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Sugar Cookie Decorating Guide
Master royal icing techniques for beautifully decorated sugar cookies.
Mediumโฑ๏ธ Varies by complexity๐ฝ๏ธ N/A
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๐ฅ Ingredients
- Baked sugar cookies, cooled
- Royal icing (various consistencies)
- Gel food coloring
- Piping bags and tips
- Toothpicks for marbling
- Sprinkles and decorations
๐ Instructions
- 1
Prepare royal icing: stiff for outlining, thin for flooding.
- 2
Color icing with gel colors - a little goes far.
- 3
OUTLINE: Pipe border around cookie edge.
- 4
Let outline dry 10-15 minutes.
- 5
FLOOD: Fill in with thinned icing using squeeze bottle.
- 6
Use toothpick to spread to edges.
- 7
WET-ON-WET: Add details while flood is wet for blending.
- 8
Let dry completely (6-8 hours) before stacking.
๐ก Pro Tips
- โConsistency is everything - practice the 10-second rule.
- โTap cookies to release air bubbles.
- โCompletely dry before adding additional layers.
- โStore in single layers until fully dry.
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
0 mins
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Total Time
Varies by complexity
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