Here is our tutorial on decorating Elsa from everyone’s favorite Disney movie; Frozen!!
Super simple to follow and all you need to create the stencil is an Elsa image that you can google and then just cut out and trace onto either baking paper or plastic paper like what we used in the video.
I think it’s safe to say that everyone is a fan of Minions, they are just so cute and now you can create them in your very own kitchen!
This is such a simple but effective tutorial, it won’t take long at all and it’s really cute.
Here’s what you will need for this tutorial:
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The truth is you don’t have to use colors when decorating cookies but it’s such a great way to show style and personality in your cookie designs. It makes them eye-catching and really stands out and if you are decorating well known characters, colors play a big part in identifying who they are.
Now there are few different types of food coloring that you can invest in, we use majority of them because there are pros and cons for each type which we will briefly go through.
Liquid Food Dyes
So these are the water based dyes that you can typically buy from most grocery stores. They are less intense which means you can continue adding until you get the desired color tone that you want, really great for light pastel hues and normally they are inexpensive.
However because they are water based they will change the consistency of your icing, it will make it thinner, so if you need thicker 10 second or 20 second icing, best not to use these types of dyes unless the color is extremely light and you only 1 or 2 drops of the liquid food dye.
Liquid Gel Food Dyes
These are thick gel-type liquids that have this texture because of the glycerine and corn syrup base. Compared to the water based dyes these colors are more concentrated, which means you only need a small amount to make darker and vivid colors. Since you don’t have to use as much, the liquid gel will last longer and it doesn’t change your icing consistency as much.
Unfortunately these are really hard to find in your local stores, especially if you want a variety of colors, so we have to buy most of them online.
Gel Paste Food Dye
This is a thicker and way more concentrated version of the liquid gel colors. It’s extremely thick almost like glue or paste and it’s best to use just a very small amount unless you want the icing color to be very dark. The best ways to add these dyes to your icing is by using a toothpick.
These will last you a very long time because you use so little of it, but not easy to find at the grocery stores so will have to go online again for these ones and they can also get a little bit messy, if you’re not careful.
Powdered Food Dye
We’ve actually never used this type of dye before but it is pretty much a food dye in powder form. I guess one of the good things about this would be that it doesn’t change the consistency of your icing because there is no liquid in it to do so.
I’ve never seen powdered food dyes at the store so I assume that it would be a specialty product that you would have to search for online.
Natural Food Coloring Dyes
This is another one that we have never used before but it is a food coloring that is made from plants and natural sources instead of synthetic ones.
These ones are great for those who suffer from allergies, they are a healthier food coloring option, but because they are naturally they tend to be a bit more expensive and they cant really produce the vibrant colors that you see with the other food dyes.
You can learn more about mixing food colors and where to get all the different types with our new online class –Â Learn Cookie Decorating Basics in 10 days with Royal Icing.
Decorating cookies at home is a lot easier than it looks.
However there are a few essential tools that you require in order to produce the best results. Luckily these tools are not expensive and they can easily be found in your local department stores such as Kmart or Target as well as online stores such as Amazon and Ebay.
There are a few items needed but today we will go through the top 3 must-have tools for cookie decorating:
1. Piping bags or bottles
This would be classified as one of the most important tools if you are decorating cookies with royal icing, we use it for piping, flooding and drawing on the details. Personally we prefer the bottles over the bags just because we find them easier to hold and use but you may find the bags to be a better match for your decorating, so whichever one works for you is the one you should get.
We have bought most of our piping bottles from an online store called Karen’s Cookies
2. Decorating Nozzle Tips
These pretty much go hand in hand with the piping bags and bottles, without them it’s going to be a bit difficult to decorate cookies. Typically when you start off you would only need 3 different types of nozzles:
Decorating nozzles can easily be found on Amazon, there is quite a vast variety, but we would say that Wilton typically have the best ones.
3. Â Food Coloring
If you are going to be decorating with icing then you will need a range of food dyes to mix all those beautiful colors together so that your cookies will have that burst of color that instantly makes them stand out. Also it helps if you have a lot of detail on the cookie to distinguish what each thing is that you have piped on.
If you don’t want to invest too much money in food colors at the beginning then we would recommend you just get the 3 primary colors; red, blue and yellow and that way you can mix them to make other colors such as green and purple. It would also help if you had black to darken the colors and white to give them a lighter (almost pastel) look.
Again, the best place to purchase food coloring is either Amazon or Karen’s Cookies.
So those are are top 3 essential tools for cookie decorating, if you would like to know what other items are needed then we have a FREE guide to give you when you sign up to our newsletter below.
Here’s another really fun tutorial especially if your kids are into Avengers and Captain America.
It’s a great design for beginners to try because it uses easy decorating techniques but the final result is cute and effective.
Here’s what you will need for this tutorial:
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A video lesson on how to decorate a butterfly cookie with marbling tutorial.
There are a few techniques involved with this marbled butterfly cookie design, but it is actually easier than it may appear.
It’s a good one to start learning how to do the marble effect with icing.
Here’s what you will need for this tutorial:
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If you or your kids are a fan of the Hulk then you will love this simple and fun tutorial.
It’s a great design for beginners to try because it uses easy decorating techniques but the final result is cute and effective.
Here’s what you will need for this tutorial:
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These ones are so incredibly easy but so effective, fantastic for parties or any other occasion.
It’s a great design for beginners to try because it does not involve a lot of steps and it’s very quick and easy to do.
Here’s what you will need for this tutorial:
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This one is perfect to do for your child’s birthday at any age, it’s simple but can be so colorful and visually appealing.
There are a few steps involved but they are all quite easy and not very time consuming.
Here’s what you will need for this tutorial:
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What I love about this design is that it looks advanced but it’s actually one of the simplest tutorials that everyone can learn.
It’s a great design for beginners to try because it does not involve a lot of steps but the end result is something looks quite complicated (but trust me, it’s not!).
Here’s what you will need for this tutorial:
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