Skip to content
  • All Things Cookies
  • Step-By-Step Cookies
  • Cut-Out Cookie Recipes
  • Royal Icing
  • Drop Cookie Recipes
  • Cottage Baking
  • Featured Bakers
  • Product Recommendations
  • Royal Icing Transfer Sheets
  • Printables Shop
  • All Things Cookies
  • Step-By-Step Cookies
  • Cut-Out Cookie Recipes
  • Royal Icing
  • Drop Cookie Recipes
  • Your Baking Bestie

  • Cottage Baking
  • Featured Bakers
  • Product Recommendations
  • Royal Icing Transfer Sheets
  • Printables Shop

Tutorials

How To Make Edible Lace for Stunning Cookies!
Cookies ► October 19, 2025

How To Make Edible Lace for Stunning Cookies!

Hey Bestie! I’m so excited to be able to share this post with you and I hope you love it too! In recent months, I’ve started making and using more lace in my cookie designs...

Read More
How To Make Beautiful Cookies Using an Embossed Rolling Pin!
Baking Help ► October 13, 2025

How To Make Beautiful Cookies Using an Embossed Rolling Pin!

Hey Bestie! I’m excited to be able to tackle a frequently asked question today! If you’ve wanted to make cookies using an embossed rolling pin, now is the time to bust that baby out! If...

Read More
How To Create Beautiful Wet on Wet Halloween Cookies!
Cookies ► October 6, 2025

How To Create Beautiful Wet on Wet Halloween Cookies!

Hey Bestie! After several months of bright summery designs, so many of us are ready for Halloween baking season! And I love how Halloween designs have evolved so much over the last few years. We’re...

Read More
A Simple Cookie Stencil Tip You may Need To Know!
Beginner Decorators ► September 30, 2025

A Simple Cookie Stencil Tip You may Need To Know!

Hey Bestie! I’ve recently had a spike in requests for more help with stenciling techniques and options, so here we are! I LOVE using stencils and there are SO many fabulous ways they can be...

Read More
How To Dip Cookies in Chocolate – The Easy Way!
Cookies ► September 23, 2025

How To Dip Cookies in Chocolate – The Easy Way!

Hey Bestie! So the way I dip the bottoms of my cookies in chocolate has blown people’s minds! And that’s exactly why I love sharing my baking and decorating tips with you! I’m all about...

Read More
How To Create Puffy Royal Icing Writing – 2 Ways!
Cookies ► August 25, 2025

How To Create Puffy Royal Icing Writing – 2 Ways!

Hey Bestie! If there’s one thing cookiers love, it’s PUFFY royal icing! Something about it just makes us swoon! Unfortunately, it proves to be elusive for some, but we’re changing that today. We’re tackling achieving...

Read More
How To Make Petal Tip Flowers with Royal Icing
Cookies ► July 27, 2025

How To Make Petal Tip Flowers with Royal Icing

Hey Bestie! It’s been so fun to see all your success in making stunning royal icing flowers! I’m thrilled that all of my flower tutorials have helped take the fear out of florals. That is...

Read More
How to Make Molded Royal Icing for Your Cookies!
Cookies ► June 23, 2025

How to Make Molded Royal Icing for Your Cookies!

Hey Besties! You may know Bestie-land is the place of many options, hacks and simple ways to make beautiful treats! Which is why I’m excited to share today’s tutorial on making molded royal icing with...

Read More
Watch & Learn! How To Make a Beautiful Spring Flower Cookie Bouquet!
Cookies ► May 12, 2025

Watch & Learn! How To Make a Beautiful Spring Flower Cookie Bouquet!

Hey Besties! I’m having so much fun making sugar cookie pops lately and thought I’d share this spring flower cookie bouquet! The Valentine’s Day bouquet I shared earlier this year was a huge hit so...

Read More
How to Make Stunning Hydrangea Cookies with Royal Icing!
Cookies ► May 4, 2025

How to Make Stunning Hydrangea Cookies with Royal Icing!

