
Coauthor Janice Fryer’s and my recent Christmas cookie decorating demo on ParentsTV is now up on YouTube (see below). In it we showcase some of the techniques and tips from our Cookie Craft Christmas.
Getting ready for a television appearance takes about 100 times longer than the three to five minutes of the appearance itself. With the producer’s input we have to figure out what techniques and shapes we’re going to feature, then we have to make and take cookies in all stages of the process, so we can properly demonstrate the decorating methods.
That means we create not only finished cookies but cookies that are cut from raw dough but not yet baked, plain baked cookies, then finished cookies and some packaged ones. Transporting them and keeping them in good shape during transit (New York City cabs and bumpy roads!) can be challenging, and we have to bring equipment and ingredients for just about any question related to what we’ve planned for the segment. And of course, we always overpack!

To see how it all worked out — and for some cookie-decorating hints — check out the appearance:
Photographs by Gregg Foster
Janice Fryer is a pastry arts graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. A California native and a New Yorker at heart, she lives in Brooklyn with a crazy cat and an even crazier dog. Keeping them from eating her creations is always a lively challenge.
Valerie Peterson is a writer with over 15 years' experience working with cookbooks. She grew up in Yonkers, New York, where her second-favorite toy was her Easy-Bake Oven. She now lives in Manhattan.
Valerie Peterson is a writer with over 15 years' experience working with cookbooks. She grew up in Yonkers, New York, where her second-favorite toy was her Easy-Bake Oven. She now lives in Manhattan.
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