Cooking and Baking Classes in Hood River & Online
Learn to cook and bake with Dani Annala in her Hood River, Oregon teaching kitchen, or join a live virtual class from home. Classes are small and hands-on, so you make every recipe yourself and take home what you make. Come with a friend, plan a date night, or bring the family to a holiday cookie class.
No experience needed.
Upcoming Classes
Class Types and Prices
Every class includes ingredients, tools and the recipes to take home. Prices are per person.
Class | Price | Length |
|---|---|---|
Cookie Decorating (seasonal, mini & gingerbread) | $65 | 90 minutes |
Cooking & Baking (bread, pasta, pizza, brunch) | $60 – $80 | 2 hours |
Advanced Workshops (macarons, wet-on-wet icing) | $100 | 2 – 3 hours |
Live Virtual Classes (Zoom) | $37 | 1 hour |
Private Classes | Custom quote | You choose |
Classes are capped at 8 to 14 people, so everyone gets hands-on time at the counter.
Want a class just for your group? See Private Classes.
Cookie Decorating Classes
Learn to decorate sugar cookies with me in my Hood River teaching kitchen. In about an hour and a half, you'll learn how royal icing really works, flood and pipe your own designs, and take home six cookies you decorated yourself. No experience needed. Classes are $65, with seasonal themes all year, mini cookie and gingerbread classes for families, and Wet-on-Wet for decorators ready to level up.
What to Expect
In-person classes are held at Dani's Kitchen Shop, 1545 Osprey Drive in Hood River, with free parking on site. The kitchen looks out on Mt. Adams, so evening classes often come with a sunset.
Most classes run 90 minutes to 2 hours. Dani walks you through each step, explains the why behind the technique, and you go home with what you made: a box of decorated cookies, a loaf of bread, fresh pasta, or pizza plus extra dough.
It's a working kitchen, so wear closed-toe shoes, skip loose sleeves and jewelry, and tie back long hair.
Virtual classes are taught live on Zoom, so you can ask questions as you go. You'll receive your class link after you register.
What Students Say
"The pie making class was wonderful and gave me the confidence to make my own pies for thanksgiving. The butternut squash ravioli class was a fun date night with friends getting out and trying something new!"
Chelsea B., Pie and Ravioli classes
"We just loved our Pizza making class! We EACH made two pizzas and took home dough to make more!! Dani and Michelle are such great teachers!"
Kay E., Homemade Pizza Lab
"Our adult family of 4 (from NC/PDX) enjoyed a really fun cooking class learning to make ravioli, fruit pies & lava cake with Dani. The kitchen and dining area were spotless and nicely designed with a bonus - lovely view of Mt Adams at sunset."
Krista B., Family Cooking Class
"The latest one was the chocolate cream pie class! It was an absolute blast and I left with the best chocolate pie I've ever had! Every class that I've ever taken from Dani is not only a learning experience, but an incredibly joyful event!"