Hey Besties! I continue to receive more requests for royal icing flower tutorials so today we’re expanding our garden! And honestly, making hydrangea cookies with royal icing are one of the simplest, yet most beautiful...

Read More
How to Make Beautiful Drop Flowers with Royal Icing!
Beginner Decorators ► April 27, 2025

How to Make Beautiful Drop Flowers with Royal Icing!

Hey Besties! Spring is here and that means endless options for floral cookies! Now hear me out…I know many cookiers have a fear of florals. However, today we’re focusing on drop flowers with royal icing...

Read More
Learn How To Flood Cookies with Royal Icing! 4 Different Ways!
Beginner Decorators ► April 21, 2025

Learn How To Flood Cookies with Royal Icing! 4 Different Ways!

Hey Besties! When learning how to decorate sugar cookies with royal icing, the first technique to focus on is flooding. It’s the base layer and foundation for the vast majority of designs. And throughout the...

Read More
How to Make Adorable Bird’s Nest Cookies for Spring!
Cookies ► March 30, 2025

How to Make Adorable Bird’s Nest Cookies for Spring!

Hey Besties! We’re doing something completely different today and I hope you love it as much as I do! Every spring I see so many fun bird’s nest cupcakes and other baked treats. And while...

Read More
How to Bake the Prettiest Cookies with the Best Peanut Butter Cookie Stamp Recipe!
Cookies ► March 24, 2025

How to Bake the Prettiest Cookies with the Best Peanut Butter Cookie Stamp Recipe!

Hey Besties! I’ve been so excited to share these stunning cookies with you! Made with our incredible peanut butter cookie stamp recipe and my favorite new stained-glass window stamp, it’s never been easier to make...

Read More
The Free Royal Icing Piping Practice Sheets You Need!
Beginner Decorators ► February 17, 2025

The Free Royal Icing Piping Practice Sheets You Need!

Hey Besties! With SO many new decorators after the holiday season, one of the most common topics is seeking help with royal icing piping. So we’re tackling that today with guidance on royal icing consistencies,...

Read More
The Delicious Funfetti Cookie Stamp Recipe You Need!
Cookies ► February 2, 2025

The Delicious Funfetti Cookie Stamp Recipe You Need!

Hey Besties! One of my all-time most popular cutout cookie recipes is now available for stamping! Cookie stamping is my favorite way to make stunning designer cookies without picking up a decorating bag. They are...

Read More
How To Make Some Sweet Designs With A Cookie Airbrush!
Beginner Decorators ► January 20, 2025

How To Make Some Sweet Designs With A Cookie Airbrush!

Hey Besties! I’ve been receiving an influx of requests for this, so I busted out my cookie airbrush for you! We’ll cover the basics here and you can be airbrushing your own cookies in no...

Read More
Puffy Valentine’s Cookies To Make You Swoon!
Cookies ► January 13, 2025

Puffy Valentine’s Cookies To Make You Swoon!

Hey Besties! If there’s one thing that make cookiers swoon, it’s the coveted PUFFY royal icing! Today I’m featuring some sweet puffy Valentine’s cookies and how you can achieve the puff you’re looking for! It...

Read More
How To Easily Make a Sugar Cookie Bouquet!
Cookies ► January 7, 2025

How To Easily Make a Sugar Cookie Bouquet!

Hey Besties! I’m so excited to be tackling a question I commonly receive from you! Today, I am breaking down the easiest way to make a beautiful sugar cookie bouquet! If you’ve been here before,...

Read More
Watch & Learn! How To Create This Stunning Poinsettia Cooke!
Beginner Decorators ► December 6, 2024

Watch & Learn! How To Create This Stunning Poinsettia Cooke!

Hey Besties! Today I’m featuring this stunning poinsettia cookie tutorial, using one of my favorite cookie cutters! I have found this to be such a great shape that I can use year-round for so many...

Read More
How to Make a Sweet Narwhal Cookie!
Beginner Decorators ► November 27, 2024

How to Make a Sweet Narwhal Cookie!

Hey Besties! I’m so excited to share this adorable narwhal cookie design! As soon as I saw this cookie cutter, I knew I had to make this design! I’m always looking for fun, unique designs...

