Rock and Roll Cookies

Supplies used:
heart with wings cookie cutter
hand cookie cutter
electric guitar cookie cutter
music note cookie cutter
star cookie cutter
red food color
orange food color
yellow food color
blue food color
purple food color
black food color
flesh food color
brown food color
silver dusting powder
grain alcohol
black fine food color marker
tip #0
Icing required: Prepare run sugar icing in the following colors: white, flesh, red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, and black. Prepare royal icing in the following colors: grey.

Special Baking Instructions: Trim the thumb, second, and third fingers off of the hand cookie to create a metal rock hand salute cookie.

Instructions:
Music note cookies: Outline and fill the music note cookies with the desired colors of run sugar.
Star cookies: Outline the stars with black run sugar. Outline the center of the stars with black run sugar. Allow the outlines to set completely. Fill in the outlines with desired colors of run sugar.
Metal rock hand salute cookie: Outline the hand, fingers, and fingernails of the hand cookie. Allow the outline to set completely. When set, fill in the hand and finger outlines with flesh food color. Fill in the fingernails with black run sugar.
Rock and roll heart: Outline the banner of the heart with black run sugar. Outline the heart with black run sugar. Outline the wings and wing details with black run sugar. Allow the outlines to set completely. Fill in the wings and the banner with white run sugar. Fill in the heart with red run sugar. Allow the icing to set completely. When the white is set, write on the banner using a black food color marker.
Guitar: Outline the guitar with black run sugar. Some of the guitars have white in the background. If this is desired, outline the white area as well. Allow the outline to set completely. Fill in the stem of the guitar with brown run sugar. Fill in the guitar with desired colors of run sugar. The guitar can be marbleized to create a fire design. Allow the guitar to set completely. When the icing has set, pipe dots for the guitar buttons and tuning knobs using white run sugar. Pipe white rectangles to hold the strings. Allow the rectangles and white dots to harden. When hardened, mix moonstone dusting powder with grain alcohol to create a paint. Paint the rectangles and dots. Pipe fine strings with grey royal icing using a pastry bag fitted with tip #0.

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

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