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The big new idea in baking: cookie transformations-- using a few cookie cutters and a twist of the wrist to create 100 totally unique and fun cookie designs!You Can't Judge a Cookie by Its Cutter: Make More Than 100 Cookie Designs with Only a Handful of Cookie CuttersDubbed "the most creative baker I know" by Ina Garten, cookie expert Patti Paige reveals the secrets behind her famous decorating techniques and dough recipes. Known for her irresistibly playful cookie designs, Patti shows how, with a change of perspective and her decorating tips, a single cookie cutter is the only tool you need to make a Chick that will transform, into French Fries, a Hen, and a Dog! A pumpkin-shaped cookie morphs into a bunch of bananas or into George Washington's profile; a tea cup into a stork or graduation cap; a ghost into a cat; a football helmet into a bird on a nest or an elephant; a gift box into a spider; or Santa into a turkey , and much more.
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Patti Paige is an artist, baker, and owner of Baked Ideas in New York City. She and her small staff decorate cakes and cookies that reflect her affinity for clean simple design, vibrant color and artistic flair. Memories of the shaped cookies her grandmother used to make, a master's degree in painting, and a lifelong habit of making things in and out of the kitchen, have resulted in confections that are as fun and fabulous to look at as they are to eat. She also makes all her own cookie cutters, including a line of 10 yoga pose cutters and cookies that were featured in O Magazine. A few of her many esteemed clients have included Martha Stewart Living, Ina Garten of the Barefoot Contessa and the White House's infamous Egg Roll, featuring her intricately designed Easter cookies. Her first book is now available.Photo: Jennifer Causey
