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Cookie Decorating
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items If decorating cakes isn't your thing but you love nurturing your artistic side through food, then cookie decorating is perfect for you. Sugar and gingerbread cookie designs are so intriguing to me, I just love the art of cookie decorating!
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Important Equipment & Tools
Icing & Edible Decorations
Stensils
Decorating Books
Cookie Stands & Gift Boxes
Important Equipment & Tools
The following items will make your cookie decorating experience a high level one.
When I started my Wilton cake decorating classes, the first piece of advice the teacher gave me was to buy this mixer for my cakes and icing and she was so right. Especially when making buttercream or royal icing, a sturdy stand mixer is a must. This...
KitchenAid 7 Qt Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer, Black
Once you become a little more experienced, an airbrush tool is so much fun for cookies, cakes and cupcakes.
Cake Decorating Airbrush Kit with 12 Colors
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When you're first starting out, a cookie decorating kit is the best place to begin. It is a very economical way to get the key tools you'll require while you learn as well as a case to keep everything packed away neatly.
Cookie Decorating Kit 118pcs with Storage Case
This will help to ensure your cookie shape will be perfectly uniform.
Rolling Pin & Pastry Mat Set, Adjustable Rings
This is a best selling item for good reason, it helps you form abnormally shaped cookies.
OXO Good Grips 14-Piece Cookie Press Set
This is such a helpful item, especially if you don't want to take up all of your counter space with flat racks.
2/3/4-Tier Upgraded Collapsible Cooling Rack
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These are amazing!
LUBTOSMN Large Coffee Cup Cookie Cutter Set-4pc
Call me lazy but sometimes I just don't want to clean icing remnants out of 10 bags after I'm done decorating cookies and these solve that problem for me.
Disposable Cake Decorating Bag 100ct (12in, Clear)
Icing & Edible Decorations
It's okay to purchase icing and pre-made decorations sometimes, especially while you learn.
It takes some time in the beginning to learn how to make icing that is the perfect consistency for cookie decorating. While you learn, but pre-made icing is often helpful and I find Wilton to be the best!
Wilton Cookie Icing, 9 Ounce, White
Dark black icing is really hard to make, this is way easier.
Wilton Cookie Icing, 9 oz, Black
This is perfect for Christmas cookies.
Wilton Christmas Cookie Icing Set, 3-Pack
Stensils
Stensiling is a beautiful way to achieve impressive and perfectly uniform cookies.
A stensil holder is really helpful for keeping your stensils in place while you air brush or icing scrape your designs.
Acrylic Cookie Stencil Holder
Letter stensils really come in handy, as fine it takes a long time to learn to write tiny letters freehand on cookies.
6x6in Alphabet Letter Cookie Stencils, 16 Pcs
I love these designs so much!
33 PCS Cookie Stencils Cakes Baking
I love these stensils, these designs are very popular.
36 Pieces Reusable Christmas Cookie Cake Stencils
These are so freaking cute!
Baby Shower Cookie Stencils - 30 Pcs
Decorating Books
There are a ton of useful videos on YouTube and IG for cookie decorating, but I'm old school and like to have books for cooking, baking and decorating food.
There are a ton of useful videos on YouTube and IG for cookie decorating, but I'm old school and like to have books for cooking, baking and decorating food.
Creative Cookie Decorating: Buttercream Tips
This is a great book for beginners.
Beginner's Guide to Cookie Decorating: Tips & Techniques
The cookies in this book are stunning.
Royal Icing Cookies: 45+ Techniques for Edible Art
The designer cookies in this book are next level. Perfect for cookie gifts.
Sweet Talk Cookies: Creative Designs Guide
This book is awesome, I just love the designs.
The Crafted Cookie: Beginner’s Guide to Baking
This is a beautiful book for decorating cookies with buttercream.
Beautiful Cookies: Easy Buttercream Designs
These designs are just gorgeous!
Cookie Craft: Designs & Techniques for Cookies
Cookie Stands & Gift Boxes
What's the point of taking time to make cookie art if we aren't going to properly display our work? Here are some beautiful display and/or gifting ideas.
This gives off Alice in Wonderland vibes and I am here for it!
Courtly Check® Three Tier Sweet Stand
This is just beautiful!
Tiered Stand
Just beautiful. Perfect for cookies, cupcakes and other desserts.
Jakyan 3 Tiered Stand
These are perfect for gifting your beautifully decorated cookies.
Dayzi White Cookie Boxes - 8" x 8" x 2.5" Bakery Boxes
I love these boxes for gifting cookies, you can fit more than the 8x8 boxes and still have a windowed top to see the contents.
Gift Box
If you wish to wrap your cookies indivdually, these are perfect!
Clear Self Sealing Cellophane Bags, 4x6, 200 Pcs