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 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 [...]

Great Gift Idea: New Stoneware Unicorn Cookie Mold. Newest item in ZANDA PANDA’s Etsy Shop!

Stoneware Unicorn Cookie Mold Also Great for Arts & Crafts! Make adorable treats and crafts with my stoneware cookie molds.  The newest mold in my Etsy shop in this cute unicorn.  It’s about 3.75″ tall by about 3″ wide (9.53 cm x 7.62 cm ) and is handmade in my studio in Connecticut.   I form [...]

Halloween SandWitches Anyone? Recipe: Pumpkin/Cream Cheese/Raisin Spread on Embossed Halloween Sandwiches

How to Make Embossed Halloween ‘SandWitches’ with Pumpkin-Cream Cheese-Raisin Sandwich Spread/Dip Recipe Here’s another cute way to use your Halloween Stoneware Cookie Molds for a treat or Halloween party.  It’s great for kids, as the only skill need is squishing!  You’ll be using pretty much the same technique used for embossed Butterfly Tea Sandwiches, but [...]

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 [...]

Reserve your ZANDA PANDA Handmade Stoneware Halloween Cookie Molds for Spooky Treats and Crafts!

Make Halloween cookies and treats or get crafty and make cast paper cards and invitations or polymer clay decorations for your Halloween party. My new stoneware Halloween Cookie Mold designs are made entirely by hand in my studio in Connecticut, so production is limited.  To insure delivery before Halloween, I’m now taking reservations. When reserving, [...]

Blueberry Lattice Butterfly Pie

Blueberry Lattice Butterfly Pie Check out the recipe and more images on the Zanda Panda website.  Remember, summer’s not officially over until September 23rd – and you wouldn’t want to wear white when eating blueberry pie anyway Here’s where we picked the berries for the pie: This is Rose’s Berry Farm, in Glastonbury, CT.  We [...]

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 [...]