Decorating Cookies Cookbook Giveaway

I am so excited about this beautiful cookbook “Decorating Cookies” by my friend Bridget Edwards of the fabulous blog Bake at 350. She is so unbelievably talented. Her cookies are the cutest things you’ve ever seen and now we can learn from the best! How exciting is that?! You can purchase her book on Amazon and Barnes and Noble to name a couple.

It’s funny, I’ve never met Bridget in person, but I swear I know her, lol! Not sure how we’ve managed to miss each other over the years! We need to meet soon girl!

 Photo via Bridget

I love the pages in Bridget’s book. Those hot dogs are killin’ me! Lots of beautiful pictures. Love the picture index!

Photo via Bridget

This photo makes me so happy! Look at all of Bridget’s creations. So cute! If I can make one half as cute as Bridget’s I’d be happy!!

Bridget was kind enough to share a recipe from her book with us, her Gingerbread Cookies.

Gingerbread Cookies by Bridget Edwards

Makes 18 to 30 cookies, depending on cookie size

“I find myself wanting to make gingerbread all year long—not just in winter! For a warm-weather treat, try sandwiching a mixture of lemon curd and marshmallow cream between two gingerbread cookies. You’ll never wait until December again! As far as gingerbread cookies go, I like them thick and chewy. If you like yours a bit crispier, just roll them thinner.”

51/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

11/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

11/2 tablespoons ground ginger

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, cold and cut into chunks

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 cup molasses

1 egg

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line three cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Set this mixture aside. In the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, RECIPES cream together the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the molasses and egg. Mix until well combined.

Add the flour mixture in three parts, mixing on low speed until just combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Divide the dough in half and form into disks. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Prepare a rolling surface and roll out one of the disks (see Rolling and Cutting Cookie Dough on page 23). Cut as many shapes from the dough as possible and place them onto a prepared cookie sheet, approximately 2 inches apart. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes. Freezing the cookies helps them keep their shape while baking. Meanwhile, knead the scraps and remaining dough together and continue the rolling, cutting, and freezing process on a second prepared cookie sheet.

After freezing, immediately bake the cookies on the center rack of your oven for 9 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies appear done in the center. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for 2 minutes on the cookie sheet. With a thin cookie spatula, transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Rotate the cookie sheets from the freezer to the oven to the cooling rack until all of the cookies are baked.

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Giveaway is now closed and winner has been notified. Thanks.

Giveaway to win a copy of Bridget’s Book:

Here’s How To Enter:

1. Leave a comment telling us, “What sugar cookie would you make first?”

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3. Tweet the following: Enter to win @Bakeat350tweets new Decorating Cookies Cookbook from @pickypalate today! https://picky-palate.com/?p=24890

3. Contest closes December 10th, 8am PST. US residents only. Winner will be chosen via Random.org and will be notified by email. Winner will have 48 hours to return my email to claim prize.

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473 Responses
  1. Stephanie G.

    My little girls love The Little Mermaid, so I would definitely have to try that cute mermaid cookie!

  2. Sheila

    Wow! I hope these taste as fabulous as they look. It’s so disappointing to bite into a cute cookie and then want to spit it out.
    It’s December, so I would make Santa to take to the family get togethers.
    What is it about biting the head off of something that makes people giggle?
    Peeps fear me.
    Granny needs to perfect this art. I can’t draw a straight line but I’m oh so willing to learn.
    Cute Blogs, I look forward to your posts on FB. Pinterest is where you’ll find me most days and I don’t apologize for this guilty pleasure.

  3. Miss Rachel P.

    I’d make those chocolate covered strawberries tucked in one of those pictures…and send a batch to each of my girlfriends (choclate covered strawberries are an inside joke with us). 😀

  4. Marilyn M.

    I love the pink roses that she makes! Would love to have this book under my tree! THANKS!

  5. Heidi Babi

    The beer mug… definitely! My guy brews his own beer, so it would be very appropriate!

  6. Adrianne

    I would attempt the chocolate covered strawberries. (Attempt being he key word since decorating is not easy for me.) I love actual chocolate covered strawberries, so I think the sugar cookies would be absolutely adorable!

  7. mean sarah jean

    the pirate cookies are perfect fot the pirate party i’m planning for my little boy 🙂

  8. Katie Rose

    The dragonflies are absolutely adorable, but I’d probably go with a Christmas themed one. Maybe some gingerbread houses? THEN the dragonflies 😉

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