Decorated Christmas Cookies

Make your own cookie dough, bake cookies (using cutters & moulds) and decorate using an incredible range of techniques.

Upcoming Start Dates

Begin the day by making your own cookie dough.  Learn the secrets of creating a dough that holds its shape and doesn't spread during baking.  You will make a selection of cookies using cutters and also some using moulds.  Whilst the cookies are baking and cooling learn how to make the perfect royal icing.  You will learn a host of decorative techniques for your cookies.

How to make cookie dough
How to add colour to cookie dough - marbled and solid colours
How to roll cookie dough and cut even cookies
How to create moulded cookies
How to perfectly bake cookies
How to paint colour directly onto cookies
Tutorial - what is Royal icing and how to make it
How to add colour to royal icing
How to make flood icing
How to ice a cookie with sugarpaste
How to pipe an outline and flood a cookie
How to add polka dots, pulled hearts, double layer pulled hearts and feathering to your cookie designs
How to pipe lines, scrolls, dots, pearl beading
How to pipe detail onto your cookies
Brush embroidery
How to store your cookies

Annabelle Annabelle
Annabelle

Director

Annabelle established Confection Perfection (now re-branded as Annabelle Jane Cake School) in 1996 from her kitchen table; bought her first retail premises in 2000 and is now settled in a delightful setting in Bearsted, just outside Maidstone.  Annabelle has extensive cake decorating experience and is highly creative and artistic. Annabelle is an accredited tutor for the PME Diplomas in Sugar craft and also designs and delivers a wide range of other highly successful cake baking and decorating classes. Annabelle has a huge vision for our Cake School and ensures that the strong reputation we have earned continues to grow lead by her consistently high standards.

Everything is included - All the ingredients, icings, use of equipment and boxes to take your cookies home are provided.

Attendees will receive a set of course notes and also a 10% discount in the shop on items used during the course.  You are most welcometo take photographs to supplement your notes.

We provide tea, coffee and drinking water - and of course cake.

You may like to bring an apron and a packed lunch (there is a local deli a short walk from the shop)

An amazing day of skill and fun and a lovely thing to share with family when I get home. Better than expected, so much pleasure. I am coming back.

— , 25th November 2023

Well explained, easy to follow & you get plenty of guidance. No question was left unanswered. You feel very welcome - and it is really fun.

— , 25th November 2023

Wonderful course - brought out the creativity that had been sleeping awhile. Brilliant tutor - explanations were so clear - Demos were excellent. The atmosphere is great! So friendly.

— , 25th November 2023

More than I expected. I really enjoyed the course and learnt so much. Extremely friendly, informative and everything explained so well. Thoroughly enjoyed myself.

— , 25th November 2023

This is such an enjoyable course. So much fun and everyone is very friendly & welcoming. Course content what I expected. 5 star.

— , 25th November 2023

I can't recommend this highly enough - I achieved far better results than I expected. Tutor excellent - patient, upbeat & so knowledgeable. Friendly & informative.

— , 25th November 2023

I have had an amazing day This is my 2nd time on this course as it's one of my favourite courses. Annabelle was fantastic and explained everything so well. So friendly and helpful. Annabelle and Linda are so lovely, nothing is ever too much!! Thank you both.

— , 25th November 2023

Thank you for a lovely day. I was nervous but it was so much fun. Everyone is so friendly. I have learnt so much and I can't wait to come back and learn more.

— , 11th December 2021

I had an amazing day. The course is perfect and lots of fun. Annabelle is a fantastic tutor, so easy to understand and patient. Thank you Annabelle and thank you Linda for the cake and teas.

— , 11th December 2021

Really fun & enjoyable. Very well run.Tutor very welcoming & good.

— , 11th December 2021

Enjoyable day, welcoming, relaxing. Course what I expected pls more. Very good tutor.

— , 11th December 2021

Brilliant day! A wonderful pre-Christmas course. Excellent tutor.

— , 11th December 2021

Best course to date. 5 star. Excellent tutor. No question is regarded as silly. Thank you so much!

— , 11th December 2021

Annabelle is amazing. She is very kind helpful and patient. A thing of beauty. I had an amazing day.

— , 26th November 2021

    Great course, action packed, learned lots! Tutor incredibly informative + patient with everyone. I can't wait to take all my bakes home. We got to make lots more than I'd have thought.

    — , 26th November 2021

    Course even more than I thought. 10 stars! Tutor amazing. So many little tips that just make life easier.

    — , 26th November 2021

    Very good tutor. Not enough time to decorate all cookies but 5 star course.

    — , 26th November 2021

    Amazing advice + tips. Huge choice of cutters, moulds, colours, technique. Lots of things to be able to try at home.

    — , 26th November 2021

    Highly recommend - lots of different skills learnt. Annabelle fantastic, very patient, clear and concise instructions. 100% happy.

    — , 26th November 2021

    A fun, creative day learning wonderful skills. Tutor wonderful - endless expertise, patience & a brilliant teacher. Course more than expected, full of tips and invaluable knowledge & fun.

    — , 26th November 2021

    What a fab day. Such a lovely way to start Christmas making cookies! Learnt loads and feeling confident to practice at home. Fantastic tutor - so many useful tips along the way in addition to the course content. Thank you!

    — , 26th November 2021