Decorate Your Own Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies are easy to make as is royal icing and with just a few materials some of which you might already own you can take up a hobby thats both delicious and great for gifting.

Decorate your own sugar cookies. One of our favorite ways to decorate sugar cookies is with edible paper. But theres more to life than drop cookies really. For most standard cookie designs youll start with a base outline and flood then let it dry for 2 3 hours before piping additional decorations on top. How to decorate cookies.

We frosted our heart shape sugar cookies with pink frosting and decorated with small edible paper hearts. You can improve your baking skills and your flare for art at the same time. Once your cookies are cooled and your piping bags are loaded its time to decorate. Prepare your cookie sheets by lining them with parchment paper.

After all decorating sugar cookies with kids is just about as much fun as you can have in the kitchen and this version is really easy to make and even yummier to eat. One of the benefits of this hobby is how simple it is to get started. Join dotty from sugar dot cookies online for a beginner cookie decorating class. When the holidays roll around we become kitchen artists wielding cookie cutters and icing bags to create everything from the simplest gingerbread men to shimmering glittery cutout snowflakes.

Nonpareil sprinkles or sanding sugar preheat your oven to 350 degrees f. To make them use a paper punch to gently punch out hearts from edible paper. Chocolate chip peanut butter oatmeal sugar these simple childhood favorites just never seem to go out of style. Learn about royal icing consistencies how to bag outline flood and other beginner decorating techniques.

Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheets. 1 pound confectioners sugar 3 tablespoons meringue powder scant 12 cup water. Last week i whipped out this recipe for kenya chloe i and we had a blast cutting out the sugar cookies into all kinds of festive shapes. Learn more about decorating kits.

We can customize the cookies you want and create the perfect decorating kits for your special gathering. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.