Icing Question

Baking By littlegrnfrog Updated 18 Apr 2007 , 8:42pm by bonniebakes

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littlegrnfrog Posted 17 Apr 2007 , 6:10pm
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Ok, so I think I am ready to try to ice my cookies without the outline and then flood. So my question is this - could you tell me what consistency the icing needs to be? Could you give me an example, what does it remind you of?
I sometimes like the effect of outline in a darker shade and then flooding with a lighter colour, but would like to learn how to do this.
Again, any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Tania

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cookiemookie Posted 17 Apr 2007 , 8:49pm
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For me, I think of the consistency of Elmers glue.

I don't outline first though. I just don't get too close to the edge of the cookie.

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jayme1980 Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 8:21pm
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Flood your cookie with icing that is the consistency of Elmers glue as PP said. Once that has dried enough, add your boarder with a darker and thicker consistency icing.

or

Outline the cookie with a thicker, darker icing first. Let it dry a little, then flood the cookie with an Elmers glue consistency, lighter color icing.

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bonniebakes Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 8:42pm
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When I do mine, I count until the icing drips "dissolves" back into the icing. For outline and flood in one motion, I use a count of about 8.

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