Julia Usher | Recipes for a Sweet Life

"This really is the ULTIMATE cookie book. Whimsical, elegant, colorful, and creative!! What more could you ask for? You will not be disappointed.”

Colette Peters

Celebrity Cake Decorator; Owner, Colette's Cakes

Video Release: Royal Icing Folk Art Flowers and Leaves - A Companion Video

When making my recent 3-D folk art bird nest cookie (video link below), I anticipated lots of questions about how I made the dimensional...

August 31, 2019

Hi, everyone! This week I present my long-awaited video of the assembly of my 3-D folk art bird nest cookie. You FINALLY get to see how it...

August 9, 2019

We’re in the hottest dog days of summer here in Missouri, so I thought it would be apropos to show you a “cool” (pun intended)...

July 18, 2019

As you may or may not know, each quarter I shoot about eight videos over the course of two days, and I love to try to wow with at least one...

July 18, 2019

Welcome! In this video, I show how to make the fun embellishments used on my popular bakery-themed cookies that appeared in my previous...

July 7, 2019

Hi, everyone! After a busy spring and summer of cookie decorating classes, I’m finally back with a new video for you! (Thanks for staying...

January 17, 2019

Oooh, my favorite cookie holiday – Valentine’s Day – is nearly upon us, and I’ve got two new and very romantic Dynamic Duos™ sets...

January 12, 2019

I’m back with a follow-on to my recent 3-D Christmas candelabra cookie! The goal of this “companion” video is to show you exactly how I...

December 28, 2018

OMG, it’s almost 2019! Where has 2018 gone?! Time always has a way of flying by, which is why my Dynamic Duos™ stencil sets come in so...

December 20, 2018

I love crafting non-edibles just as much as making cookies and other sweets! I’m also a huge fan of those big retro Christmas wreaths...