Paisley Bird Cookies

Paisley Bird Cookies

Supplies used:

5″ bird cookies
assorted colors rolled fondant
paisley texture mat
paisley accessory mold
royal icing
small round piping tips
piping gel
pastry brush
flexible polyblade
rolling pin
Autumn Carpenter’s Fluttering Friends Cutie Cupcake Cutter Set
assorted food color paste or gels

Instructions:

Roll fondant thin and use same cutter used to cut cookies to cut the fondant. Brush cookie with piping gel and attach fondant piece. To make texture piece, roll fondant thin and place over texture mat. Be sure the mat is on the side to give you a raised image. Roll over fondant with even pressure. Flip fondant over and remove mat. Use cutter to cut piece and attach to cookie using piping gel. Use polyblade to remove the beak and feet. Roll orange fondant the same thickness as your bird and use cutter to cut the feet and beak. Use the polyblade to cut feet, wing (only on the paisley textured birds) and beak and replace the feet and beak on the cookie.

For plain wings, roll desired fondant color thin and use the bird cutie cutter to cut the wing. Allow wing to dry for several hours. For paisley wings, push desired fondant color into paisley mold then remove with sharp pin or modeling tool. Pipe colored accents using royal icing then allow to dry for several hours.

Use royal icing to pipe over paisley textured birds and allow to dry. Attach wings to birds using piping gel and roll tiny balls from brown fondant for the eyes and attach with piping gel.

Mod Circle Baby Elephant Cookies

ModCircle Baby Elephant Cookies

Supplies used:

white rolled fondant
lime green rolled fondant
orange rolled fondant
light blue rolled fondant
pale blue rolled fondant
Autumn Carpenter’s Mini Accent Cutter Set
Autumn Carpenter’s Jungle Cutie Cupcake Cutter Set
large round circle cutter
black non-pareils
piping gel
Mod Circle texture sheet

Instructions:

Roll white fondant to 1/4″ thickness, place fondant on Mod Circle texture sheet and roll with heavy pressure. Using the same cutter used to cut the cookies, cut out circles. Brush cookies with piping gel and lay on top of gel. Roll orange and lime green fondant very thin and cut small circles using mini accent cutter. Lay colored circles over the white circles of the cookie. Roll light blue fondant thin and cut elephant; apply to cookie with piping gel. Roll pale blue fondant very thin and cut using largest teardrop shape from accent cutter set. Apply to elephant with piping gel. Add black non-pareil for eye, attaching with piping gel.

Textured Flip Flop Cookies

Textured Flip Flop Cookies

Supplies used:

flip flop cookies
assorted colors of rolled fondant
Hawaiian Texture Sheet Set
piping gel
pastry brush
cotton balls
edible markers
PME strip cutter

Instructions:

Roll rolled fondant to desired thickness. Use texture mats to texture fondant and cut using same cutters used to make cookies. Brush cookies with piping gel and lay fondant on cookies. If pattern is recessed, used edible markers to highlight patterns. Cut flip flop straps using strip cutter. Attach to flip flop using piping gel. Use cotton balls to prop-up straps until dry.

3D Ladybug Cookies

3D Ladybug Cookies

Supplies used:

Autumn Carpenter’s Fluttering Friends Cutie Cupcake Cutter Set
Autumn Carpenter’s Mini Accent Cutter Set
red gum paste or rolled fondant
black gum paste or rolled fondant
piping gel
sharp paring knife or flexible poly blade
white non-pareils
2 ½” fluted round baked sugar cookies
grass tip
green buttercream icing
pastry bag

Instructions:

Roll gum paste or fondant very thin. If using a pasta machine, thin to a #3. Cut ladybugs out of both red and black gum paste or fondant. Use poly blade to cut between the head and body of both red and black pieces. Attach the black head to the red body using piping gel. Use the smallest circle accent cutter to cut black dots and attach to ladybug with piping gel. Place two dots of piping gel on the head and place white non-pareils for the eyes. Allow all pieces to harden overnite.
Using a pastry bag fitted with the grass tip, pipe grass on top of cookie. Be sure to make the grass a little thicker in the center. Slide hardened ladybug into the center of the cookie. If needed, pipe more grass in the back of the ladybug for support.

