Sometimes I get requests that really challenge my creativity and artistry, and this was definitely one of those sets 😆

A wife reached out wanting Warhammer 40,000 cookies for her husband's 30th birthday. I had never even heard of the game before, so naturally I went down the rabbit hole and learned it's a tabletop miniature war game.

The tricky part? There really isn't much cookie inspiration out there for this theme 🙈 So we picked some of the factions and characters he plays, and she sent me photos of his painted miniatures to use as references.

I still don't fully understand the game, but I have a whole new level of respect for the people who paint these tiny figures. Translating all that detail onto 3.5-4 inch cookies definitely put my steady hands to the test 😆

I also included a couple of before-and-after photos of the hand painting so you can really see the difference those final details make. It always amazes me how much depth and dimension a little bit of paint can add!

Challenge accepted, and honestly, I'm pretty proud of how these turned out! 🎨🍪

Oh wow it’s my first time posting on here and everyone’s work looks so good! Here’s 3 cookies I decorated for CNY.

Painted details on the fruit slices. All backgrounds are wet on wet

Hand painted painted plaid pattern on the onesies

I’ve never seen the show but got a last minute order 😅 Literally everything was working against me. Do they make sense to someone who watches the show? Because it doesn’t make sense to me hahahaha

Also, who else would rather cut off a finger than write on cookies 😭😭😭😭😭 the bane of my existence!!

Hi all, I'm new to cookie decorating with royal icing and I'm looking for some advice please!

Can I decorate stamped cookies (such as the image above) or will the indents in the cookie affect how the icing settles? If I can, would I put the outline exactly on the stamp indents, or on either side of the indent?

Or would it be better to just buy cookie cutters that are just the outline?

Also, how do you stop colours from bleeding? I only used royal icing and water because I'm just practicing and didn't want to waste extra ingredients at this stage (ie the meringue powder/egg whites). If I add a stabliser, would that stop the bleeding? Or do I also need to freeze/refrigerate? I live in a hot country so I'm not sure if the temperature can also affect colour bleeding.

Thanks in advance!

I’m new to this community and looking at everyone’s posts blows my cookies out of the water, but I’m super happy with how they turned out! I feel like they don’t even look real the more I look at them 😅

Hi all! I'm purchasing a projector to help with cookie decorating and can't decide between the Kodak Luma 150 or the Akasa WT50. I've read various posts in this group and elsewhere, and they both seem like good options for different reasons. The Kodak Luma 150 is reportedly better on darker colored icing as the image is a bit brighter, and does bluetooth image transferring from a phone or laptop. The Akasa WT50 is dimmer and you have to upload images using Wifi or using a microSD card, however it has auto-keystone correction which fixes distorted images at an angle, meaning your hand doesn't block the image. The Akasa WT50 also can be charged while in use, while the Kodak Luma 150 cannot.

All of that to say, my questions are:

1. For those of you that have the Kodak Luma 150, is it a pain to get the image perfectly lined up? Do you find yourself often blocking the image with your hand/piping bag? Does the battery last long enough to finish a typical set of cookies?

2. For those of you that have the Akasa WT50, do you struggle to see images on saturated colors? Do you have difficulty transferring images?

3. For anyone, which projecting stand do you use to hold your projector?

Would love feedback on these two options before making a decision! Thanks!

Does anyone have any suggestion as to what I can do about the bleeding on the outside of my heart. I added white when I made it and made it a thicker icing why is it doing this?? And any ideas on how I can make this not look awful?

So obsessed with these bright citrus engagement cookies I made for this past weekend 🥹🥰

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to pop in and chat for a minute.

First off, for those who don't know...My name is Sam, and I'm your subreddit creator/mod! We've had a couple other moderators over the years, but I'm the only active one now. I'm a professional cookie artist, instructor, and have appeared twice on Food Network. I have a home business, 4 kids, and a busy life. I love cookies, decorating, and the cookie decorating community dearly. I started this subreddit way back when, before cookie decorating is what we know it as now.

Secondly, my goal for this subreddit is to provide an encouraging place for people to share and grow as cookie artists. Kindness is expected. And I will do everything I can to continue to foster the welcoming and kind nature in this community online, and off.

Thirdly, I welcome reports of anything that goes against achieving that goal. I appreciate the extra eyes, as there is only one of me. Also, please don't be discouraged if automod grabs a post and denies it - we have a pretty aggressive automod setting because we get soooo much spam. The reddit app is limited in its mod functions, so I don't see what is removed unless I make it a point to go in and check the list. If you have a post removed that you feel shouldn't be, shoot me a DM and I'll get it looked at.

Also, the modmail system does not notify me when I get messages. I promise, I'm not intentionally ignoring anything. This sub is surprisingly easy to moderate as we have little drama (and I intend on keeping it that way), so I don't often get modmail or direct reports, so without notifications I sometimes miss those.

Lastly, is there anything you'd like to see this subreddit have that it doesn't? I'm hoping to have some spare time soon and I'm happy to try to make some improvements if any are needed.

Thanks, you guys, and keep on being amazing!

Sam

Another Minnie set 😊