For the Love of Cookies

Make sure to get your Americolor Tulip Red bottle ready to play! It is my favorite because it’s not bitter. It contains a different pigment from most deep red colors. I often add a tiny little bit of brown to it, in case I like to have a more interesting, deeper shade of red.

A CHRISTMAS DOOR

I won’t lie to you, these cookies were quite a challenge! But the super detailed tutorial from Haniela helped this adventure develop without harm to my mental health. That is progress! You can see her tutorial clicking here. I made just a few modifications, painting the frame gold (you know me), and simplifying the garland. The cookie can be customized by writing the name of the family on the top, right below the glass detail.

CHRISTMAS TREES & ORNAMENTS

Super simple and effective. Flood. Let set. Add some fine lines and red sanding sugar with some gold sparkle. DONE! You can also dress up the diagonal design with….. wait for it…. wait for it……

GOLD!

I really like this modern take on the Christmas tree, and the minimalist shape is perfect for it. The red ornament will be part of a separate blog post, as I intend to share a cool technique to add pattern using wet-on-wet. Stay tuned!

Below, stencil is coupled with thick consistency Royal icing, and a final spray of gold…

MITTENS

This design was inspired by Marlyn, from @Montreal Confections. It requires a stencil, some piping with medium consistency Royal icing, and a little snowflake detail made in fondant, painted with gold.

SNOWFLAKES

Who says snowflakes have to be white? The snowflake police? I beg to differ. These were glazed with a special recipe designed by Nadia, from @mylittlebakery. I cannot publish it, but you can find some versions online, just search for “Polish glaze”. I love the shine!

THE POINSETTIA

This design was brought to my attention by my friend Ricardo, who saw it on Instagram (watch here), and I jumped on it because I found it quite beautiful, and I had just the right friend to offer these cookies to… Two colors, thick consistency red and green, and piping bags cut with a beak shape.

ONE YEAR AGO: Springerle Baking Time!

TWO YEARS AGO: Marlyn’s Hungarian Tree