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Welcorne to Cookie Craft! Part ba klng, pa rt artful expresslon , cookle craftingallows yclu to create treats that are as clellghtfu I ttl the eye as they are to

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The beatlty t)f coûkle ba king Is that yclu proba b1y already have mcst ckf thelngredients a nd mtlch t)f the equipment you'll need - but lt's llke tile o(d

story of stone soup' A man ca n make soup with Just hfs rrlagitl stcne but ltkvou/d be a Iittle bit z%W/fr with stlrrle carrot. . Tben l'hoogh it tastes great,

gee, ifyou onk had some barley . . . Once you get startecl wkth cookie craft-ing. you '11 fl nd you wa nt add Itlornal tools and su ppiLes to make the processa bIt easier. Followlng are Llsts Of the ingredients, su pplles a nd eq u Ipment

that are both rlecessary and very belpful .

A I Ittle forethought ca n save a IOt chf tlme a nd energy - a nd can heI p youavold wasted effort. l-lere we've Ilsted sorne reml nders for yOu and haveI ncluded the organlzationa I hlnts a nd tlps we've acq ulred along the way.

You rnlght a Iready know the Informatlon here or you mLght Ilke t:l wl ngrt. But if you've never decorated cookles before or you wa nt to make more

complex cookpes tharl you have In the past read th rough thLs chapter soyou don't make any c)f the mistakes we made when we were startl ng out -

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At the hea rt of the best cookle craft creations Is a tasty cookle. rol Ied to aneven thckcess arld tlilked t'z perfectlorl . l(l thls (mapter. we' tt ihow you ùtlwto create Ehe bla n k tla nvases for your cookle rnasterpleces If yciu're new tcl

cookie craftl ng or want tcl ma ke com piex cookles. check out cha pter 3 . CcokleCraft PIa n nlng. for hlnts on hokv ta plan your ba klng (choose sha pes, plan

clough colors) anci decoratl ng tma klng IcI ng colors) so Lhat the process Is assrnoothl as It ls f un

The cookle crafter's repertcitre shou Id Incl ude the gam ut c)f easyl versatlle

preba kl ng tjecorating techn Iq ues. Ffclm Emprl ntlng a nd add-ons that glvecookles cl I menslon to wl ndowpanes. egg tem pera and stlgar add-ons thatIend color and I nterest. these tech niques ca n be used In combl natlon wlthroyal Iclng or by themselves to create beautlf u I whlmslca I or j ust p!a In fun

coclkle deslgns Once you've rnastered the tech n Iques. you are IirnLted onlyby y()u r I magl natlon I Before decoratl ng your cclokles, ta ke a few m Inutes

to peruse cha pter 3 Cookle Craft PIa In n Ing, for h Ints on how to make theprcces;s %moothar a nd more Successfu I

A cookle exq uisltely decorated wlth roya I IcI ng Is; Sure to impress - a nd evenIf your first tries a re Iess than exq uislte. the process Is fun a nd creatlve.I n this cha pter you'll fl ncl royal IcI ng reclpes, a varlety c)f tech niq ues to use

wlth the Iclng, and a wea Ith of lnforrnatlon a nd tl ps to heI p you master the pro-cess. It m Ight take a I Ittle practlce tci get the resuits you want, but yOu '1I have

a gcic)d tlme dol ng It. Other after.ba klng decoratlng tech n kues such as uslngrokled tonda nt and fcçd-safe color markefs, wiI I add to you r ccokle craft reper-

t()l re. Whatever your after-ba king decoratlng method , make su re yclur cookleshave completely cooled before you startOnce you 've Iea rned the baslcs c)f these tech niq ues. you'l I find Ioads of

I nsplratrc)n frc)m the cookles plctu red In thls bfook a nd add Itlonal hlnts onplann I ng you r cookles a nd prqects I n cha pter 3 Cookie Craft PIa nnLng

Wlth j ust a llttle bIt more decoratl ng or packaglng effort you can rna ke yourcookies irhtcl extra-speclal glfta ble treats a ncl favors. Surprlse yclur dinrnerguests with ed I bIe place cards send a message to a friend I n tasty Ietters orbestow tjeklclous cciclkle pops on you r favorite sports team. Or com blne a 11

the tech niq ues you 've Iearned I n cha pters 5 a nd 6 to create showstopplngthree-dimenslona I centerpleces or decoratlons that Just 11 ke old-fashlonedglngerbread houses are held together with royal Ic1 ng

Ali the Ldeas and Instructlons yclu'rl find here a re ada pta b1e tcl cooklesha pes for every occasion When yourre ma klng favors Or treats for a crowd

It's a good Idea to ma ke severa I extras in case ()f brea kage You can also useextra cookles as keepsa kes for you rself or the guest of honûr

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At ccokle-decoratlng crunch tl me ' - holidays ()r speclal Clccaslons or any time

fflr a tlusy mom - baking ahead a nfj freezlng ensures that your ccokies wl 11be ready when the tl me Is rlght for ytlu to decorate If your frlends and fam-kIy are I ucky enough to be gettl ng a coakle glft from you, here's how to wra p,

store. a nd safely shI p your fragile cclokle creatlons

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Y()u can hclst a grou p cookre-decoratlng sesslc)n for a speclal reason -a fu n bldhday celebratlon a cookle skva p, or I n prepa ratlc)n for a cookle

sa Ie for I nstance or slrfiply to geL people together for some cfeatlve enjoy-ment. Cookle craftlrlg can a Iso be the means for ra IsI ng funds for a goodcause. As fclr a 11 get.togethers pha n njng ahead means Iess stress d u rlngthe festivltles stl ta ke a Iook at Our h I ntS a nci suggestlons On hOw tch thrc)w

a successful cookle craft event.