“Oh Jupiters!”
My name is Katy Kauffman and I am the wife of a teacher and mom to two awesome and very active kiddos. My background is in Dietetics and Nutrition with a side of Culinary Arts. I love art, design, and a good story. Especially the story of how this little home bakery got its name, which I know is an unusual one. My signature cookie recipe is the “family recipe” that my grandmother modified from an old spritz cookie recipe. She turned it into a rolled dough that she would cut into shapes and sprinkle with sanding sugar and mail to each family member at every holiday known to mankind. Even when we went to college, all the grands knew a package near a holiday meant grandmas cookies. She passed away about two years ago now, just before I started thinking about opening a home bakery. So I wanted to honor her with the name of my business. I considered several phrases, but it came down to really wanting the name to make anyone who knew her instantly think of her. “Oh Jupiters!” was her “dangit!” Phrase. And quite frankly I can’t think of many times that I cooked or baked with her that it didn’t fly at least once! ;) But more than that it’s a reminder to me not only of her but also of that “what-have-I-done” moment that happens to me every time I create a work of edible art. In fact, from talking to other artists, its a pretty common feeling. That moment when you look at your work and go “This looks awful! It’s irreparably messed up! I’m never going to be able to fix this” But if you just keep going, adding another layer of icing or a few sprinkles, inevitably it all comes right in the end. She was always telling me not to worry so much. That everything would work it and not to be so hard on myself. So the name is a tribute to her. On many levels. It's my hope that the name and the story behind it will leave you with a smile just like it does for me and remind us all that life is too short to take too seriously.
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I don’t know about y’all but my people have the countdown set for the new game coming out this year. So when this request came through I couldn’t say no. Any other fans out there? Many thanks to for letting me use her amazing set design as inspo for this one!
Happy new year everyone. Every year as we head into a new season I try to revisit a project or skill that has eluded me in the past. This year I’m back to working on my macs. What are you attempting? (And despite the slightly bumpy tops, not a hollow in sight! Super excited!) salted caramel buttercream filling made these a dream 😊
Some cute little baby shower favors to start off your weekend! Did you know we can help you plan favors that are easy to transport and theme? What can we help you design for your event?
A wintry baby shower set for a little snowflake arriving soon! The beauty of custom cookies is that we can easily tailor your dessert to any theme you can dream up! Simplify your decor needs by letting your sweets dress up your table and set the mood!
Merry Christmas Eve from our home to yours! May your celebrations be sweet and your hearts be full! ❤️
I’m busy rolling out the last of the Christmas orders over here so please be patient if you have submitted an inquiry, call, or text. I’ll get back as soon as I’m able! Thanks in advance! Also I’ll likely have a few extras so watch my posts to snap them up for pickup this week! Thank you!
Here is the book club Christmas order for my sweet client! She gave me the theme and let me run with it! Many thanks for trusting my creativity and letting me come up with such a fun design!
Book club Christmas sneak peak #2. I can’t help myself. So many fun designs in this set! What’s your favorite book if all time…. And… GO!
I’m about to close up the bakery for the night and grab a nice cup of tea and my favorite book (real one, not a cookie😏) … What’s your favorite way to wind down? What are you reading right now? I’m revisiting My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander Mcall Smith. Always charming ❤️
Need a personalized gift box that simply exudes style and charm? I’ve got you. These girls weekend birthday sets were made based around a logo the hostess had created and we incorporated elements of the weekend plans into the design. Normally I envision these sets for businesses or weddings but this just seemed like the right fit! What can we create for your event?
The prettiest wedding set using some fun wafer paper details I cut on my silhouette to give it an ethereal and light touch! Wafer paper is 100% edible and while I prefer to take it off my cookie before eating it, it’s fairly tasteless. Some people taste a slight vanilla note. Wafer paper from and cutters tagged from their respective shops for my cookie friends :)
Good morning! This is a friendly reminder to get your Christmas orders in soon! Because of the way the school calendars work this year all Christmas orders will close on December 11th (in just about a week) so that I can coordinate everything with the kids being home for Christmas and still get you fresh and delicious cookies close to Christmas. So don’t delay! Only 6 more days till orders close!
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Happy “Birthdaymas” as we say around here to a fellow December baby, Savannah or ! I don’t know about you but growing up I received ALL the ornaments from my friends as “this is your Christmas AND bday present” presents. 😂 (Although my parents and family do a VERY good job of keeping them separated and not leering Christmas consume my bday-thanks mom and dad!) anyways… in honor of the overflow of ornaments I made this cookie bday tree mimicking the vintage ceramic trees and did it in white with fun bday colored isomalt “bulbs” and a bday candle on top as a nod to the fact that us December babes have just learned to roll with it and carve out our own piece of the holiday to celebrate ourselves in and enjoy the rest! Happy Birthday Savannah! I hope it is sweet! And many thanks to for setting things up and looping me in! Will post a reel later explaining a bit more of construction but everything is edible (and delicious) except the birthday candle and the internal lights to make it glow! ;)
Sometimes a last minute client request brings the cutest ideas into the world! Should we add this option to our Christmas options?!? Elf on the shelf gingerbread house kit with 3 tiny icing bags, mini rolling pin, and a tiny jar of sprinkles and one human sized icing bag for assembly. Let me know what you think! Who would love to use this for their mischievous elf visitors?
Christmas orders are here! Link in bio on IG or for my FB friends visit
www.ohjupitersbakery.com/shop to see all your options. My fav is this set as my premium by the dozen option this year 🥰❤️ anyone else grow up going to the Nutcracker Ballet every year? A local community college put on a free performance for the community and it was one of my favorite things we did all year. ❤️
Gingerbread house kit pre-orders are available now for pickup 12/2-12/3! All other Christmas cookie orders will drop Friday in the wee hours of the morning so you can start your Black Friday shopping off on a sweet note. Make you wishlist now on our website (link in bio) .
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