bYou're inspired by the cookie decorating trend on TV and social media, but how can you find your way through the maze of information out there You turn to iThe Beginner's Guide to Cookie Decoratingi.b p In this comprehensive guide, Mary Valentino of Emma's Sweets, a winner of the Food Network's Christmas Cookie Challenge, reveals her latest and greatest easy techniques and designs that are perfect for beginner hobbyists. p Everything is included to help you advance your cookie-decorating skills, including information on bbasic supplies and upgradesb, bchoosing and using colorb, tasty bcookie and icing recipesb, and ban array of cookie designsb vivid flowers, adorable animals, cute clothing, seasonal motifs, and much more. p She also shares the most up-to-date bsimple techniques for creating wow effectsb, including easy hand painting, embellishing, piping, color blocking, sparkly effects, and using molds. p Watch your budding embellishment skills blossom with these ideas and inspiratio