Since the holidays are here, I wanted to do some cute Christmas cookies to celebrate. Moreover, I can certainly use the season due to practice the pipe. I have made sugar cookies decorated a handful of times, but I think I get a little better each time I try.
So naturally I made ice cream cones for Christmas.
Kidding. I am joking. But I use this ice cream cone cookie cutter to do something else.
I have a limited supply of Christmas cookie cutters, so I had to improvise, you see.
I like to improvise.
just turn upside down and it makes a perfect base form for Santa.
many Santas.
I used a recipe in the book, Cookie Craft to make these chocolate cookies with sugar.
Click here and go to page 7 and 16 for recipes.
PS - I love this book. It is fantastic if you want to learn the ins and outs of cookie decorating
So -. I used the shape of the punch to draw several different heads of Santa on a sheet of paper. Then I did some variations of the face to help me practice.
My kind of homework.
After cooled cookies, I drew faces on biscuits with pen in edible ink, hoping it would help me when I start piping.
I can draw. I am a good tracer.
But not so good at the pipe. The drawings were using, but I have to tell you -. This stage was a bit worried
They do not look so hot, huh
The cup that I used was about 3 inches tall. Thus, the mustache and that was really small.
Small for me anyway.
But I Pipeline and flooded forward.
and thank you God, I continued with the help of a few flakes and sugar crystals and a pen edible ink - they all proved quite cute
I think certainly different textures help pull. the style.
Some have cute pink cheeks.
Some have big eyebrows.
Some have curly hair.
and the fun part is ...
... if you change the design inside the form of ice cream cone and use different colors of royal icing. ..
you will end up with some little helpers of Santa Claus.
Therefore, do not give up.
pipe. Practice makes good.
I'm still trying to be perfect, but I think I have to make cookies decorated more than once or twice a year.
I guess I'll have to continue playing.
is sweet fun.
If you want to play, too ... I can do a downloadable model different from Santa face ... using basic shapes like ice cream cones, circles or hearts as the base - so you can make your own ... If you like