Comments on: Cookie decorating for the Holidays http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/ Step-by-step recipes and baking tips from America's oldest flour company: King Arthur Flour Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:14:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Yost http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-26034 Elizabeth Yost Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:39:32 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-26034 This blog has really given me ALL the answers to my questions! I have been asking and asking and researching for the information that I have found here.... Thanks to Mary from King Arthur Flour and this great blog, hopefully I will make great cookies that look as beautiful as these... My heartfelt thanks to Mary and Mary Jane and all at King Arthur Flour! Merry Christmas and Happy Baking.... thank you... Liz Yost <strong>And merry Christmas to you too, Liz - glad we could help. PJH</strong> This blog has really given me ALL the answers to my questions! I have been asking and asking and researching for the information that I have found here…. Thanks to Mary from King Arthur Flour and this great blog, hopefully I will make great cookies that look as beautiful as these… My heartfelt thanks to Mary and Mary Jane and all at King Arthur Flour! Merry Christmas and Happy Baking…. thank you… Liz Yost

And merry Christmas to you too, Liz – glad we could help. PJH

]]> By: mariadomenica http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-25920 mariadomenica Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:55:41 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-25920 complimenti per i biscotti......bellissimi..... sono italiana.....della Sardegna... sorry... non so l'inglese :-( ciao ciao ciao <strong>Salud, Maria - Grazie! PJH</strong> complimenti per i biscotti……bellissimi…..
sono italiana…..della Sardegna… sorry… non so l’inglese :-(
ciao ciao ciao

Salud, Maria – Grazie! PJH

]]> By: angela http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-24112 angela Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:40:17 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-24112 Gooday. I live in Australia, and would like to know were would I be able to get these fantastic cookie cutters? Also, How many months can these be made ahead of time and how do you store them to keep them fresh? Are they okay in the Freezer? I love this website, and please keep up the beautiful work! Thanks Angela <strong>Hi Angela - We don't carry those exact cutters this year, but we do have a nice set of <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/snowflake-cutter-set-of-7" rel="nofollow">snowflake cutters</a> you can purchase online here. The cookies can be made a couple of months ahead and frozen; best to leave them un-iced till closer to the time you'll be serving them. Thanks for reaching out to us from Australia! PJH</strong> Gooday. I live in Australia, and would like to know were would I be able to get these fantastic cookie cutters? Also, How many months can these be made ahead of time and how do you store them to keep them fresh? Are they okay in the Freezer?

I love this website, and please keep up the beautiful work!

Thanks
Angela

Hi Angela – We don’t carry those exact cutters this year, but we do have a nice set of snowflake cutters you can purchase online here. The cookies can be made a couple of months ahead and frozen; best to leave them un-iced till closer to the time you’ll be serving them. Thanks for reaching out to us from Australia! PJH

]]> By: Joyce Huntington http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-8626 Joyce Huntington Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:11:05 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-8626 I am looking for a cookie recipe that holds the shape of the cookie cutter without any puffiness. I have tried several recipes but they all tend to rise and get larger loosing detail of the intricately shaped cookies. I use parchment paper to prevent them from spreading. Do you suggest a recipe for my problem? Yours are lovely. <strong>Joyce, first, you need to use a recipe without leavening - no baking powder or baking soda. Try our <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/RecipeDisplay?RID=230" rel="nofollow">Holiday Butter Cookies;</a> they hold their shape well. And for absolutely crispest designs, you should use shortening, not butter. I'm not willing to make that tradeoff, flavor-wise, but if you find a recipe using shortening, without leavening, that's probably going to give you the "sharpest" cookies. - PJH</strong> I am looking for a cookie recipe that holds the shape of the cookie cutter without any puffiness. I have tried several recipes but they all tend to rise and get larger loosing detail of the intricately shaped cookies. I use parchment paper to prevent them from spreading. Do you suggest a recipe for my problem?

Yours are lovely.

