Sprinkles from Anne

  Last weekend, I hosted the Flour Box Cookie School decorating basics class. What a lot of fun! Here's a sweet recap of the class! Flour Box Bakery is located in Zion/Bellefonte, PA (10 mins from Penn State). For more info on cookie school, the 2014 schedule, our sponsors, and to...

  Last weekend, I went on an amazing cookie adventure. I traveled from my little bakery in PA to Salt Lake City, UT to attend the most amazing cookie event ever - COOKIECON 2014! Everything was amazing...the friends (new and old), the seminars, and of course the SWAG BAG full...

I have been dreaming of this Cookie Cutter design for a long time. Can you guess what it is???  It's a peacock cookie cutter...but, if you flip it upside down...it's also a princess!!    This cutter is available here in my shop (click here to view) if you want to...

  Royal Icing Recipe and Mixing Tips (This is what I use and how I do it, but remember, elevation, humidity and other factors will contribute to the icing results. Practice making icing to learn what ingredients and icing consistencies will work best for you!)You'll need: 1 pound 10x/powdered sugar...

  My sweet little one turned two last week! What a fun day. We kept things low-key and easy and it ended up being one of the best and most relaxing birthdays in a long time! We started the morning with a few friends and a cereal bar...yum! She loved...

  Did you know that I'm a mom (and an aunt)? Yep! I am. I have two little girls. And, I take my job as mom even more seriously than my job as baker, so that's pretty serious.  And so today's blog post is a recount of when those two...

If you were turning 4, wouldn't you want to be turned into a Super Hero? That's just what Alex's mom did! She ordered him a custom cape with his own 'Super A' on the back! And, she ordered a cookie topper for the cake with her son as SUPER ALEX!Here...

  I think the number one question people ask me is, "How long does it take to make a cookie?".   It varies depending on the size and design of the cookie. But there are a lot of phases to the process: mixing dough, chilling dough, rolling out and baking,...

Guess what I made?  French Macarons - oh so yummy. They were delicious! This was the first time I attempted them. I was thrilled to get a shiny top and feet on my first try. These were lemon, my favorite flavor! I plan to make many, many more! I am...

 Does Flour Box Bakery make sports cookie favors?? You bet your sweet bippy I do! As a matter of fact, sports favors are one of my specialties!! Colors and team names are customizable!! Click here to view these favors and more in our online shop!! Today, I'm sketching a fun...

I always feel so honored to make cookies for special occasions...an important thank you, a surprise gift of love, or a message of congratulations. I appreciate that customers trust me to make something unique and special to make someone smile! Recently, my friend ordered this special set of cookies for...

Have you noticed something recently? Come on, take a guess! Yes, I'm blogging again. I have been posting regularly 1 or 2 times a week and plan to continue in this routine. I decided to take some time off from blogging to get a few officey things organized. Like implementing...

Birthday party orders are always lots of fun. And this weeks orders were no different. I LOVED making these manhole covers for Eli's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle birthday party favors.  My basketweave stencil from The Cookie Countess was perfect to create the texture on the top of the manhole cover,...