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items Transforming your cookies into pretty works of art is easier than you think when you use the right tools and learn a few techniques to help you. I've been making cookies and decorating them with royal icing for several years although it's been mainly for the Christmas season. Everyone loves looking at that smooth, glossy icing and then of coursing eating the cookies! The more you practice wit...
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Basic Decorating Tools
Colorings
Royal Icing Tutorials
Gifting Your Cookies
Basic Decorating Tools
Everything you'll need to get started making royal iced creations.
Piping bags to get you started, I like disposable ones, especially if you're making lots of icing…
Wilton Canada: Piping bags and Tips
Disposable Piping Bags, some sets come a variety of tips…
Piping Bags : Baking & Pastry Tools
Squeeze bottles are great if you have small children that want to ice cookies with you… less mess and struggle for them.
Fox Run Icing Decorating Set, 3 Squeeze Bottles
Never underestimate the importance of toothpicks, they are great for fixing details and spreading icing. I always have these out when icing my cookies.
Toothpicks
Piping tip sets… gives you lots of options for creating designs on your cookies…
Shop - Tools - Piping Bags & Tips - Page 1
I like to put parchment paper down on my island countertop… also great for placing your cookies on
Parchment Paper
Once I've iced a cookie I place it on a baking rack to dry, I usually leave them overnight on this… you can add a baking mat underneath it if you're worried about drips…
PADERNO Professional Non-Stick Steel Baking & Cooling Rack, 16-in x ...
Colorings
Types of food colorings you can use to color your royal icing.
Gel based food coloring gives vibrant colors and doesn't alter the consistency of the royal icing. I scoop a little out on a toothpick and then add it to my icing… a little goes a long way with this gel!
Gel Food Coloring
Personally I've never used a food color powder but it's an option…
Powder Food Colours - Decorating
I've read that you can use natural ingredients to give your icing color, like beets could give you a deep red color or even purple… probably something you might want to test on a small batch of icing first…
How to make natural food coloring
Royal Icing Tutorials
There are different methods and techniques to making a good consistency royal icing. Watch a few here…
The ultimate guide to show you how it's done…
The Ultimate Guide to Royal Icing Cookie Decorating {For Beginners}
Quick and easy royal icing…
My Favorite Royal Icing
Gifting Your Cookies
If you love making and giving cookies that you've iced and want others to enjoy them you'll find some fun gift tags and gift wrapping ideas here. I love packaging up cookies at Christmas in cellophane bags all tied up with a cute tag and a ribbon.
Baked with love from… add your name to this cookie sticker for gifting.
Christmas Sugar Cookies Package Sticker
Dress up your cookies packages for gifting.
Christmas Sugar Cookies Package Sticker
Easy way to package a few of your creations…
Cellophane Bags
Classy sticker labels for your freshly baked and iced cookies…
Custom Fresh Baked Just for You with Your Name Classic Round Sticker
Adorable round Christmas stickers to add to your holiday packages… personalize them.
Personalized Christmas Holiday Cookie Baking Classic Round Sticker
Baked with love… cute stand mixer
Cute 'baked with love' bakers classic round sticker
Sweet and simple personalized gift tag…
Baked with Love for Homemade Food Gifts Gift Tags
Cute Rustic Trees Holiday Baking Tag…
Homemade with Love Rustic Christmas Cookies Favor Tags
Cookie boxes are another great way to gift a special royal iced cookie to someone…
Cookie Boxes