Golden Gifts
Golden Gifts
Make round-based, gift-box shaped cookies, decorated with icing and pearl dust.
Ingredients
Roll-Out Cookies (p. 87)
Royal Icing (p. 87)
6 Pc. Holiday Mini Cutter Set
1
101 Cookie Cutters
1
Black, Violet, Sky Blue, Kelly Green food coloring (mix to blend shades)
Gold Pearl Dust
Clear Vanilla Extract
Instructions
1
Make the Cookies
Prepare dough and roll out. Cut circle bases using medium circle cutter from set and gifts using mini cutter. Bake and cool.
2
Tint and Fill
Tint portions of icing violet, green, and blue in both light and dark shades; reserve some white. Outline circles and gifts using tip 3 and full-strength icing; let set. Flow in cookies with thinned icing in cut parchment bag; immediately pipe small white dots in cut bag; let dry overnight.
3
Decorate Ribbons
Using tip 3 and full-strength icing, pipe white ribbons, bows and dot knots on gifts; let set 15 minutes. Combine Pearl Dust with a little vanilla extract; paint ribbons and bows.
4
Assemble
Attach gifts to circles using full-strength royal icing.
