“Good-Bye 2013” Instagram Video

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year that is healthy, wealthy and wise without having to go to bed early.

xoxo,
Marilyn
Music – Best Day of My Life – American Authors

The Best Giant Make-Ahead Cinnamon Roll Ever Is Back For The Holidays!

What is big and round, gooey and sweet, crunchy and soft and bakes while you open presents making your Christmas morning cinnamon-y and warm with everyone deliriously happy? If you guessed the Best Giant Make-Ahead Cinnamon Roll Ever, then you are right, my friends!   This recipe uses store-bought frozen bread dough, thawed, formed and left to rise overnight in the fridge.  How simple is that?  Check out the step-by-step very easy tutorial and create a holiday tradition. Yes, it’s back… [Read More]

Peppermint Candy Decorated Cookies for a Holiday Hostess Gift

DIY Tutorial Peppermint Candy Shaped Cookies

Have you ever seen a cup that calls to you making you wonder, “What can I put in it besides the obvious?” or “What excuse can I come up with to justify buying an entire spool of baker’s twine with a sparkly red tinsel thread happily running through it?” or “To whom can I give a gift so I can play with the pretty letterpress gift tag that I had to buy so I could run my fingers over the… [Read More]

Snowflake Fondant Cutters Give-Away Ends Tonight

How will your cupcakes and cookies sparkle this holiday season? The give-away for a set of three fondant cutters end tonight!  They are so much fun to use and really kick up adding those special touches with ease and speed in this busy baking time of year. Hurry and enter HERE. The winner will be announced on Monday. Happy Saturday!  xoxo

Free PicMonkey “Sweet Treats and Delicious Eats for the Holidays” eCookBook Download

I’ve got a special link for you today.  I was asked to participate in PicMonkey’s holiday’s treat eCookBook along with other baking bloggers.  As I was looking through it last night, I wanted to try darned near every recipe printed!  You’ll find many tasty treats with links to the participants’ blogs.  So fun to visit new sites and introduce oneself. Click on eCookBook cover below to be taken over to the PicMonkey Facebook page where you can download the cook… [Read More]

Pink Christmas Tree Cookies with Fondant Pennants

pink christmas tree cookies

Happy December! I can’t believe the countdown has begun!  What have you got planned this holiday season? This year we’ve been invited to a few parties where, for some reason, I’ve been asked to bring cookies.  😉  I wanted to design a cookie that said fun + party with more of a generic feeling in the holiday affiliation area but still said “happy holidays”. Did you know I’m crazy for pennants?  What says fun + party more than pennants?  I… [Read More]