Are your cookies done baking?

by National Cookie Network

The “doneness” of a cookie varies from recipe to recipe. But here are a couple rules of thumb that I like to follow. If your recipe gives you a time range, for example 7-10 minutes, then bake your cookies for 7 minutes, and check every minute thereafter until done. If I’m going for a chewier, [...]

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How to Decorate Cookies

by National Cookie Network

Decorating cookies is a very broad topic. There are so many different ways to decorate different cookies, that you could write a book on it, and probably still not include everything. But there are some basics that we can cover here to help get you started on your masterpieces. Here are a few different methods [...]

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German Cookies

by National Cookie Network

  Since German Cookies are what I know best, I thought I would post some links to German cookie recipes. I hope you’ll enjoy them! This is a veritable gold mine of German cookie recipes. In fact, the list is so long, you may need to do a bit of searching to find what you are [...]

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Cookie Recipe Jackpot!

by National Cookie Network

I found a great source for cookie recipes, and wanted to pass it on to you guys. The shear number of recipes is pretty amazing. You’ve got to check this out! Visit http://www.cookie-recipes.net/cookie-index.htm to see the incredible list. Happy Baking!

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Can you sell what you bake?

by National Cookie Network

I can’t stress enough, the importance of checking your local and state laws to find out if you are legally allowed to sell what you bake in your own home. There are many small and “unnoticed” businesses out there that bake/cook illegally out of a home kitchen. You need to ask yourself if this is [...]

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