Decorate a Number One Cookie

Directions

• 1

  Bake and cool cookies fully before decorating. We recommend Ann’s Signature Sugar Cookie Recipe. If you prefer a rich chocolate flavor, try this Chocolate Cut-Out Cookie Recipe. Prepare royal icing in the following colors and consistencies:  
  Learn more about royal icing consistencies here.  

  Outline/Piping Consistency:  
  Sky Blue 
  Flood Consistency: 
  Sky Blue 

  Thick Flood Consistency: 
  Lemon Yellow 

  
• 2

  Outline the entire shape with sky blue outline consistency icing.

  
• 3

  For neat outlining, hold the tip of the piping bag slightly above the shape, letting the icing fall into place on the cookie.

  
• 4

  Outline the entire shape.

  
• 5

  Once the shape is completely outlined, it’s time to flood the cookie.

  
• 6

  Flood the entire shape with blue flood consistency icing.

  
• 7

  Move quickly onto the next step, as it needs to be done while the base icing is still wet. 

  
• 8

  Your thick flood consistency yellow icing should be roughly the consistency of conditioner—a bit more wet than toothpaste, but a bit more firm than shampoo for reference.  

  
• 9

  Pipe dots of yellow icing throughout the shape. By doing this when the base icing is still wet, the yellow dots will blend into the blue icing, creating a patterned base. 

  
• 10

  You can serve these cookies as-is, or you can pipe additional designs or add royal icing transfers to create more dimension. This universal technique works for a broad range of shapes and a variety of themes.