Smiling Spruce Cookies
Additional Information
Step 1
Prepare cookie recipe and press into Petite Tree Pan cavities. Bake and cool following pan instructions. Unmold cookies from pan and place on cooling grid over a drip pan.
Step 2
Thin green royal icing with water until it reaches pouring consistency. Cover cookies with icing; transfer to waxed paper-covered board. Let dry.
Step 3
Decorate the following in full-strength royal icing. Pipe tip 4 ball eyes in white; add tip 3 dot pupils in black. Outline and pipe in tip 2 mouth in black; add tip 2 dot tongue in red (pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Pipe tip 2 dot nose in green.
Step 4
Roll out a spice drop on a flat surface covered with granulated sugar. Cut star shape using smallest star Cut-Out. Attach to cookie with dots of icing.
Products
Kelly Green Icing Color
Red-Red Icing Color
Black Icing Color
Meringue Powder
Spice Gum Drops
granulated sugar
cornstarch
Products
Cake Board
Disposable Decorating Bags
Cookie Sheet
Waxed paper
Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.
Characters or designs are often outlined first, then piped in with stars or zigzags. Outlines can also be used for facial features.