Cookies For Lunch

What is your baking process? This week we talk about how each of us make our dough and icing. To sift or not to sift?  Please subscribe to Cookies for Lunch-The Podcast, rate and leave us a review! Show Notes Find us on Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cookiesforlunchpodcast Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cookiesforlunchpodcast Facebook Page https://www.faceboo...

Do you remember your first big piece of equipment you bought for your cookie career? What is your favorite item? Your least used purchase? Come join us for lunch as we chat about our supplies and equipment!  Please subscribe to Cookies for Lunch-The Podcast, rate us with five stars and leave us a review! Show Notes Find us on Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cookiesforlunchpod...

We have a few changes going on with the podcast. Come listen to see what is new!  Join us for lunch!  Show Notes Find us on Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cookiesforlunchpodcast Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cookiesforlunchpodcast Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/cookiesforlunch Find the Hosts of Cookies For Lunch Podcast on Social Media Cynthia A...

What do you do when you get an order that makes your jaw drop? We each have had our share of orders with some crazy requests.  Come join us for lunch today!  Please share our podcast, rate and review.  Show Notes Find us on Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cookiesforlunchpodcast Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cookiesforlunchpodcast Facebook Page https...

What happens when things don't go as planned? Join us this week as we talk about how life changes and challenges impact our cookie businesses.  Thank you for joining us today! Please like, share, rate and review our podcast.  Show Notes Find us on Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cookiesforlunchpodcast Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cookiesforlunchpodcast...

As any new cookier knows there can be a struggle to learn all of the things you need to do to sell your product, get your cookies out into the world, be seen by customers, your friends, your foes... then what? How do you choose which social media giant will be your best fit? Once you're in the sea of people, business, and things, how will your cookies get spotted by people who will actually pay yo...

We have a treat for you today! Sam Opdenbosch of Sam's Cookie Company joins us for a chat about cookies, designing cookie cutters, and ballroom dancing! Sam is a seasoned sales pro by day and manages her cookie business as 'a serious side hustle' in her off hours. Sam got started with "Sam's Cookies" as her business customers aptly named them when she would drop cookies off to them.  In this...

We have all heard about, or experienced, supply chain disruptions in the past year or so. Toilet paper demand, anyone??? Stores have been low on butter, sugar, flour, and eggs too. Was it easy to find a suitable replacement? It may not be easy to find cookie-packaging replacements in the size, scale, and pricing you need. Not having the right supplies can be a business disruptor for you and a cost...

We have another guest this week. You may have seen our guest on The Food Networks' Christmas Cookie Challenge, Instagram (over 31K followers), or in one of her several roles she has stepped into at CookieCon; Core Instructor, Add-On Instructor, panel discussion host, and Key Note speaker.  Andrea pulls back the curtain on cookie competitions, the former "Periscope" days that preceded Instagra...

We have our first special guest on the show today! Come and listen in as we visit with Lauren Barkley Jacobs, The Cheerful Baker. Shari could not join us today, so we also have a guest co-host, Andrea Walter's of Andy Kay's Cookies.  Listen in as we talk about how Lauren recently had an Instagram reel go viral, about the brand new Cheerful Cutter subscription box, how she got started decorati...

Who are we and how did we get here? We have talked a few times about how each of us have very different business approaches in the cookie world. What did we do before we became "Cookiers"? Who are we as people? Is 'Cookie-ing" our full time job? Which one of us lived on a farm? Who sweats but doesn't stink? Who do you think was an NFL Cheerleader? Tune in to learn these answers, weird birthday fac...

One of our podcast hosts, Nancy Westfall, started Cookie-A-Thon on a random Sunday by asking if anyone in her club wanted to share a cookie tutorial. Little did she imagine that Cookiers were hungry for this! It was a great way to promote members of The Colorful Cookie Club and share techniques with each other. This one day afternoon event has now turned into a multi-day event that includes tutori...

In this episode we talk about trending techniques and how to stay on top of what is popular. What techniques or trends have you tried? Wet on wet? Embossed, or textured tissue paper? Continuous line drawing? Do our customers care about the trends, or is a Cookier thing? Come listen and see how each of us approach the latest trend, or if we try to stay on top of the trends. Let us know in the comme...

Running a cookie business is busier than most people think. We show a pretty finished product on our social media pages and websites, but there is a lot that happens behind the scenes. All of the details of running a business day to day can get overwhelming. In this episode we take about "Taking Care of You" and how you can take small steps to make your cookie day easier, productive, and still enj...

Do you often wonder what your skill level is worth? How to charge for cookies is such a popular conversation among cookiers. Does it depend on your skill level, cost of ingredients, geographic location, number of designs, or details in an order? We cover this and more in this episode. Come join us as we walk through how we take, process, and price our orders and cookie classes. Knowing your worth...

Do you love murder podcasts? We do! Well, 3 of us do. Nancy does not. In this episode, we share some of our favorite murder podcasts and why we like listening to them. The number 1 reason is that it is fun to have something to listen to while we are decorating cookies! In keeping with the murder theme, we talk about bleeding. Butter bleed is a really scary thing for us and we address what may caus...

Hey Cookiers! In this episode we chat about what our social media posts do for each of us as cookiers. Are we posting cookie pictures to get 'content' out on social media platforms, or are we trying to post for our customers to notice us and purchase? We can easily get caught up in the trendy photos, 'like for like', and 'follow for follow', but does this help grow your business in the right direc...

What's in a brand? Does it reflect your personality? In this episode we talk about how we present ourselves in public, private and on social media. We talk about how YOU are your brand. People will get to know your cookie style, cookie photos and attach an ideal to, or about you. How do you protect what you put 'out there'? Are you good at Watermarking every photo before you publish or share it? H...

*LISTENER ADVISORY* This was our very first try at recording, it’s ROUGH. The sound is terrible, we know. in true Cookier fashion, we let you see our mistakes and how we learned from them. We will not be offended if you skip this episode and start with episode two. We discuss how we met, why we are doing a podcast, what we hope to bring to you, and we have a lot of laughs! Developed by four cookie...