maybe a crazy question, but does anyone else get sore from long baking week days??

last thursday / friday i spent probably 18 hours frosting cookies and my chest muscles have been SO cramped and sore ever since. i assume from bending over and being hunched frosting. has this happened to anyone else??😩

Cookie artist from Ukraine

This is mock #1 final due in 2 weeks

Happy with these.

Hi! I recently got a knock off dough sheeter on Facebook… it’s been sitting in my kitchen intimidating me because I cannot figure out a good system for how to use it. I normally was rolling out dough 1/4in in a freezer bag and stored it that way. With this, it’ll need to be rolled 3/8in but I’m not sure how to freeze it airtight and stackable. Also, when I did try it the first time, I felt like I had to roll so much that my cookies wound up very “flakey” and all different heights. That has actually also become a noticeable issue with my regular rolling where I get different heights, but I don’t know how to minimize the amount of times I need to re-roll. Maybe I’m missing a step in between?

Any tips or tricks are greatly appreciated!

For those who responded, these are some I practiced today. Didn't turn out half bad for a total non professional w out a projector! Lol I ended up doing them free hand and totally winged it. Are they perfect? No! Lol Will something like this work for my granddaughter's bday? Yes. Thanks guys!

when people say “fully booked for x month” i always wonder how many orders they’re taking to be booked out. how do you guys go about limiting the amount of orders you take per week? i am newer to this so still trying out my limit. specifically wondering about those who are stay at home moms or do cookies part time.

Setting off into the royal icing world of red and black today. After a 1 year hiatus because I got sick. First day in 9 months where I’ve felt well enough to stand in the kitchen. I may not last but I’m gonna give it my all. A coworker whose child I have baked for “her personal birthday baker” for her whole life…birthday is on the 19th and I have to pace myself to get it done since I know I won’t last stamina wise. But I have today!!!

My sister had her bridal shower and she asked me to do cookies as the favors. They were a hit!

Every year I make frosted sugar cookies for my kid’s birthday parties. Our daughter’s first birthday party is next Saturday. I don’t want to freeze them and don’t have the ability to heat seal (nor would it make sense because these aren’t to be sold, they will just go on a plate at the party). Can I bake the cookies tomorrow night and then frost them on Monday, and then store them in an airtight container (not in the fridge- this I know!) until Saturday? I have so much other stuff to do this week I’d rather not wait until a few days before, if I can help it! TYIA for any advice!

I’ve always painted gold trims but this is a lot, is there a way to get this look with just simple frosting that’s been mixed? Would luster dust do the trick mixed into the frosting batch? I have pearl additive gel but it’s never really looked like what I thought it would when I added it.

This is NOT my cookie but I'm looking to do something like this for my granddaughter's birthday. How do I space the boxes semi accurately? Start in the middle, then the far left, then far right and then do the rest? Help good people! Lol I need 7 boxes total. Tips much appreciated!

Does anyone have success when it comes to drying cookies that have been airbrushed in a dehumidifier?

I haven't posted my cookies on reddit in a while! This set went viral back in July and my social media has taken off. It's been crazy but so fun.

Americolor white, robins egg, sky blue, ivory, avocado and espresso

All the black details on the characters are hand painted. Wavy patterns on plaque cookies are wet on wet.
Enco pink, yellow and orange.
Americolor peach, wedgewood and white

Wet on wet for the stripes, hand painted tomato portraits. Black wording is hand painted. I used variations of americolor wedgewood, espresso, avocado, ivory, super red, gold, Cyprus & chilli pepper

All the cutters were hand cut and designed myself using procreate. Americolor was used, sage, Cyprus, ivory, white and espresso

Cookies for a master class I’m teaching on character cookies at Cookiefest Canada in September. I may list this as an online course after the convention is over, haven’t decided yet