Andy Kay's Cookies: January 2017

What are you Worth?

business 5:02 PM

When I first started selling cookies, I charged $18 a dozen. Yep, you read that right! $18 for 12 cookies that took me an eternity to make. Would it shock you if I told you, even now, I think that was a fair price? (Keep reading, I promise I'll explain) When I first started making and selling cookies, I had all sorts of...

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In my beginning...

8:08 AM

Four years ago, a friend peer pressured me to attend a cookie decorating class. I spent nearly $75 in supplies and I was a tad excited. I went in hopeful and left incredibly frustrated. I had sat through a two hour class and learned nothing, except I was terrible at cookies. The instructor was using big terms like "flood"and "pipe". And, for someone...

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Nutcracker mustaches pushed me over the edge....

business 8:52 PM

Do you ever take time to remember why you love making cookies? Do you still love to make cookies? This holiday, I took a two week break from it all. I didn't bake, whisk, flood, package...nothing. I didn't even provide my family with Christmas cookies, and they survived. I needed a break. I was tired of answering emails, I was tired of scheduling...

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Looking back....one last time

2016 7:45 PM

With the end of the year, and the beginning of a new fresh start, I wanted to look back at 2016 one last time. I look back at the orders I filled and all the celebrations I was (well, my cookies) a part of and it is almost too unbelievable. How did I possibly do all of that, while caring for my family,...

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That's a Wrap for 2016!

10:24 AM

With the end of 2016, I'm looking forward to what the new year brings. Here are a few of my favorites from this past year! ...

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8:32 PM

Comparison. We all do it! We see a fantastic cookie set online and we oogle and ogle over them. We admire them, and then automatically think about our own work. When I first started in this cookie world, I scowered facebook completely amazed at the cookies that existed. “How could I ever do something that amazing?” “I’ll never be that good.” For months, I...

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About me

What happens when you take one slightly obsessive, artistic, and highly practical stay-at-home mom and introduce her to the world of cookie dough, icing and endless design possibilities? A perfect storm named, Andy Kay's Cookies. I am known for my mad coffee drinking skills, keeping two kiddos alive while creating custom sugar cookies. You can find me thinking outside the cookie cutter, usually with a paintbrush or piping bag in hand. And yes, it is a 101s tip!

I've decided to start blogging! There are plenty of cookie blogs out there that have amazing tutorials for all of us. This isn't one of those blogs! If you are a baker, cookier, or hope to become one, this is for you.

Lessons learned through the fog of flour and sugar...