass to dress up her niece’s bridal
And here’s a slightly closer view of Julia’s upcycled bridal wrap! So stunning and sparkly!
Julia’s second book Ultimate Cookies (Gibbs Smith, November 2011) contains special 3-D cookie masterpieces like these place cards. Though these designs may look lavish, they use the very simple wafer papering and sandwiching techniques; plus, the book’s step-by-step instructions make these and all
By swapping out elements and colors, Julia was able to transform her pastel place card cookies from Ultimate Cookies into these fanciful edible snow globes. For all of the tools and instructions to make these treats, check out Julia’s book
And who wouldn’t be after making these 3-D cookie treats from Julia’s book Ultimate Cookies? Simply flood all of the cookie parts with the exception of the big tail and wings, which are decorated using the inherently speedy marbling technique. Once the
Kids will delight in every inch of these playful crawlers, from the very top of their gumball heads to their cookie bodies and licorice legs. Assemble the cookies in advance, as Julia did for this photo, or leave them in
Literally! That’s where these yummy 3-D beauties should be – after they’re admired, of course! To make them, Julia glued two marbled butterfly wings together at an angle using thick royal icing, and then propped the wings until the icing dried. Small icing-filled
Don’t be startled by these reptiles! Constructed completely of cookies (with the exception of some scattered gumballs), these characters are thoroughly delectable. For all of the step-by-step decorating details, check out Julia’s second book Ultimate Cookies, also in the “RELATED PRODUCTS”
Crafted as they are from cookie disks and licorice lace (to string together the disks), these creatures are ones to love, not fear! Let them wind their way along your tabletop (left), or give them internal supports and heart-shaped hoods,
Always one to help her readers find shortcuts, Julia provides two options in her book Ultimate Cookies for decorating her Snake Charmer cookie project. The snake to the left is the speediest option, as it uses tinted, un-iced dough for
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