If you follow Kat’s instructions and practice, your own creativity will come into play. And leafing through her gallery will inspire you. In addition to designing cookies for celebrations ranging from birthdays to baby showers, weddings to sports events, she can do sentimental and she can do creepy. She has devoted considerable thought and time to creating cookies in order to donate funds to organizations that are helping all of us.
Kat has designed an exclusive cookie decorating course for KD readers for the summer. The cost of the box and incredibly detailed video is $65.00 The cookies and filled icing bags which are specially designed not to need tips or couplers are carefully wrapped – handling and shipping are included in the price. And she also includes a cool scribe tool which you’ll see her use frequently in the video. We would love to see your results after you have gotten your package and the key to her video.
The first five people who post their finished decorated cookie homework images to the KD Facebook page, will get a treat from Kat in the mail. We’ll contact you to get your delivery address.
Since we have all been handed quite a big basket of lemons this year, what better way to play this summer than learning to decorate cookies that celebrate the “make lemonade” theme! This kit features five undecorated cookies (plus two spares in case you make a boo-boo or have a little helper). Included are all the pre-filled icing bags to successfully work with the accompanying tutorial. Kat’s recipe for cookies is so good that you’ll almost certainly go on to make more batches once you have followed her five-part video. Upon purchase, you’ll get instant access to the video, and then
First, Kat shows you how to make an icing correctly so that you can decorate precisely. There are lots of icing formulas on the internet, but she really shows you how to make this icing work. You will learn how to create simple textures with your icing to add variety to your designs. The next video portion shows you how to fill an icing bag correctly, and she discusses the different types of bags and how they all can be useful in executing your designs. Kat’s method of filling and sealing the bag has evolved, and she has some excellent pointers on this overlooked technique. The next video segment focuses on how to use the bags. If you have been fiddling with how to use an icing bag, and your decorating results have been wobbly, take the time to break old habits and learn from this section. It will make such a difference. Then the main part of the video teaches you how to decorate these cookies along with Kat. The final part shows you how to dry your decorated cookies and the best practices for storing them. Once you have downloaded her video, you can go back and review any techniques that need a fresh look.
According to Kat, Etsy provides the most amazing selection of cutters, including some created on 3-D printers.
Americolor Corp provides excellent gel paste colors. I have even used them to dye Easter eggs. If you need to use colors that are made with only plant components, the ones from India Tree are the ones we recommend.
Kat considers the metallic dusts from Truly Mad Plastics to be the best and their icing bags changed how she approached cookie decorating.
Ateco produces excellent decorating tips, well designed cutter sets and other supplies, most of which can be found on Amazon.
Kat uses the meringue powder from CK Products..
And last but not least, the canvas for your designs — Kat’s recipe for her signature cookies.
After owning one of the best cooking stores in the US for 47 years, Nancy Pollard writes a blog about food in all its aspects – recipes, film, books, travel, superior sources and food related issues.
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Love all this information. Thank you.
What brand salted butter do you use for this cookie recipe?. Each brand seems to have different levels of salt.
Hi Carol,
Just heard from Kat and she uses whatever butter is cheapest at her grocery store. This is not a recipe that depends on flake. It is a most forgiving cookie recipe!
Nancy
Looking forward to learning!
I assume the instructional video is available to review at any time after initial viewing.
To be clear I may be able to review this course months or years from now.
Thanks.
Hello Mary Ann,
The video will be available to logged in viewers for the life of the blog.
Nancy
Hi there! I loved the video! Do you know when the cookies are supposed to arrive? I have not received mine. Thank you for your time,
Meg Rich
Yay! They arrived today. So grateful for this opportunity!
Hi Meg,
Send us photos! We will post them.
Nancy