Chocolate chip is, by far, my favorite kind of cookie and I was excited to find a recipe for a delicious, roll-out version. (By the way, for those new to cookie-baking, when I mention a “roll-out recipe” I’m talking about a cookie recipe that is great for decorating because it (a) easily rolls out flat when using a rolling pin and remains flat after baking, and (b) keeps its cutout shape well after baking, too. On the contrary, a “drop cookie” recipe is what I would consider the opposite. That’s when you bake spoonful-sized balls of dough and the resulting cookie is kind of puffy and round after baking. Just FYI.)

Being that this sugar cookie recipe is the one I use most for decorating cookies, I should have posted about it way earlier on my blog. Oh well, better late than never. I’ll be upfront and say that, even though I use this recipe a lot, I’m not a big fan of sugar cookies. I don’t hate them. I just think they taste, well… plain. I have tried many recipes out there. Most of them have pretty much the same ingredients: flour, sugar, eggs, butter, and vanilla extract. However, with helpful hints and suggestions on the internet I found a secret ingredient that I think makes a big difference– CREAM CHEESE. Just throwing in a small amount to the batch adds a creamy flavor but still makes for a sturdy cookie.

These Bride of Frankenstein cookies are the first of a series of the new classic monster tutorials. When designing these new classic monster cookies, I tried to keep the overall design approachable. However, with any cookie that involves decorating a face, if an icing detail is off in the slightest, the end result might look a little wonky.

I’m really excited to show you how to make these trick-or-treating ghost cookies today! I like ghost cookies in general, mostly because they don’t require a lot of colored icing. (White ghosts, white icing, check!) But also, these trick-or-treating ghost cookies pack a ton of personality without a ton of effort. I think the addition of sprinkles helps add that special something to these smiling ghosts, as well. Here’s a quick tutorial on how you can recreate these trick-or-treating ghost cookies for the upcoming Halloween season.

I’ve always been a fan of making zombie cookies. Zombies were one of my earliest cookies I ever made, and I’ve been making different zombie cookie versions with each passing year. This year was no different. Although I’m a zombie fan, I’m not big with gore. So I wanted these zombie cookies to reflect that. I came up with this zombie cookie set that wasn’t too frightening, yet still represented the zombie essence people know and love. (You know, the “I’m undead and I will eat your flesh if you don’t run” kind of essence.) Here’s a quick tutorial on how to make these zombie cookies.

Did you catch the sneak peek and fun giveaway of the new Halloween cookie cutters on my Instagram stories last week? Thank you to all of you that participated and showed your excitement for the new collection. I’m just as excited to let you know all the new designs are now available in my shop! Here’s a quick overview of the new Halloween cookie cutter designs added this season.

If I could have it my way, Christmas would be more than just a winter holiday. Festive decorations, good tidings of joy, and even Christmas TV specials year-round are things I could live by. I’m not ashamed to admit I’m often seen (but not heard) jamming to Christmas classics in my car during the hottest of summers. It just brightens my mood.