Eggshells Kitchen Co: Ann Potter Baking Cookie Class

Eggshells Kitchen Co: Ann Potter Baking Cookie Class

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Last Thursday, one of my good friends from high school Sara and I went to a cookie decorating class at Eggshells Kitchen Co in Little Rock. Sarah Eaton DeClerk, the mastermind of Ann Potter Baking hosted this fun class and shared so many tips and tricks on how to bake and decorate sugar cookies - the fancy ones. 


We had no idea what the class would be like. We didn't know if we would get to be hands on or just watch, but it was the best of both worlds. Sarah showed us how to make a chocolate sugar cookie with icing, then we got to practice decorating. 


It wasn't just a class where we had to sit and watch, we were able to get up and really see the techniques that she uses to outline and 'flood' a cookie with icing. For instance, she showed us that it's easier to outline a cookie when you raise your hand up and the icing is a little higher. It's true! I was much easier to control the cookie outline icing when you give yourself more room to control it. 



This was my first cookie that I practiced decorating. 

Then somehow I turned it into a weird looking cookie eye. 


Sara was doing a REALLY good job outlining her cookie and I was getting really jealous. 
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We had to capture the moment and share it on Instagram - otherwise, it didn't happen, right?  



These are how my cookies turned out in the end. Not the best... but I don't think that they're terrible! The class at Eggshells was SO much fun! I feel liked I learned a new skill but now I need to get some cute cookie cutters and start to practice on my own. 

Here are a few tips that were shared with us tonight: 
- If you want your cookies to be shiny, then place a fan around your cookies when they are drying. 
- The outline icing needs to be the consistency of toothpaste. 
- Flood icing needs to be the consistency of shampoo. 

And, my FAVORITE tip is how to make cleaning up pipe bags a breeze - I thought it would be hard to explain so I found a YouTube video from Lindsey Ann Bakes to explain: 

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  1. Great job. I always wanted to make "pretty" cookies but I could never make my icing look like anything other than a big glob. I need to find someone to show me the proper technique for sure.

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    1. It was so much fun! You have to do one if you can!

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  2. OMG! I'm in love with the saran wrap trick... I've always used disposable for fear of having to cleaning the bags. Now I have something new to try!

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    1. Me too! I like using tips to control icing but HATE cleaning bags!

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  3. That saran wrap trick is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

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    1. I was so excited to learn it as well! I might actually bake cookies now!

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