I know it’s not quite time to make Easter cookies right now, but these jelly bean cookie decorations aren’t actually cookies. They’re royal icing candy decorations and we need to make them before Easter. They’re great for stress-free decorating.

It may seem weird, but I promise, now’s the time to get started, and the best way to make them is to use your leftover royal icing from the cookies you’re making now. I have several candy decorations planned for you, and I thought I’d start with jelly bean cookie decorations because they’re fun and colorful.

I also have a cookie planned for you, but I wanted to show you the decorations that go with them first because we all know having a few cookie decorations makes decorating cookies easier.

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I’m working on a ton of new things now, and I’m pretty sure you all will like them. I’ve been designing and making cookie cutters that are in my Etsy Shop. I’m working on a new cookie-cutter store that I’ll be sharing soon. My blog site is being redone and updated by Purr Designs, and I love their work. They’ll be finished next week, and I can’t wait to share the new changes with you.

I plan to add new tutorials and hope you will continue to follow me, but before I dive in, I want to say thank you and revisit what you all have done for me. You helped me get rid of “Bouncer the Brain Tumor!” My brain is still healing, and I have a few other newish issues, such as seizures, but I’m getting stronger and healing more and more every single day thanks to you and your prayers. I love every one of you, and I’m thankful to have friends like you!

Now let’s go back to Bouncer, the Brain Tumor Cookies Tutorial:

Remember, I’ll be opening the new blog look next week, and I hope you join me. I have a lot of new cookies and step-by-step tutorials that I’m working on, and I’m pretty sure you’ll like them. Until then, enjoy a little visit to my celebration post from seven years ago: It’s “MY BRAIN, and You Can’t Have it, BOUNCER!” flashback.

Love you all!

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Guess what? You don’t have to wait until Easter to make them. You can use them now and store them in an airtight container. They’ll be ready when you start making those gorgeous Easter cookies. If you look in the supply list below, you will find the FREE Royal Icing Templates in different sizes that will help you create all the colorful Easter egg cookie decorations you want. Remember, you can make them now or wait until it’s a little closer to Easter. I love royal icing decorations! They make decorating fun and stress-free.

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Cover it with a large royal icing ribbon rose, of course! I keep ribbon roses on hand for occasions like this. It’s a great way to use leftover icing and turn a mistake into a cute cookie. If you’d like to learn how to make royal icing ribbon roses, follow this link: Ribbon Roses Video Tutorial. Again, it’s a great way to use your leftover royal icing. Store them in an airtight container away from the sun so they’ll be ready when you need them.

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As you can see, the roses in the image above are not the same. We will make all of them eventually, but today, we will focus on two. They are both made with the same piping tips and the same consistency of royal icing. 

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Where have I been? That’s a good question. I’ve been here working on various cookie-related projects, and I’ve been thinking of you all every step of the way. I’ve been making cookie cutters, helping to build an addition to my house that will be used for teaching cookie classes and other purposes. I’m learning to make and produce food-safe cookie stencils, working on my July 2025 – June 2026 Planner, and completing many behind-the-scenes tasks. You may not see me, but I promise you I’ve been working hard behind the scenes for you.

Let’s talk about the July 2025 – June 2026 Academic Planner. I need help keeping things organized, and sometimes I rely on notes to help me remember all the details. This Academic Planner/Calendar helps me stay on track. We all know each month needs a theme, so I’ve worked hard to make that happen for us. It’s hard to say which is my favorite, and I don’t have to because I have all twelve of them. I listed some of them below so you can get a sneak peek.

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You have a simple Santa hat or witch hat cookie cutter that will allow you to make versions of the cookies. You could even turn it into a birthday hat or an elf hat cookie. The possibilities are endless. Well, maybe not, but you get the idea. 

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It’s Time to Enter For a Chance to Win a Kitchenaid Mixer! 

I’m so excited! It’s that time of year again, and I want to kick off the holiday season with a Kitchenaid Mixer giveaway. I can’t think of anything better to give to a baker. A mixer would be an awesome tool for making sugar cookies, royal icing, cakes, and so much more.

If you want to enter it’s going to be super challenging. Can you handle it?  Are you sure you can handle it?

To enter the contest, comment below and tell us your favorite KitchenAid Mixer Color. Do you like red, green, gray, black, blue, pink, or another color? No matter what color you list as your favorite you will be entered for a chance to win. If you win, you can let me know what color you’d like your new mixer to be. If they make it and have it in stock, that is the color you’ll receive.

Here are the colors KitchenAid offers in the KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Qt. Tilt-Head Stand Mixer. Which one is your favorite?

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Frankenstein Cookie Cutter

I hope you’re ready because Every Cutter in my Etsy Shop is currently 25% OFF! Furthermore, I’ll add more step-by-step tutorials on many of my cookie cutters. You don’t have to decorate your cookies like mine, but a tutorial will give you some ideas on how to decorate your sugar cookies. Also, I’ll include some FREE Royal Icing Transfers to help you out. Royal icing transfers can be made ahead of schedule so your decorating time will be much quicker and simpler. Royal icing transfers are some of my favorite decorating tools EVER!

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