How to Decorate Baking Cookies

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I love cookie cutters...especially BAKING themed cookie cutters. I had so much fun designing these shapes and decorating�these cookies!!More

I love cookie cutters...especially BAKING themed cookie cutters. I had so much fun designing these shapes and decorating�these cookies!! (by the way, if you love this post, I share some bonus baking themed cookie sets below!)

*If you're a member of the�Flour Box Club,�you'll find these cutters and Live, Love, Bake stencil in your Winter club box!!

Check out the step-by-step video tutorial!

Layering two stencil techniques is a fun way to decorate cookies!�Check out the video tutorial for tips on how to do this!

The THREE cookie cutters are exclusive Flour Box designs: Hand Mixer, Stacked Bowls, and Spatula with Icing. They can only be found here -�CLICK HERE!

Cookie Yield

For a single batch of dough, you can make about 20-24 of these cookies. I should note that I roll my cookies to 1/4" thick using the�Dough EZ Rolling Mat System. The thickness of your cookies will impact your yield. Before I bake my cookies, I like to sketch them out and come up with a decorating and icing color plan!

COOKIE RECIPE:�For a cookie recipe and rolling and baking video�CLICK HERE�- this recipe can be doubled in a KitchenAid Mixer.�

Prepping the Royal Icing

ICING PREP�

For a single batch of dough, I typically�use a single batch of icing. Since I'm using a KitchenAid mixer, I made a double batch of icing and split it in half (reserving half for another project).

This cookie set has 6 icing colors using 4 gels. I made a dark and light version of both the Turquoise and Rose Pink.

l don't measure exactly...I estimate. For a more detailed look at icing planning,�CLICK HERE�to read this helpful blog post.

ICING PLAN BY THE OUNCE (THIS IS BASED ON MAKING 5 OF EACH OF THESE 4 COOKIE DESIGNS - 20ISH COOKIES)

White�- 3 oz (pipe and flood)
Gray -�3 oz (pipe and flood)
Dark Turquoise -�3 oz (pipe and flood)
Light Turquoise -�3 oz (pipe and flood)
Dark Rose Pink -�3 oz (pipe and flood)
Light Rose Pink -�3 oz (pipe and flood)

ROYAL ICING RECIPE

For a royal icing recipe and video�CLICK HERE�- this recipe can be doubled in a KitchenAid Mixer.

A few Extra Decorating Tips

Project Timeline

Plan ahead to enjoy the most success with your cookie project!�I break up the decorating process. It works better with my�life to do a little each day. Here is the schedule for this cookie project and estimated times on how long each phase takes.

DAY 1�

Mix Dough (30 mins), Chill Dough (2 hours inactive time), Roll and Bake (1 hour), Mix Royal Icing and Prep Icing Colors - it is helpful to make the colors the day before you decorate because the color will deepen overnight (1 hour).�

DAY 2�

Outline and Flood Cookies (1-2 hours), Allow to dry in front of fan before adding details (1 hour for standard cookies or 5-6 hours for stenciled cookies). Piping details and stenciling (1.5-2 hours)�

**ALLOW COOKIES TO FULLY DRY 18-24 HOURS BEFORE PACKING. STORE IN A COOL OVEN OVER NIGHT.**

DAY 3

For tips on packing cookies,�CLICK HERE�to check out this helpful blog post with links to my favorite packing and shipping materials.�

�Recreate these!

I would be so flattered if you recreated these cookies!

Be sure to tag @theflourboxshop or use hashtag #theflourbox so I can see what you create!

Common Tools in this Tutorial:�

4�Food Gels:�Turqoise, Rose Pink, Black Diamond, and Bright White 12 Icing Bags 6�Tip #2 (PME or Wilton brand) 1�Tip�3 (Wilton)�for the�leaves and sunflower petals 6�Couplers Royal Icing Scraper�for stenciling Rainbow Nonpareils Stencil Genie�(optional) Airbrush System (optional) Pink and White�Airbrush Color (optional) Small Bowl�(optional) Craft Brush (optional to mix airbrush color)

Coming Soon! My next tutorial is going to show how to make these cute cookie sheet cookies...