Joyce, first, you need to use a recipe without leavening – no baking powder or baking soda. Try our Holiday Butter Cookies; they hold their shape well. And for absolutely crispest designs, you should use shortening, not butter. I’m not willing to make that tradeoff, flavor-wise, but if you find a recipe using shortening, without leavening, that’s probably going to give you the “sharpest” cookies. – PJH

]]> By: Mike T. http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-7314 Mike T. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:44:08 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-7314 Okay, I just got the Fiori di Sicilia... smells great, the dough tastes great (I'm as far as chilling in the fridge), but I've absolutely had it with the bottles in which everyone puts flavorings. Am I doing something wrong here... I get as much running down the side of the bottle as in the recipe, when I try to pour it. It should come with a built-in eyedropper or something. Any ideas??? Thanks! <strong>Hi - You're right, best to use an eyedropper... Either that, or I spill a tiny bit into the bottle cap, then pour from there. That way if it DOES spill, there's a finite amount that'll spill... PJH</strong> Okay, I just got the Fiori di Sicilia… smells great, the dough tastes great (I’m as far as chilling in the fridge), but I’ve absolutely had it with the bottles in which everyone puts flavorings. Am I doing something wrong here… I get as much running down the side of the bottle as in the recipe, when I try to pour it. It should come with a built-in eyedropper or something. Any ideas???

Thanks!

Hi – You’re right, best to use an eyedropper… Either that, or I spill a tiny bit into the bottle cap, then pour from there. That way if it DOES spill, there’s a finite amount that’ll spill… PJH

]]> By: Barbara Robbins http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-7196 Barbara Robbins Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:36:10 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-7196 Cookies looked delicious. Wish I lived closer to help eat them. I enjoyed seeing your helper. She is a "chip off the ole block". Glad I'm your Mother-in Law! <strong>HI, Guess we'll just have to make more cookies for you too! xo MaryJane</strong> Cookies looked delicious. Wish I lived closer to help eat them. I enjoyed seeing your helper. She is a “chip off the ole block”. Glad I’m your Mother-in Law!

HI,
Guess we’ll just have to make more cookies for you too!
xo
MaryJane

]]> By: Karrie http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-7116 Karrie Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:21:21 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-7116 MaryJane!! WOW!!!! I love to decorate cookies like this and am so thankful for the new tips I learned from you! We are fellow Pysanky decorators here at our house, too!! How fun! Thanks for the inspiration. My husband is already asking when can we bake the Christmas cookies! <strong>HI Karrie, I'm always amazed at the little ways pysanky works into a lot of the things I decorate. Hoping to do a cookie decorating blog closer to Easter too, so stay tuned. Happy Baking! MaryJane</strong> MaryJane!! WOW!!!! I love to decorate cookies like this and am so thankful for the new tips I learned from you! We are fellow Pysanky decorators here at our house, too!! How fun! Thanks for the inspiration. My husband is already asking when can we bake the Christmas cookies!

HI Karrie,
I’m always amazed at the little ways pysanky works into a lot of the things I decorate. Hoping to do a cookie decorating blog closer to Easter too, so stay tuned.

Happy Baking!
MaryJane

]]> By: Morgan http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-7095 Morgan Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:52:45 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-7095 Wow- these are amazing!! Great job. Ubber jealous. Wow- these are amazing!! Great job. Ubber jealous.

]]> By: deb devo http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-7067 deb devo Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:25:43 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-7067 These cookies are GORGEOUS...I cannot do them this year for Christmas without totally stressing out, but am going to 'bookmark' this entry and get some of those big cutters and aim for next year (actually I might already have the snowflake ones). Are any of the cutters specific to Easter and will you decorate those for the blog? I could probably aim for Easter if you do it early enough :-) These cookies are GORGEOUS…I cannot do them this year for Christmas without totally stressing out, but am going to ‘bookmark’ this entry and get some of those big cutters and aim for next year (actually I might already have the snowflake ones). Are any of the cutters specific to Easter and will you decorate those for the blog? I could probably aim for Easter if you do it early enough :-)

]]> By: KAF http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/comment-page-1/#comment-7035 KAF Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:34:53 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2008/12/08/the-other-cookie-baker/#comment-7035 These cookies are just beautiful but way too pretty to eat. You are very talented. These cookies are just beautiful but way too pretty to eat. You are very talented.

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