I was originally contacted about doing cupcakes for a baby shower. Now they've decided they want cookies instead, and I don't have a lot of experience with cookies!
Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm not sure about consistencies for decorating cookies so they can be stacked, etc. What type of glazes/frostings work best? Any help would be awesome!! (My order is for 4 dozen.)
Thanks!!
I'd suggest you start with the cookie article here on this website. It's really great!
You'll get a lot of different opinions on the best glace or icing to use. I use a variation of Toba's Glace and really like it. One of these days I'm going to try MMF, though I tend to stick with the tried-and-true! A lot of people here really like Antonia's. As bonniebakes suggested, check the cookie article and maybe it will help you decide the direction you wish to take.
Find a sugar cookie recipe that you like. I know most people on this site prefer the No Fail Sugar Cookie recipe that you can find in the recipe section. I would then search for the antonia74 royal icing recipe. I find that it is a really good royal icing recipe and is very easy to make. Another thing to do is get ideas from all the pictures posted here and duplicate it. Hope that helps.
Have you found a design? I usually figure out what kind of a design I want to do first. (Trace around your cookie cutter and draw what you want) After that, I use the best icing for that design. Toba's Glace has a really nice flavor but if you want to do any detailed work, you may want to detail with royal or some hardening buttercream. Hope this helps.
cvigil - is there a buttercream icing that hardens??? If so, where can i find the recipe??
This is the recipe I use.
http://www.karenscookies.net/shop/recipes/info_11.html#recipe09
There are a lot of really good recipes and tips on this site.
This is the recipe I use.
http://www.karenscookies.net/shop/recipes/info_11.html#recipe09
There are a lot of really good recipes and tips on this site.
This website is great! Thank you so much for posting it!
I will try the meringue buttercream. Does it get hard??
One more question. Can you accent with this icing once you have covered the cookie or do you have to use Royal?
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