Back by popular demand are Tess’ Magical Cheesecake & Brownie Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies, in addition to
her ever-popular Holiday Cookie Bake & Decorate class where participants learn the foundations of decorating
cookies with Royal Icing! If you are looking to start a new holiday cookie baking & decorating tradition and
looking for a NEW SPECTACULAR COOKIE to add to your holiday cookie repertoire look no further! Consider
registering for this Virtual, Live, Family Fun Holiday Cookie Baking & Decorating Class for beginners. Gather your
family for baking and decorating, or treat yourself to some quality personal fun time.
Participants will be baking the cookies for the decorating ahead of time so that they are ready to decorate at the
start of class. A PDF with two of the instructors’ personal sugar cookie recipes, and a list of ingredients and
supplies needed for the Royal Icing will be provided 5—7 days before the class, to provide time for shopping and
baking. The recipes will include a soft and chewy sugar cookie, and a denser crisp sugar cookie. Participants can
One of the instructor’s favorite holiday cookie cutter shapes is a gingerbread person. This is one shape that
proves to be a lot of fun to decorate year after year and some time will definitely be spent on this in addition to
other holiday shapes. Choose to bake one or the other or both using cookie cutters of choice. No fancy
decorating tips or bags will be needed. We will be using simple plastic sandwich bags to decorate.
The packet will also include ingredients required for the STUFFED COOKIES that we will be creating together
during the class! This class will take place on Zoom, free on-line software. Participants will receive instructions on
how to access the class prior to it starting.

Instructor biography: Tess Georgakopoulos, also known as “Chef Tess—Culinary Artist”, has been cooking and baking for well over 45 years since she was roughly 6 years old. Born into a Greek family, the art of cooking traditional meals using one's own hands and creativity was and continues to be an expression of love in her home. Her father was also a trained chef who brought the magic of food to life in another form on the weekends as they cooked elaborate family meals together. As an accomplished cook and baker and always working towards expanding her culinary repertoire, Tess enjoys experimenting in her test kitchen daily creating new recipes, creative culinary techniques and building “Gold Standard” culinary experiences for communities across Minnesota and beyond. Tess is proficient and experienced in creating cook-along experiences and curriculum for conventional cooking, baking, pressure-cooking, air frying, pizza making, Mediterranean Cooking, and meal preparation as well. More recently, she has expanded her creativity and experience in the creation of Cooking Master Classes! A Culinary Artist indeed! She has been teaching both in-person and on-line cooking classes through community education for a number of years, and is currently working with almost 60 public school districts in and around the Twin Cities, in many corners of Minnesota, in addition to school districts in Wisconsin, Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma, having worked with just over 5000 participants over the years. Through her teaching, Tess has helped people of all skill levels increase their confidence and expand their skills in the kitchen reaching heights of their own personal creativity that they never knew existed, all while having fun and creating memories to last a lifetime. Her motto, eloquently put, is to make “dishing” delicious, and simple. Tess has recently started writing her first cookbook, and her food blog is also in the works! Some of her creations can be seen on her Facebook page, “Dish it up Good”, https://www.facebook.com/dishitupgood/ or on her Instagram Feed.