Winter Decorated Sugar Cookies
Decorating these winter-themed cookies is like bringing the joy and coziness of outdoor winter activities indoors. With designs resembling sweaters, hats, and mittens, each cookie captures the essence of frosty adventures like ice skating, sledding, and building snowmen. Whether you're hosting a festive gathering, planning a cozy night in, or simply craving a taste of winter magic, these intricately decorated cookies add a touch of whimsy and warmth to any occasion. Enjoy the festive season with every delicious bite!
Decorating our winter-themed cookies with matching sweaters, hats, and mittens is a delightful process that showcases the artistry of the wet-on-wet technique. This method allows us to seamlessly layer wet icing in contrasting colors onto the cookie's surface while it's still wet, resulting in beautifully blended and cohesive designs. From cozy cable-knit patterns to adorable pom-poms and cuffs, each cookie becomes a miniature masterpiece, perfect for spreading holiday cheer and delighting loved ones.
Ingredients
- Favorite Sugar Cookie Recipe or Whimsy Sugar Cookie Mix
- Sweater Cookie Cutter
- Christmas Cookie Cutter Set 14pc
- White Royal Icing Mix
- Tips #2, #4
- Food Colors (exact colors listed below)
- Pastel Pink Sanding Sugar
- Scriber Needle Modeling Tool
Instructions
Begin by flooding each cookie's main area with royal icing, ensuring a smooth and even layer. While the icing is still wet, add colored lines for the sweater, hat, and mittens matching patterns, using a piping bag. Use a scribe tool to pull the icing down through the lines, creating crisp and scalloped lines. Allow the cookies to dry completely before piping fine details such as cable knit collars and cuffs on the sweater with medium peak icing. Once the icing is dry, flood the brim and pom-pom of the hat and the cuff on the mittens where sanding sugars will be applied. Carefully sprinkle sugar over the wet icing for a sparkling effect. The end result is a charming array of Winter-themed cookies adorned with intricate designs and sweet accents, perfect for spreading holiday cheer!
