Some say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but I’d say flowers are – especially when they’re as pretty as those in my latest Cookie Connection challenge with featured guest Anna Oliinyk of Sunday Cookers
I posted a winner reveal video a couple of weeks ago, but I’ll be the first to tell you it was too short to fully appreciate the magnificence of my 2023 competition winners. Please read on to get to know them all a whole lot better
While every single sponsor rallied in record time to make this return-to-in-person competition year more special than ever, here I pay tribute to my cookie art competition’s top 2023 donors
Afraid you missed out on all of the hot tips in my recent live competition Q&A? Listen up, and quash that fear! My video replay captures every juicy tidbit
Not sure about some of the rules in Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™? That’s perfectly fine, because I’m prepared to answer all of your questions in this upcoming live event
It’s hard to believe that Manu Pezzopane is already hosting the 54th Cookie Connection decorating challenge (and the fourth in the site’s new Watch-Learn-Create series), but she is! In this challenge, Manu’s featured guest is Anna Oliinyk of Sunday Cookers. Anna is an award-winning cookie
Wow! This third challenge in Julia’s new Watch-Learn-Create series was a real gem! Hosted by Manu Pezzopane on Julia’s community-based site Cookie Connection, this challenge kicked off like every other with a free instructional video by a noted cookie artist that was
Julia couldn’t have been more excited to announce the second featured instructor in her Watch-Learn-Create series! Hosted by Manu Pezzopane on Julia’s community-based site Cookie Connection, these challenges kick off every two months with an instructional video by a noted cookie artist
Earlier in 2022, Cookie Connection‘s popular Practice Bakes Perfect challenges got a makeover, and Challenge #51, which opened on July 20, was the first challenge bearing this brand new look. Woo hoo! Hosted by longtime Cookie Connection contributor Manu Pezzopane,
Is painting your cookie-decorating nemesis? Many cookiers say it is, which is why challenge host Manu and I selected this topic as the subject of our next Watch-Learn-Create challenge on Cookie Connection
With the help of three different challenge hosts over the years, Cookie Connection is now celebrating its 50th Practice Bakes Perfect challenge! Woo hoo! Challenge #50 is commemorating that milestone by giving entrants the opportunity to revisit any of the past
The faces on my judging team are a little different this year, but the collective talent and experience level are as high as ever. Say hello to the talented cookiers who will be evaluating entries in the 2023 in-person edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™
In 2022, sponsors of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ raised a record-breaking $20,000 to support cookiers and the advancement of their art. I challenge you to help take this number over the top again this year
Didn’t get a chance to compete in Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ in 2022? No worries, the 2023 competition has arrived with more great opportunities to test your cookie-decorating chops
At long last, it’s the time so many of you have been waiting for – the grand winner reveal in the second virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™
Still holding your breath?! Release, and relax for a bit longer! The recent change in awarding process has added a few days to the previously posted tentative timetable
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Just in time for summer wedding season, my latest 3-D cake tutorials are sure to wow – though they don’t have a single crumb of actual cake in them! This tiered cake and cake stand are all cookie, modeling chocolate, and royal icing. Though my four-tier cake embraces my more-is-more mentality, the project can easily be scaled down by making a shorter cake or only the cake stand cookie loaded with store-bought sweets.
To celebrate the launch of these two tutorials, I’m offering 50% OFF ALL OF MY TUTORIALS AND CLASS RECORDINGS through June. Just use CODE WOW50 at checkout. – Julia
