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Last Minute Valentine’s Cookies: Minimalist Design, Max Impact

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner?!  How did that sneak up on us?!  Well, it may be too late to special order any custom...

Sarah Mills

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How to Make Pastel Airbrush Colors

Cookie Countess airbrush colors are fantastically vibrant and colorful—but what if you want something a little more muted?  Spring is right around the corner, after...

Sarah Mills

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How to Fix Black Royal Icing: Getting a True, Dark Black

If you have whipped up a batch of black royal icing and noticed that it has a tint of a different color to it, you’re...

Sarah Mills

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Butter Bleed in Icing: What the heck is it, and what the heck can I do about it?

There is little more frustrating to a cookier than going to bed content with the beautiful trays of freshly flooded cookies in your kitchen, only...

Sarah Mills

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How to Make Sage Green Icing or Frosting

Sage is one of those colors that may seem easy to make - but it's not! Sage is a complicated mix of greens, blues, grays, even...

Wilmalyn Sanchez

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How to Make Maroon or Burgundy Icing and Frosting

Burgundy and maroon are popular colors for fall, especially for events like weddings, showers (baby, bridal), and birthdays. Many sports teams also use maroon as...

Wilmalyn Sanchez

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How to Make Brown Icing without Brown Food Color

You need to make brown icing, but you don't have brown food color! Don't fret, we have recipes to make brown frosting even if you don't have...

Wilmalyn Sanchez

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How to Open Your Gel and Airbrush Color Bottles

Our airbrush and gel colors can be opened just with the cap alone! All bottles have a foam gasket that reduces product leakage. Follow this...

Sarah Mills

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How To Color Royal Icing

Royal icing (sometimes abbreviated to RI) is one specific type of icing that's used for cookies. What makes it different than buttercream or "frosting" is...

Hillary Ramos

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