Pink and Black Cookies

Sugar cookies decorated with royal icing.



I like to try to personalize the cookies.



Some tiny flowers.



The butterfly was made the night before using the royal icing transfer technique.


Click here for detailed instructions on royal icing transfers. http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=648450&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=15 (You'll have to scroll down a little.)

I wrapped each cookie in plastic wrap.



Packing up.



All boxed up and ready to go!

Large Royal Icing Transfer

Left: Outline piped in black royal icing Right: Drawing I used for transfer


Hair and lips filled in with maroon royal icing


Face filled in with skin-color (or as close as I could get) royal icing


Close up of eyes


Ta-dah! Finished! Now she just needs to dry for at least 24 hours. I'll let her sit for a couple days, though, just to be sure. The transfers will fall apart if they are not completely dry.


If you want to give this technique a try, here is a link to a great tutorial:

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=648450&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=15