Cookie Class at Create A Cook with ZANDA PANDA Molds

I had a great time teaching a cookie making class at Create a Cook in Newton, MA. It was on Earth Day, so I thought everyone would enjoy making butterfly cookies.  They loved using the butterfly molds, but I think the stoneware cookie molds were definitely their favorites. Along with the butterflies, they made cats, [...]

Valentine’s Giveaway! Kaleidoscope Heart Cake Mold or Valentine Stoneware Cookie Molds!

IT’S VALENTINE GIVEAWAY TIME! GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED -Thank You for Entering! CONGRATULATIONS TO: SensiblySara, our First Prize Winner Leslie B. our Second Prize Winner Winner was chosen by random.org I want to thank everyone for entering and especially for all your wonderful comments! Check back again in a bit for a springtime Puppy Mold Giveaway!  [...]

Valentine’s Day Heart Cookies – New Designs – Plus Creamsicle Cookie Recipe!

NEW!  VALENTINE’S DAY COOKIE MOLDS! Handmade Stoneware Valentine Heart Cookie Molds Recipe: Creamsicle Cookies | Etsy Shop: More Cookie Molds | Which Valentine? My Stoneware Valentine Heart Cookie Molds are made for baking and crafts. Each cookie mold is individually handmade in my studio in Connecticut. To create these designs, clay is hand-formed around my [...]

Video: How to Make Halloween Cookies with ZANDA PANDA’s Handmade Stoneware Halloween Molds (Demo with Recipe)

VIDEO! How to Make Halloween Treats with ZANDA PANDA’s Handmade Stoneware Halloween Cookie Molds There’s nothing  tricky about making these treats! ZANDA PANDA’s Handmade Stoneware Halloween Cookie Molds and Cookies Make these adorably goofy Bat, Cat and Witch cookies for your Halloween party or to delight your favorite Trick-or-Treaters. Watch the video to see how [...]

Pumpkin Spice Halloween Cookies with Cream Cheese Cookie Dip

Pumpkin Spice Halloween Cookies with Cream Cheese Cookie Dip This recipe makes a soft, cake-like cookie. I developed this recipe using Anne L. Watson’s book ‘Baking with Cookie Molds’. She gives the basic framework to develop your own recipes for molded cookies. It’s a very informative book and I highly recommend it. Pumpkin Spice Cookies [...]

Guest Blogger Anne L. Watson’s Demo: How to Make Layered Cookies in a Cookie Mold!

Our guest blogger today literally “wrote the book” on molded cookies!  Anne L. Watson is here to tell us how to make layered cookies in the Kaleidoscope Heart Mold.  Molded cookies don’t have to taste boring. Learn how to add nuts, raisins, chocolate chips, etc., to your molded cookies without losing the design!  Also check [...]

Spooky Summer- Halloween in July!

Halloween in July? Here’s to Spooky Summer Nights!  Even though I’m enjoying the heat wave and am in no rush for cool weather, I’ve been working on stoneware Halloween cookie molds.  They’re coming out very nicely from the prototype molds. These will be handmade, so the supply will be limited.  If you’d like to reserve [...]

ZANDA PANDA’s Puppy Mold Featured in DOG FANCY Magazine!

ZANDA PANDA’s Puppy Mold Featured in DOG FANCY Magazine! We’re delighted that DOG FANCY Magazine picked our Puppy Mold to feature in their ‘Fun Dog‘ section! If you’re new or visiting from Dog Fancy magazine, welcome to ZANDA PANDA’s Blog and Website! If you’re a returning visitor or one of our Favorite People, thanks very [...]

Make Any Day Valentine’s Day with Embossed Hearts on a Cherry Pie

Spicy Upside-Down Cherry Pie with Embossed Hearts Why wait for Valentine’s Day? When crusts are sealed, cut small vents in top center of pie. Upside-Down Kaleidoscope Heart Cherry Pie in Mold, Unbaked Bake pie at 350 degrees F /180 degrees C / Gas mark 4  for about an hour.  Pie is done when filling begins [...]

Beagle Puppy Cookie – The cutest one yet!

How to make a Beagle Puppy Cookie Beagle Puppy Cookie He’s Edible…He’s Adorable…He’s Edidorable!! I think this is the cutest one I’ve made with the Puppy Mold yet.  And it’s actually very easy to do, I’ll take you through step-by-step. In addtion to the ingredients in the cookie dough recipe, you’ll need: •  Cocoa powder [...]