The Wilton Method: Get Started Cookie Decorating
Beth Somers
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- In-depth Instruction; over 122 mins
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- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Baking Perfect Cookies
12:56
Meet your instructor Beth Somers! Learn the recipe for easy roll-out cookie dough and begin to cut shapes with Beth's expert tips and techniques for perfect designs. Then learn to identify and fix common cookie baking problems, such as spreading dough, burned edges and misshapen cookies.
Buttercream
20:54
Learn how to make buttercream icing and to pipe dots to emulate petals for a gorgeous flower cookie. Then, pipe rosettes and learn to use an edible marker for a special design. You'll also pipe ruffles and stars, and review design variations to fit any theme!
Royal Icing
26:06
Make royal icing with Beth's easy recipe and learn how to thin it down for the perfect flow-in consistency. Then, decorate intricate iced cookies and master wet-on-wet techniques for Beth's plaid and feather design. Finally, learn to paint your cookies with gel colors.
Candy Melts
16:50
Work with melted Candy Melts to create a marbled look on your cookies. You can pour, comb or mold for lots of design variations. Beth will also demonstrate a few marbling techniques for an optical illusion on your cookie. Finally, learn how to comb your Candy Melts.
Fondant
22:16
Using fondant is easy with Beth's techniques! Learn how to color, roll and cut fondant and to marbleize colors for a gorgeous finish. Then turn cookies into an adorable monogrammed chalkboard using black fondant. Finally, learn how to create fondant frills and layer colors for fondant stamps.
Specialty Cookies
12:35
Learn Beth's exclusive dough recipe for shaped pans. Then, make delightful and trendy mustache cookies and pops! Beth will also show you how to make cookie pops out any fun-shaped cookies. Finally, learn the recipe for a delectable peanut butter cookie dough and filling for tasty sandwich cookies.
Spritz Cookies & Gifting
10:21
Learn how to make a variety of spritz cookies for any occasion, especially Christmas. Learn how to use a cookie press as Beth offers you never-fail tips for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter. Then Beth demonstrates a variety of ways you can gift-wrap cookies for presents and suggests long-term storage options for undecorated cookies.
Learn how to decorate cookies that will be remembered long after they’ve been devoured, with guidance from Wilton Director of Content Development, Beth Somers! Beth starts by sharing Wilton’s no-fail cookie dough recipe. Then, kiss common cookie-baking mishaps goodbye with Beth’s troubleshooting tips for burned edges, misshapen cookies and more. Moving on, make luscious buttercream and pipe it into darling rosettes and ruffles, and learn how to create Beth’s special plaid and feather designs using decadent royal icing. Up next, Beth shows you how to confidently work with Candy Melts for a gorgeous marbling effect, and find out how to use rich black fondant to make cute monogrammed chalkboard cookies. Finally, get an exclusive dough recipe for shaped pans, discover how to turn any cookie into a pop and make a variety of spritz cookies for crowd-pleasing results!
Beth Somers
Beth Somers is the manager of the state-of-the-art Wilton Test Kitchen and has taught at the internationally acclaimed Wilton School of Cake Decorating and Confectionery Art in Darien, Illinois. While competing on the Food Network's Cupcake Wars, she shined as a champion during season 6. Before joining Wilton, Beth honed her pastry skills at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago. Beth loves showing people how fun and easy it can be to bake and decorate amazing sweet treats with Wilton products.
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