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Sugar Cookie Decorating Essentials
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items If you've been wanting to learn how to get started decorating sugar cookies, this list has everything you’ll need whether you want to do this as a fun hobby or as a side hustle for extra income. The possibilities are endless, so feel free to use your...
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Cookie Decorating Supplies
You’ll definitely need cookie cutters if you’re looking to do cookie designs in different shapes. You can either buy a variety pack or accumulate them slowly. Don’t be afraid to use shapes creatively, and create your own image within the shape using ...
Cookie Cutters in Baking Tools & Accessories(515)
I recommend a good set of plastic icing bags that you can just snip the tip off and use for cookie decorating. You can use icing bags without the tips to create designs if you make sure that the hole you cut is very small. You can use it for outlinin...
Cake Icing Bags
I recommend you get icing tools to help you make cool designs on your cookie. Practice makes perfect so don’t get frustrated if your cookie doesn’t turn out the way you want it to initially!
Icing Tools For Cookies
Having a wide variety of different piping tips allows you to create different shapes and textures.
Frosting Tips
Eventually, as you learn and get more comfortable with cookie decorating, you may want to invest in a cookie projector. You simply project whatever design you want on the cookie and trace it out with icing and then fill it in. This is what helps prof...
Projector Cookie Decorating
Packaging
When you’re ready to package up your cookies there’s so many different packaging options you can use. Ultimately it’s up to your design aesthetic when it comes to what you want your packaged up cookies to look like. You can wrap your cookies individu...
Boxes For Cookies
I prefer to individually package up my cookies into little bags because I feel like it’s more sanitary that way. I also feel like it helps keep the cookies fresher for longer. You can get bags that are self-sealing, or you can seal it with a sticker,...
Cookie Bags
I love lining the bottom of my box with tissue paper in a color that coordinates with the cookies. I've found that it makes the presentation look so much more elegant and high-end. Tissue paper is very affordable, and one variety pack will last you l...
Tissue Paper in Tissue Paper(1000+)
I like using thin ribbon as part of my packaging because it's both functional and aesthetic. It helps keep the box closed, and it also helps with the presentation.
Ribbons in Ribbons, Trim & Embellishments(1000+)
I feel like adding a gift tag is such a simple thing that adds an elegant touch to how your cookies are packaged. You can personalize the gift tag and also change it up depending on the occasion or holiday.
Gift Tags in Gift Wrap Supplies(1000+)
Baking Essentials
I have two sets of these Pyrex glass mixing bowls with lids, and they definitely come in handy when baking and cooking. I love that they’re dishwasher safe, and I find myself using the lids quite frequently such as when the recipe calls for setting a...
Pyrex Mixing Bowl Lid(105)
Silicone spatulas come in handy when baking. They’re super easy to clean, and they help get every last bit of dough or batter from the bowl.
Silicone Spatula in Kitchen Tools & Gadgets(1000+)
I highly recommend wire cooling racks, especially the ones that are stackable, because they help conserve limited kitchen counter space. They help with airflow to the bottom of the cookie so that the cookie cools down faster and develops a crispy bot...
Cooling Racks in Baking & Pastry Tools(1000+)
I love parchment paper because it helps make clean up so easy. You can either buy it in a roll or in pre-divided sheets. Additionally, I like to crinkle it up and press it down into icing to get a cool textured effect on my cookie.
Reynolds Kitchens Non-Stick Parchment Paper - 50 sq ft
I recommend a good quality cookie sheet because it will last you a long time. I have multiples of different sizes so I can choose which one to use depending on my needs.
Cookie Sheets
I recommend using a rolling pin to get your dough to be a uniform height before you cut into it with cookie cutters. A trick is to cover your dough with parchment paper or saran wrap and roll out the dough using the rolling pin on top of the parchmen...
Rolling Pins in Baking & Pastry Tools(1000+)
KitchenAid mixers are expensive but so worth it because they significantly cut down on the time it takes you to bake things. If you’re someone who loves to bake cookies, cinnamon rolls, cakes, and other desserts, having a KitchenAid mixer will defini...
Kitchenaid Mixer - Walmart.com
Favorite Stores
Can't go wrong with Walmart's low prices! They're my go-to when I'm searching for gifts, appliances, tools, or I need to restock on essential beauty supplies and drugstore products.
Walmart
Love the convenience this place offers when I need to stock up on some essentials, or purchase a gift for someone.
Target