Damask Valentine Cookies
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Step 1
1 DAY IN ADVANCE
Make cookies. Prepare and roll out cookie dough following recipe directions. For each treat, use pastry wheel to cut one 4 in. x 4 in. square. Use third smallest (2 1/2 in.) cutter from 6-pc. hearts nesting plastic cutter set to cut one heart. Bake and cool cookies.
Step 2
Decorate square cookies. Prepare royal icing following recipe directions. Tint a small portion black; reserve some white. Divide remaining icing in sixths. Tint portions rose, leaf green, sky blue, orange, lemon yellow/ golden yellow combination (for yellow) and violet/rose combination (for violet).
Use tip 4 and full-strength black icing to outline square cookies. Let set 1 to 2 hours. Thin portions of each color. Use thinned rose, green, blue, orange, yellow or violet icing in cut disposable bag to flow in square cookies. Let dry 24 hours. Reserve remaining full-strength icing.Step 3
DAY OF CELEBRATION
Decorate heart cookies. Use black FoodWriter and third smallest heart cutter to trace heart on shiny side of damask Sugar Sheets! edible decorating paper. Use scissors to cut out one shape for each treat. Use brush and piping gel to attach damask heart to heart cookie.
Use full-strength white icing to attach heart cookie to center of square cookie. Use tip 5 and reserved full-strength icing to pipe bead border 1/8 in. from edge of heart cookie, to match color of square cookie.
Products
FoodWriter? Fine Tip Primary Colors Edible Color Markers ((black used))
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1 Damask Sugar Sheets Edible Decorating Paper ((makes 12 treats))
Products
6-Pc. Hearts Plastic Nesting Cutter Set ((third smallest [2 1/2 in.] used))
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