diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am b/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am
index 4f0af585b..675224080 100644
--- a/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -56,15 +56,13 @@ LDADD = $(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la -lm
 AM_CFLAGS = $(CLUTTER_CFLAGS)
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
-	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES \
-	-DCOGL_DISABLE_DEPRECATED \
-	-DCOGL_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS \
-	-DCLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS \
-	-DTESTS_DATA_DIR=\""$(top_srcdir)/tests/data/"\" \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/ \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/ \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/clutter \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter \
+	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES \
+	-DCOGL_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS \
+	-DCLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS \
 	$(NULL)
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(CLUTTER_LIBS) -export-dynamic
@@ -128,7 +126,12 @@ ui_data = \
 	$(srcdir)/script-ui.json			\
 	$(NULL)
 
+img_data = \
+	$(srcdir)/redhand.png \
+	$(srcdir)/smiley.png \
+	$(NULL)
+
 examplesdir = $(datadir)/clutter-1.0/cookbook/examples
-examples_DATA = $(uidata) $(srcdir)/*.c $(srcdir)/*.h
+examples_DATA = $(uidata) $(img_data) $(srcdir)/*.c $(srcdir)/*.h
 
 -include $(top_srcdir)/build/autotools/Makefile.am.gitignore
diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/animations-rotating.c b/doc/cookbook/examples/animations-rotating.c
index 411d5b849..4c2d39f43 100644
--- a/doc/cookbook/examples/animations-rotating.c
+++ b/doc/cookbook/examples/animations-rotating.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
                                 clutter_align_constraint_new (stage, CLUTTER_ALIGN_Y_AXIS, 0.5));
   clutter_texture_set_sync_size (CLUTTER_TEXTURE (texture), TRUE);
   clutter_texture_set_from_file (CLUTTER_TEXTURE (texture),
-                                 TESTS_DATA_DIR "/redhand.png",
+                                 "redhand.png",
                                  &error);
 
   if (error != NULL)
diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/events-mouse-scroll.c b/doc/cookbook/examples/events-mouse-scroll.c
index e491c14de..1b2c8386b 100644
--- a/doc/cookbook/examples/events-mouse-scroll.c
+++ b/doc/cookbook/examples/events-mouse-scroll.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   ClutterActor *viewport;
   ClutterActor *texture;
 
-  gchar *image_file_path = TESTS_DATA_DIR "/redhand.png";
+  const gchar *image_file_path = "redhand.png";
 
   if (argc > 1)
     {
diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/events-pointer-motion-scribbler.c b/doc/cookbook/examples/events-pointer-motion-scribbler.c
index 4d5168dc9..de065332e 100644
--- a/doc/cookbook/examples/events-pointer-motion-scribbler.c
+++ b/doc/cookbook/examples/events-pointer-motion-scribbler.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Simple scribble application: move mouse over the dark yellow
  * rectangle to draw brighter yellow lines
  */
+
 #include <clutter/clutter.h>
 
 static const ClutterColor stage_color = { 0x33, 0x33, 0x55, 0xff };
diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/layouts-bind-constraint-overlay.c b/doc/cookbook/examples/layouts-bind-constraint-overlay.c
index 77c209f7f..856955c70 100644
--- a/doc/cookbook/examples/layouts-bind-constraint-overlay.c
+++ b/doc/cookbook/examples/layouts-bind-constraint-overlay.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   ClutterAction *click;
   GError *error = NULL;
 
-  gchar *filename = TESTS_DATA_DIR "/redhand.png";
+  const gchar *filename = "redhand.png";
 
   if (argc > 1)
     filename = argv[1];
diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/layouts-stacking.c b/doc/cookbook/examples/layouts-stacking.c
index 9ee340b4c..d1d6321a5 100644
--- a/doc/cookbook/examples/layouts-stacking.c
+++ b/doc/cookbook/examples/layouts-stacking.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   GError *error = NULL;
   gfloat width;
 
-  gchar *filename = TESTS_DATA_DIR "/redhand.png";
+  const gchar *filename = "redhand.png";
 
   if (argc > 1)
     filename = argv[1];
diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/redhand.png b/doc/cookbook/examples/redhand.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c07d8acd3
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/cookbook/examples/redhand.png differ
diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/textures-reflection.c b/doc/cookbook/examples/textures-reflection.c
index 170e701c2..03c970d66 100644
--- a/doc/cookbook/examples/textures-reflection.c
+++ b/doc/cookbook/examples/textures-reflection.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   texture = clutter_texture_new ();
   clutter_texture_set_from_file (CLUTTER_TEXTURE (texture),
-                                 TESTS_DATA_DIR "/redhand.png",
+                                 "redhand.png",
                                  &error);
   clutter_actor_add_constraint (texture, clutter_align_constraint_new (stage, CLUTTER_ALIGN_X_AXIS, 0.5));
   clutter_actor_add_constraint (texture, clutter_align_constraint_new (stage, CLUTTER_ALIGN_Y_AXIS, 0.2));