Sprinkles from Anne

Anyone else happy it is November? Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking forward to winter (*shutter*). But I do looove Thanksgiving. It's such a wonderful, family holiday full of delicious food and treats without the 'gift stress'. Am I right? So, in anticipation of Turkey Day, I have already...

Boy meets girl! It's love at first sight! We might need to find a mini hedgehog cutter, now! It's a cute decorating video for you! Cute cookies don't have to be complicated!  I love this hedgehog cookie because it is full of cuteness and also super easy! The face and...

Last weekend, my daughter's school held our annual auction night! And the theme...Hollywood! Lights! Camera! Auction! I was in charge of the dessert tables and worked with more than 15 moms from the school to create an amazing display of treats! We are lucky to have so many talented bakers at...

Jack-O-Lanterns make the perfect Halloween treat and stenciling with Royal Icing is the easiest way to make those detailed faces! Stenciling with royal icing is a quick way to add a design with lots of precision.  Take a look at how it's done in this time-lapse video. For more info on...

It's homecoming in Happy Valley! And, today I take my 8-year-old to her first football game! We have been to the spring practice game, but this is the first real ticketed seat! We are both so excited! We have our whole morning planned out! Nails are painted with paw prints....

My mom had a get together with her best friends from her childhood! She asked me to make some special cookie gifts. I thought pink, ivory and gold teacups and teapots would be perfect! Last time I made cookies for my mom's friends, I took a sillier approach. A little...

My favorite cookie cutter is back for October...and this time it has a spooky theme! I have also done this Spooky Cupcake with spider web in a red, ivory and black color scheme. I love them both!   Are you new to decorating? Before starting your first project, check out our...

Before we jump into this week's video - I want to be sure you heard my big news! I have a new Craftsy class that launched this week - Celebrate with Cookies! It features 19 of my favorite designs for birthday, wedding, baby, sports, princess and Christmas! Save 50% on my class...

I am so excited to announce that my new online Craftsy class 'Celebrate with Cookies' is now available! This class is so much fun and features 19 of my favorite cookie designs for life's big celebrations! Save 50% on the registration with this link! www.craftsy.com/ext/AnneYorks_5350_H Would you like to watch the trailer...

One of the most frequent questions asked is how I make the cookies. Finally, there is a video to show how I roll and bake! I hope you find it helpful! This video also includes my recipe!   Cookie Recipe -    1 cup (or 2 sticks) of butter –...

Each fall, our family takes a trip to Way Fruit Farm. It's a wonderful annual tradition visiting the store, going on a hayride, picking out pumpkins and apples!! We also love their warm cinnamon donuts!!! If you're local, check out their fall schedule here http://www.wayfruitfarm.com/ So, because I'm so excited for...

Last weekend was a little crazy at our house. We hosted our youngest daughter's 4th birthday. It was full of bananas, goggly eyes, and of course....COOKIES! This photo kind of sums things up!   Our posse is a crazy bunch, but I wouldn't trade them for anything! Everyone got a...

Paris cookies always make me think of my daughters. They love all things Paris. We have read every book in our library about France, had a Purple Parisian Birthday Party, and my oldest saved up enough to get the American Girl Doll Grace. Even my 4-year-old gets excited about beautiful...

This summer we have been busy adding and updating our cookie cutter line. Lots of fun new designs are now available, including these two big cutter sets from Wilton. These are two of my favorite sets that I use all the time!!  This 101 set has all the basics for...

I am going to keep this post short and packed with videos because I'm heading out for the week to film online cookie decorating lessons - yep, you read that right! This fall some really super cool classes will be available on the world wide web. So exciting! I'm going...