Tasting Event
(This event organized by Becky Kasten - please contact her with any questions: beckykstn@gmail.com)
We are so excited to announce the addition of the “CookieCon Tasting Event” this year!
Some of our favorite Cookie Artists will be baking up some extraordinary samples for you to try. But of course it won't stop there. ;) YOU have to figure out which Cookie Artist made which cookie! And if you guess correctly your name will be entered to win some great prizes at the Banquet on Saturday Night.
But not to worry -- everyone will be a winner as these amazing Cookie Artists have agreed to share their recipes for the delicious cookies you will be sampling! They will be available for pick up right after the Banquet.
Now we would like to introduce you to this year’s Cookie Artists:
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Georganne Bell of Lila Loa Georganne Bell is the mess maker and cookie decorator behind the cookie blog LilaLoa. Obsessed with color and texture, she has been experimenting and creating with cookies and icing since 2010. She also gives plenty of unsolicited advice and occasionally does laundry before it becomes strictly necessary. You can visit her at www.lilaloa.com where she will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about decorating cookies. |
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Lydia Carter of LC Sweets LC Sweets is just a small town girl, living in a crazy cookie world. Art teacher by day, cookie artist by night. Taking over the cookie world, one swivel at a time #thecookieswivel. Get a glimpse of her (controlled) chaos on IG (@lc_sweets), Facebook (LC Sweets), or Periscope (@lcsweetstx). www.lcsweets.com |
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Mary Donley of Sugar Coma Cookies Mary Donley is the wacky mother of 3 year old triplets who, in her rare spare time, dabbles with the cutest cookie designs. She is best known for her bright colors and whimsical cookie platters. Her trademark cookie bows bring that extra PoP of WOW to her cookies. Her sweet designs are sure to send you into a Sugar Coma. You can visit her at www.facebook.com/Sugarcomacookies. |
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Monica Holbert of Cookie Cowgirl One Texas Mom + One Art Degree + One Sweet Tooth = Cookie Cowgirl Her mission is to create edible art that everyone can enjoy. If you are looking for something special or different, whether it be a design or a flavor . . . just let her know. She loves a challenge. www.cookiecowgirl.com |
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Ginny Levack of Creative Cookier Best known as a Thinker upper of hare brained ideas like the Stencil & Easel Genies, Cookie Cruises, Cookie Rehab Retreats, and Cookier Club Boxes. When she isn’t brainstorming she cookies, teaches, sells custom cookie cutters and supplies. www.creativecookier.com |
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Jennifer Phelan of Jen's Sweet Stuff Jennifer works a full time job, bakes in the evenings and on weekends. She's been baking since she was 9 years old. She started baking and decorating sugar cookies in February of 2014. Prior to that she was in the cake decorating world. She's a single mom of three grown kids and has four grandchildren. She likes long walks on the beaches, hot men and flashlights. |
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Pam Sneed of Cookie Crazie Crazie about Glaze Icing Cookie Decorating. Blogger. Proceeds for Ukraine Missions. Jesus Follower. Mom to 5 Young Adults. Abundant Life!! www.cookiecrazie.com |
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Andrea Walters of Andy Kay's Cookies 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. Andrea Walters is known for her painting and coffee drinking skills while keeping her two daughters (and husband) alive. You can find her thinking outside the cookie cutter, with a paintbrush in one hand and a coffee mug in the other. Join her every weekday morning on Periscope for Cookie Coffee Chat. And yes, its a 101s. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Periscope. |
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Jennifer Webb of The Cookie Box As a child, one of her favorite things to do was to bake with her mother & grandmothers. It was a family affair that ended up in laughter and delicious treats. As a happily married woman and mother to a beautiful 3 year old, she has used her love for baking to support her family and bond with her son. It's a stress reliever and a beautiful gift, a hobby and a passion, a dream and a vision of happiness! Sharing her gift and passion with the world is a dream come true. |
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Anita Cadonau-Huseby of Sweet Hope Cookies When Anita's not reorganizing her bins of cookies cutters, restocking her freezer with Sweet Hope Icing, coating her kitchen with flour, pushing Picos and Tipless piping bags, or showing off her wardrobe of gray teeshirts on Periscope to her favorite people, she's admiring YOUR cookies on Instagram and Facebook. |
This is a huge commitment for these Cookiers, as each one has been asked to bake and flood 450 cookie samples! That's 4,050 cookies!!! So please be sure to show them some Cookie Love by visiting and "liking" their FB Pages.
