How to Decorate a Beer Stein Cookie

Directions

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  Bake and cool cookies before decorating. Make sure cookies are fully cooled. If they are warm, the icing will run off of them. Ann Clark's No-Fail Sugar Cookie Recipe works well for any cookie, or you can make these cookies extra rich with our European Chocolate Butter Cookie Recipe.

  Make royal icing. Learn how to mix different consistencies of royal icing here»

  Prepare the following icing colors:

  Piping Consistency:
  White

  Flood Consistency:
  White
  Yellow
  Orange

• 2

  Using white piping/outline consistency icing, outline the body of the beer stein.

  
• 3

  Using white piping/outline consistency icing, outline the stein handle.

  
• 4

  Using white piping/outline consistency icing, outline the stein base. This will be that thick glass base that you see on a beer stein.

  
• 5

  Next, use your white flood consistency icing to fill in the base of the stein and the handle.

  
• 6

  Now, flood the interior of the stein with yellow royal icing. This will be the beer. Move to the next steps quickly, as they need to be done while this base yellow icing is still wet.

  
• 7

  Pipe pea-sized orange dots around the base of the stein, and going up the handle-side of the stein. These will be the beer bubbles.

  
• 8

  While the orange "bubbles" are still wet, pipe a small dot of yellow flood consistency icing on the side of them, to create a half-moon shape. This gives those bubbles more dimension and perceived depth. Be sure that all of the half moon-shaped bubbles are facing the same way.

  
• 9

  Wait about 45 minutes, or until the "beer" is just crusted over. You can expedite this process by putting your cookies under a fan. Once just crusted over, use your white piping consistency icing to pipe the foam at the top of the stein. To do this, apply pressure until you have a healthy, large dot that is starting to create almost ripples. Then pull your piping bag straight up. Move around with a toothpick or scribe tool if needed.

  
• 10

  Continue filling in the “foam” until good coverage and texture is achieved.

  
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  Whether you love IPA, session ales, or root beer, this design is sure to be a crowd-pleaser!