I had a very late night. Some of you are witness to it by the time stamp on the "Cook for the Cure" newsletter deposited in your e-mail box this morning. I could not sleep due to the sad news I received yesterday about our dear friend Marie Dorsey. Marie was the owner of a thriving cookie business 'TwoSugars.biz" and was also our favorite cookie decorating instructor. We loved her so much that we brought her to Lynchburg from Montana twice last year and we were scheduled to do it again this year. Two weeks ago Marie and I spoke on the telephone for over an hour. Visiting with her was like talking to an old friend of many years. I just met her last year. Marie possessed a genuine warmth and caring of others. I trusted her and loved her as a friend.
Please visit our page "In Memoriam" for Marie. Marie and her husband shared a strong love for each other - her death is a deep loss for him. If you wish to send a card, her address is:
C/O Marie Dorsey Family
P.O. Box 414 Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730
When I took this photo of Marie she commented that she didn't mind because she almost always walked around with flour on her face as it was a trademark that she was doing what she loved. Marie left a 6 figure salary in a corporation to become TwoSugars.biz and never regretted a second of it. She told me that she wanted to "live happy". When Marie was here last February she worked under the stress of her mother in the hospital. Her mother passed soon after Marie returned - we were all devastated for her. Marie's artistry in cookie decorating was unparalleled and her following expanded the nation. When she was scheduled to teach at our store, we had students call us from Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina and even from her neighboring state of Wyoming asking for a seat in her class. It seems she did not teach very many places so when someone had an opportunity to get in front of her, they seized it.
The favorite cookie design of Marie's are the winter penguins .Try as we may, we could not find penguin cookie cutters big enough for her first class with us last October. We managed to locate them this year and we were geared up for some darling cookie penguin designs from our students. Marie was a true artist with royal icing and luster dust and the cookies were the best tasting sugar cookies that I had ever eaten. That sentiment was
shared by many. As a testament, her cookies sold out within a week of arrival every time.
Many people had called to sign up for the October cookie and cake decorating workshops. For those who would like to have it. I have posted Marie's sugar cookie recipe on my website
Below are her sugar cookie icing recipes:
Royal Icing For cookie base
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tbsp. meringue powder
3 – 4 tbsp. water - add as needed – thick enough to hold it’s shape when piped
Mix together with a hand whisk
Royal Icing
For decorating cookies
2 cups powdered sugar
5 tbsp. meringue powder
1/3 cup water
Add all ingredients together in mixer and mix until firm.
TIP
Be patient mixing to get a firm consistency can take 15 minutes.
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tbsp. meringue powder
3 – 4 tbsp. water - add as needed – thick enough to hold it’s shape when piped
Mix together with a hand whisk
Royal Icing
For decorating cookies
2 cups powdered sugar
5 tbsp. meringue powder
1/3 cup water
Add all ingredients together in mixer and mix until firm.
TIP
Be patient mixing to get a firm consistency can take 15 minutes.
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