Mitten Decorating Tutorial

Directions

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  Bake and cool cookies fully before decorating. Prepare royal icing in the following colors and consistencies: dark blue (outline and flood consistencies) and light blue (outline and flood consistencies). Please have a scribe tool or toothpick nearby. 

  Outline/Piping Consistency: 
  Dark Blue 
  Light Blue (Add small amounts of sky blue and bright white gel food coloring to fresh royal icing until a light blue color is achieved) 

  Flood Consistency: 
  Dark Blue 
  Light Blue (Add small amounts of sky blue and bright white gel food coloring to fresh royal icing until a light blue  color is achieved) 

  Pro Tip: This design uses a decorating technique known as “wet-on-wet.” This means we will be moving fairly quickly to add detail to our design while the base flood icing is still wet, rather than waiting for it to dry. I recommend you read through the following steps, to be prepared before starting to decorate. 

  
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  Using the light blue outline consistency icing, outline the cookie as shown in the photo.   

  
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  Fill in the top section of the mitten with the light blue flood consistency icing. Use your scribe tool or toothpick to smooth out the icing and pop any air bubbles. 

  
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  While the light blue flood icing is still wet, immediately pipe horizontal lines of the dark blue flood consistency icing.  

  
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  Immediately after piping the dark blue lines, drag your scribe tool through the lines in a vertical direction, moving from the left side of the mitten cookie to the right. You should move in one continuous motion, dragging up one line, then down, and repeat. Let this section dry for 20-30 minutes before moving onto the next step.  

  * Please reference our video tutorial for this cookie, should you need to see this step in action.  

  
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  Fill in the bottom section of the mitten with the light blue flood consistency icing. Smooth out the icing with your scribe tool or toothpick. Let this section dry for 15-20 minutes before moving onto the next step. 

  
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  Once the flood icing is dry or crusted over, pipe lines of the light blue outline consistency icing to finish your mitten design! 

  
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