Cupcakes: so last season sweetie.  The hot new trend from the States making its way to our shores is decorated cookies.  With the launch of  world renowned cake designer Lindy Smith’s latest book, Bake Me I’m yours…Cookie, a craze for decorated cookies is set to burst into our lives.
Fairy cakes and biscuits were taken by our American cousins, given a transatlantic twist, and are now being fed back to us as cupcakes and decorated cookies.  Stateside, decorated cookies are used as gifts and treats where a longer lasting nibble is needed, or where different shapes, sizes and colours are called for.
Not to be beaten at our own game, Lindy has seized the opportunity with the launch of her new book to show how creative us Brits can be.  Wannabe US Martha Stewarts stick to their tradition of using royal icing on cookies and are thus limited in the effects they can create.  Lindy takes the blank canvas of a biscuit and turns it into a work of art through the use of sugarpaste: there is an entire chapter on wedding favours – perfect for the couple who wish to say ‘thank you’ to their guests in style!
She’s even created her own range of cookie cutters priced from £4.25 to £7.60 to help you create your very own masterpieces – on sale at http://www.lindyscakes.co.uk.