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Five-Star Sugar Art Education

Ever find yourself overwhelmed with online classes, not knowing which ones are worth the investment? That's why I couldn't be more excited about my partnership with Craftsy. They've been masters of sugar art education for over 13 years, offering top-notch content from the world's top sugar artists.

Picture yourself whipping up dream cookie designs, with me by your side (kind of) — right in your own kitchen! If you're in for a quality learning experience, this is your stop!

Better Basics for Exceptional Cookies

It’s time to take your cookie decorating to the next level! We’ll refine the techniques you use everyday to elevate your execution for stunning results. I’ll walk you through mixing five different consistencies of icing so you can achieve perfect piping, flooding, and details. I’ll even share my tips and tricks for writing in all kinds of fonts and piping perfect circles. I’ll show you how to take an artistic approach to decorating by treating your cookie like a canvas to create truly dynamic designs. We’ll tackle some common mistakes and I’ll teach you how to avoid or fix problems for flawless finishes. By the end of this class, your cookies will polished and professional. So, let’s get decorating!

Let’s Decorate: Gingerbread House

It’s time to decorate and celebrate! In my family, building gingerbread houses is a tradition full of fun and imagination. There are SO many ways to get creating while pushing and practicing your decorating skills. I’ll show you how to make flat cookies and use them to create a stable structure with a special trick for attaching the roof and walls. We’ll practice your piping skills while we create festive icing transfers and accents and get inspired by using a variety of decorating techniques to make your gingerbread house your very own!

WORD ON THE STREET…

“The best class I have taken! I did not think I could make a cookie as complex as hers, but she helped breakdown the process in easy steps!” -Tiffany R.

“Thank you showing so many awesome ideas and tips, I really enjoyed it!” -Ursula F.

“I learned so much about how ‘the basics’ can totally make my cookies the best they can be. Your class was incredibly informative.” -Dianna B.

“This was a FANTASTIC class! I learned so many techniques! Can’t wait to try them out! You are a fantastic teacher!!!” -Anna G.

“Great class! Fun, relaxed, and very informative… Lots of GREAT techniques!” -Cheryl H.

“Absolutely a fabulous class! I’m a veteran cake decorator, but since I downsized my life, cookies fit in a little better :) Stephanie is an excellent teacher, and I truly appreciate her dedication to quality work. Many others I’ve seen are perfectly fine with a little sloppiness, because “it’s just a cookie,” but Stephanie sets a great expectation for beautiful, crisp details. One might not get them as well as she does, but aim small, miss small! Thank you so much, Stephanie!” -Jodie G.

“I enjoyed the class and learned not only new techniques, but also how to improve my existing techniques.” -Wendy S.

Great class. Never decorated a single cookie before, now I feel like a pro.” -Lisa G.

“Loved it! Learned little tidbits to really improve my decorating!” - Jenny C.

I am honored to be an acting judge for Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™.  Launched in 2013, it was the first of its kind and is now the most prestigious cookie-only competition in the world.  Entrants compete in two categories, 2-D and 3-D cookies, for the industry’s best prizes and the coveted Kerry Vincent Best in Show Award.  

In 2019, the competition was filmed for a Food Network documentary and in 2023 awarded nearly $18,000 in cash and prizes were awarded to the 12 deserving winners.  

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Meet the Owner and Artist

Stephanie has worked with some of the coolest companies around; Disney, NBC Universal, Food Network, DC Comics, William Sonoma, and MORE! She’s been fortunate enough to create beautiful designs, deliver delicious cookies, teach thousands of students, and give back to those in need all thanks to sugar!

Since 2014, Stephanie has been teaching the art of cookie decorating to students all over the world and is honored to have acted as a judge in many 2 and 3-D cookie art competitions. Most notably, she is an active judge for the most prestigious cookie decorating competitions in the world,
Julia M. Usher's Cookie Art Competition.

You can see Stephanie’s work in
American Cake Decorating, Edible Artists Network, and Southern Living magazines and hear about her journey into cookie-dom in her interviews with Julia Usher, The Bearfoot Baker: Power of Cookie Podcast, and Ann Clark Cookie Cutters, as one of their "Superhero of Sweets."

Want to see her in action? Catch Stephanie on
Food Network's Holiday Gingerbread Showdown (Season 1, Episodes 3 and 4) or on Craftsy teaching you everything you need to know about making exceptional cookies.

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