In this guide, we'll show you how to transform ordinary sugar cookies into delightful fried egg-inspired treats. From outlining and flooding with royal icing to adding the perfect pepper sprinkle, every step is sure to be egg-cellent fun! So let's dive in and get cracking on this tasty and heartfelt Father's Day surprise for the world's most egg-cellent Dad!
Instructions
Cookie Preparation:
Oval cookies from your favorite sugar cookie recipe. Bake and cool accordingly.
Royal Icing Preparation:
White: Prepare flood consistency royal icing in white for flooding the cookies.
Yellow: Prepare soft peak consistency royal icing in yellow for piping the egg yolk.
Black: Prepare soft peak consistency royal icing in black for piping the lettering.
Ensure all icing consistencies are adjusted accordingly for smooth decorating. Let's get ready to bring these egg-cellent cookies to life with our perfectly prepared royal icing!
Decorating Egg Cookies:
Outline: Outline a curvy fried egg shape onto an oval sugar cookie. Let sit for 5 minutes to dry.
Flood: Flood the cookie with white royal icing. Leave to dry for 20-30 minutes.
Egg Yolk: Pipe the egg yolk with soft peak consistency yellow royal icing.
Pepper Sprinkle: Sprinkle the egg with a mixture of black coarse and sanding sugar to represent pepper.
Plaque Cookie:
Outline: Outline the cookie with white flood consistency royal icing. Leave to set up for 5 minutes.
Flood: Flood the entire surface of the cookie. Use a scribe tool to smooth and shape icing. Allow the icing to dry for 30-45 minutes.
Decoration: With soft peak black royal icing, freehand “World’s Most Egg-cellent Dad!”
Leave cookies to completely dry overnight before packaging.