Read More
The Best Cookie Stamps for Making Stunning Designer Cookies!
Cookies ► November 20, 2024

The Best Cookie Stamps for Making Stunning Designer Cookies!

Hey Besties! While I spend a ridiculous amount of time playing with royal icing, there is more than one way to make stunning designer cookies! And one of my favorite ways is cookie stamping! They...

Read More
How To Make a Fun Football Turkey Cookie!
Beginner Decorators ► October 30, 2024

How To Make a Fun Football Turkey Cookie!

Hey Besties! I’m so excited to share this adorable Thanksgiving cookie design! As soon as I saw this cookie cutter, I knew I had to make this design! I’m always looking for fun, unique designs...

Read More
Learn How To Make This Spooky Sign Cookie!
Beginner Decorators ► October 4, 2024

Learn How To Make This Spooky Sign Cookie!

Hey Besties! Halloween cookies have been so fun this season! And today’s cookie design is a fun spin on how this cookie cutter could be used! This spooky sign cookie offers a great chance to...

Read More
Learn How To Use Cookie Stamps for Amazing, Beautiful Cookie Designs!
Cookies ► September 29, 2024

Learn How To Use Cookie Stamps for Amazing, Beautiful Cookie Designs!

Hey Besties! I’m all about making beautiful cookies that taste even better than they look! And while I’m commonly using royal icing to decorate cookies, cookie stamps are one of my favorite ways to make...

Read More
Learn How To Create a Glowing Frankenstein Cookie!
Beginner Decorators ► September 26, 2024

Learn How To Create a Glowing Frankenstein Cookie!

Hey Besties! I’m having SO much fun with glow cookies this Halloween season! I recently shared THIS post, which included a few different glowing designs for Halloween! And I promised I’d break down the Frankenstein...

Read More
The Ultimate College Care Package Cookies!
Cookies ► September 22, 2024

The Ultimate College Care Package Cookies!

Hey Besties! I’ve been dying to share these cookies with you! As soon as we knew our oldest son was committed to moving across country for college, I knew I could excel in care packages...

Read More
Learn How To Decorate a Glowing Haunted House Cookie!
Beginner Decorators ► September 19, 2024

Learn How To Decorate a Glowing Haunted House Cookie!

Hey Besties! I’m having SO much fun with glow cookies this Halloween season! I couldn’t wait to share my latest step-by-step cookie tutorial, featuring this haunted house cookie! Made with my favorite vanilla cutout cookie...

Read More
Learn How To Make A Ghost Cookie With Pleats!
Cookies ► September 5, 2024

Learn How To Make A Ghost Cookie With Pleats!

Hey Besties! I’m so excited to share our latest step-by-step cookie design with you! This ghost cookie is the perfect opportunity to cover how to create pleats in your icing! I get A LOT of...

Read More
How To Decorate a Rustic Heart Cookie!
Cookies ► August 29, 2024

How To Decorate a Rustic Heart Cookie!

Hey Besties! Autumn is right around the corner, and I am ready for fall cookies! Along with all the colors and flavors of fall too! With all this in mind, I thought this rustic heart...

Read More

Posts navigation

Older posts
Helpful Morsel

Helpful Morsel

Your Baking Bestie

Not sure if your baking soda is still good? Add a teaspoon of baking soda to 1/2 cup hot water. If it bubbles, it's still good!

Subscribe

Stay up to date via our weekly newsletter and receive free printables!

Categories

  • Baking Help
  • Beginner Decorators
  • Cake Pops
  • Cookies
  • Cottage Baking
  • Cut-Out Cookie Recipes
  • Design Inspiration
  • Drop Cookie Recipes
  • Featured Bakers
  • Florals
  • Products
  • Royal Icing
  • Royal Icing Transfers
  • Techniques & Tips
  • Tutorials

Be happy. It drives people crazy.

Anonymous
  • All Things Cookies
  • Contact Us
  • Legal Disclaimer
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Your Baking Bestie

Your Baking Bestie © 2025 | All Rights Reserved | Designed by Little Theme Shop