Cookie Decorating Tips from this segment:
• Sprinkles are always fun, but they don’t always stick. Warm up some LIGHT corn syrup & use paint brush to create design. Sprinkle colored sugar or sprinkles over the painted areas & shake off excess.
• Frost cookies, then pull the tines of a fork through frosting for a decorative finish.
• Create a glaze of clear almond or vanilla extract mixed with food coloring & use paintbrush to go over cookies before baking.

Culinary competitions are popular with television audiences, but the challenges are often beyond what we make at home. A practical and profitable way to test your talent is to enter the Ultimate Cookie Decorating Contest from Lofthouse Cookies.

The variety of cooking shows on television have increased our interest in culinary competitions, but not everyone can make a family dinner in 30-minutes or wants to create a decadent dessert with a cola, rutabaga and pecans. You know those shows.

On the other hand, who doesn’t love to bake cookies? With the help of returning guest Colleen Burns, viewers of The Balancing Act will learn great tips on how to decorate cookies that the family will love and could win the Ultimate Cookie Decorating Contest. The sweepstakes is sponsored by Lofthouse Cookies from Ralcorp. With a wide variety of flavors and a soft-homemade taste, Lofthouse Cookies are the perfect start to a delicious treat.

Thanks to the tips from Burns, viewers will learn the many ways in which these delicious cookies can be decorated for a special occasion or winning designing. Sprinkles, food-coloring, patterns… the options are endless and it just takes some imagination. It’s also easy to imagine what you can do with the $2500 prize! If you’re not a competitive cook, you’ll simply enjoy the recipes shared on the show such as the peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses which are a perennial favorite with kids!

For more information, visit www.balancingact.com/cookie.