Baby Elephant Cookies

Baby Elephant Cookies

Supplies used:

Autumn Carpenter’s Jungle Cutie Cupcake Cutter Set
Autumn Carpenter’s Mini Accent Cutter Set
perfection strips
3 ¼” fluted square cookie cutter
lime green rolled fondant
turquoise rolled fondant
blue rolled fondant
light blue rolled fondant
black non-pareils
pastry brush
piping gel

Instructions:

Roll lime green fondant using black perfection strips. Cut fluted squares and attach to cookies brushed with piping gel.
Roll turquoise rolled fondant very thin and cut with elephant cutter. Attach to center of cookie with piping gel. Roll light blue fondant very thin, using the largest teardrop accent cutter, cut elephant ear and attach with piping gel. Place a dot of piping gel in front of the ear and push in a non-pareil for the eye.

Birthday Party Hat Cookies

Birthday Party Hat Cookies

Supplies used:

Autumn Carpenter’s Birthday Cutie Cupcake Cutter Set
white rolled fondant
light blue rolled fondant
dark pink rolled fondant
light pink rolled fondant
lime green rolled fondant
perfection strips
3 ½” round cookie cutter
2 ¾” fluted cookie cutter
sharp paring knife
flexible poly blade
piping gel
pastry brush
small paint brush

Instructions:

Roll light blue and white fondant using black perfection strips. Cut light blue fondant using the same cutter used to cut the cookies. Cut white fondant with fluted cutter and attach piece to cookie brushed with piping gel. Use fluted cutter to cut the center of the light blue circle and place around the edge of the white fluted piece; matching the cuts correctly.
Roll all colors of fondant very thin. Use party hat cutter to cut light pink, dark pink and lime green hats. Using poly blade, cut away hat brims and tops. Attach mismatched pieces to center of cookies using piping gel. Decorate hats using stripes cut from different colors or use tiny circle cutter to make contrasting color polka dots.

Rings and Cake Wedding Cookies

Rings and Cake Wedding Cookies

Supplies used:

Autumn Carpenter’s Wedding Cutie Cupcake Cutter Set
white rolled fondant
black rolled fondant
perfection strips
3 1/2″ round fluted cookie cutter
1 ¼” round cutter
black royal icing
white royal icing
tip #1
pastry bags
tiny flower plunger cutter set
silver dusting powder
grain spirits or lemon oil
paint tray
paint brush
white disco dust
tiny white non-pareils
piping gel
pastry brush

Instructions:

Mix a tiny amount of black fondant with white fondant to make a silver looking fondant. Roll fondant using black perfection strips. Cut circles with cutter used to bake cookies. Attach each piece to cookies with piping gel.

Rings: Roll white fondant very thin. Cut wedding ring then use 1 ¼” round cutter to cut out center of ring. In paint tray, mix the dusting powder with just enough spirits to turn the powder into a paint. Paint the circle. Brush the diamond with piping gel and sprinkle disco dust over the gel. Use a pastry bag fitted with the #1 tip, outline ring details with black royal icing. Allow icing to dry then attach ring to cookie using piping gel. Use another pastry bag fitted with the #1 tip to pipe the outline of the outer edge of the fondant piece in white royal icing.

Wedding cake #1: Roll white fondant very thin. Cut cake using cutter. Use a pastry bag fitted with the #1 tip, pipe cake decorations with black royal icing. Allow icing to dry then attach cake to cookie using piping gel. Use another pastry bag fitted with the #1 tip to pipe the outline of the outer edge of the fondant piece in white royal icing.

Wedding cake #2: Roll white fondant very thin. Cut cake using cutter. Use a pastry bag fitted with the #1 tip, pipe cake decorations with black royal icing. Allow icing to dry then attach cake to cookie using piping gel. Cut tiny flowers with plunger cutters and attach to cake with piping gel. Place a dot of piping gel into the center of each flower and attach a tiny white non-pareil. Use another pastry bag fitted with the #1 tip to pipe the outline of the outer edge of the fondant piece in white royal icing.

