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Sunflower Cookies

Sunflowers are a lovely symbol of autumn, and these Pretty Sunflower Sugar Cookies are a great way to sweeten any celebration. These cookies are made using royal icing that dries hard, so they're easy to package s gifts and are a perfect addition to party treat bags. Easy for beginning bakers and decorating newbies, these sunflower cookies are sure to put a smile on the face of anyone lucky enough to get their hands on one!
  • Prep11 hr
  • Total Time1 hr 30 min
  • Skill LevelIntermediate
    Amount1 dozen
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Ingredients

  • Lemon Yellow Icing Color, 1 oz.

  • Brown Food Coloring Icing Color, 1 oz.

  • FoodWriter Edible Black Color Marker Set, 2-Piece

  • Meringue Powder, 4 oz. Egg White Substitute

  • Roll-Out Sugar Cookie Recipe

  • Golden Yellow Icing Color, 1 oz.

  • Tools

  • Non-Stick Cooling Rack,14.5 x 20-Inch

  • Leaf Cake Decorating Tip 352

  • French Rolling Pin

  • Round Cake Decorating Tip 5

  • Ruler

  • Double-Sided Round Cut-Outs Set, 6-Piece

  • Round Cake Decorating Tip 12

  • 12-Inch Disposable Decorating Bags, 24-Count - 12-Inch Disposable Piping Bags

  • Standard Coupler

  • Perfect Results Premium Non-Stick Bakeware Small Cookie Pan, 13.25 x 9.25

Instructions

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  1. Two days in advance, bake cookies. Prepare cookie dough following recipe instructions. Using “A” cut-out, cut cookies. Bake and cool.

    Prepare royal icing. Using recipe on Meringue Powder, prepare royal icing. Thin 1 cup icing to count of 20. Reserve remaining icing at full-strength.

    Prepare decorating bag with full strength icing. Outline cookies.

    Prepare decorating bag with thinned icing. Flow-in cookies. Let dry, about 24 hours.

  2. One day in advance, make plaid pattern. Using Extra Fine FoodWriter edible marker, draw even rows of dots, about 3/8 in. apart. Connect every other block of 4 dots, forming rows of squares. Fill in squares. Draw rows and columns of diagonal lines next to every solid square, forming plaid pattern.

  3. Tint icing. Using Meringue Powder, prepare second batch of royal icing; divide in half.

    Using Brown icing color, tint one portion brown. Tint remaining portion yellow using color combination provided. Combine Golden Yellow with a touch of Lemon Yellow icing colors to get sunshine yellow color shown.

  4. Decorate cookies. Prepare decorating bag with coupler, tip 12 and brown icing. Prepare second decorating bag with tip 352 and yellow icing.

    Using brown bag with tip 12, pipe 5/8 in. dot in center of each cookie. Using yellow icing, pipe row of petals (about 8) around center dot. Repeat with second row, overlapping the first.

    Switch brown bag to tip 5. Pipe dots in center of flower.

Notes

How To

  • How to Make Royal Icing with Meringue Powder

    How to Make Royal Icing with Meringue Powder

    Using only three ingredients, this royal icing recipe is great for decorating cookies, gingerbread houses and piping flowers. It dries hard, with a shiny smear-proof finish, and is easy to customize with color and flavor. This recipe makes 3 cups of icing and uses meringue powder rather than egg whites as the base.

  • How to Use Leaf Piping Tips: 101 Guide

    How to Use Leaf Piping Tips: 101 Guide

    If you think a leaf tip is only for piping leaves and floral sprays, think again! While it’s traditionally used to accent flowers with leaves, it is also used to pipe petals, succulents, borders, trailing cascades, vines, and unique designs that can cover an entire cake.

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