Cutie Halloween Cookies

Cutie Halloween Cookies

Supplies used:

Autumn Carpenter’s Halloween Cutie Cupcake Cutter Set
Autumn Carpenter’s Mini Accent Cutter Set
perfection strips
purple rolled fondant
white rolled fondant
lime green rolled fondant
orange rolled fondant
black rolled fondant
brown rolled fondant
piping gel
sharp paring knife
black royal icing
tip #1
parchment bags
pastry brush
round cookie cutter

Instructions:

Roll purple and lime green fondant thin using black perfection strips. Cut circles to fit cookies and attach to cookie using piping gel. Use large circle accent cutter to cut pieces out of each cookie, replacing purple circles with the green ones.

Bat: Roll black, white and orange fondant very thin. Cut out bats. Use the two smallest round accent cutters to cut the eyes from white fondant. Use paring knife to cut small triangles for the teeth and to draw a mouth. Attach all pieces to bat using piping gel. Using the smallest circle accent cutter, cut the dots for the bats stomach and attach with piping gel. Attach bat to center of cookie. Roll tiny pieces of black fondant into balls for the eyeballs and attach with piping gel.

Pumpkin: Roll orange, brown, white and green fondant very thin. Cut pumpkins from orange fondant. Cut pumpkins from brown fondant then cut the stem of the pumpkin off and attach to orange pumpkin with piping gel. Use the mini accent cutter shaped like a football to cut green leaves to attach to stem. Cut eyes using the two smallest round accent cutters and cut the mouth using an oval shaped cutter out of the white fondant; attach all pieces with piping gel. Attach pumpkin to center of cookie. Roll tiny pieces of black fondant into balls for the eyeballs and attach with piping gel.

Skull: Roll white and black fondant very thin. Cut skull from white fondant and attach to center of cookie using piping gel. Use the two larger circle accent cutters to cut the eyes from black fondant; attach to skull with piping gel. Roll tiny pieces of green fondant into balls for the eyeballs and attach with piping gel. Use black royal icing to pipe the nose and mouth.

Princess Cookies

Supplies used:
frog with crown cookie cutter
castle cookie cutter
magic wand cookie cutter
crown cookie cutter
rose cookie cutter
electric green food color
electric pink food color
yellow food color
sky blue food color
purple food color
black food color
piping gel
rainbow disco dust
Icing required: Prepare run sugar icing in the following colors: white, light pink, medium pink, dark pink, sky blue, purple, electric green, yellow and black. Prepare white royal icing with a soft peak.

Instructions:
Frog: Outline the frog and all the details with black run sugar icing. Allow the outline to set. Fill in the frog head with green run sugar. Fill in the frog belly with yellow run sugar. Pipe around the belly and fill in the frog body with green run sugar. Fill in the crown with yellow run sugar. Allow all the icing to set. Brush the crown with piping gel. Sprinkle the crown with the disco dust.
Magic Wand: Outline the wand with black run sugar icing. Allow the outline to set. Fill in the wand with run sugar. Add a stripe of contrasting color. Fill in the top part of the wand with run sugar. Allow all of the icing to set. Brush the top part of the wand with piping gel. Sprinkle the crown with the disco dust.
Castle: Outline the castle and all the details with black run sugar icing. Allow the outline to set. Fill in the outlines with run sugar. Allow all the icing to set. Brush the areas desired with piping gel. Sprinkle the piping gel areas with the disco dust. Pipe steps using royal icing with a soft peak.
Crown: Outline the crown and all the details with black run sugar icing. Allow the outline to set. Fill in the outlines with run sugar. Allow all the icing to set. Brush the areas desired with piping gel. Sprinkle the piping gel areas with the disco dust. Pipe steps using royal icing with a soft peak.
Rose: Outline the rose and all the details with black run sugar icing. Fill in the outlines with run sugar.

This project was taken from my book “The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating”.

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Rockstar Cookies

Supplies used:
skull cookie cutter
3″ round cookie cutter
3″ star cookie cutter
run-sugar icing
black food coloring
teal food coloring
yellow food coloring
pink food coloring
parchment triangles

Instructions:
Color icing. Fill parchment bags with small holes in the end. Remember to keep openings of bags under a damp cloth to avoid drying out. Use black icing to outline and detail cookies. Allow to dry. Use colors to fill in details of cookies and allow to harden.