I realized while going through old holiday tutorials that I never shared these place card cookies that I made in 2016! Olive was born a couple of weeks early while I was still working on Thanksgiving and Christmas cookies and needless to say I was not prepared!
These edible place cards were inspired by a dish that my cousin gave us for our wedding (she's a producer on BBQ Guys - check out her work!). As you can see, she knows my style well!
I wish I could say I served these cookies at my Thanksgiving table, but since Olive was born 10 days before Thanksgiving I was in no condition to host (and haven't been ever since, haha!).
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- Roll out cookie dough (use your favorite - my recipes are here)
- Plaque cookie cutter
- Flood consistency royal icing in white
- Medium consistency royal icing in white
- Decorating tip 3
- Decorating tip 1
- Bronze pearl dust and Gold luster dust (I used Crystal Colors brand)
- Fine tip brush
- Paint palette or small dish
- Alcohol or flavored extract for painting with gold luster dust (Alcohol or flavored extracts are used for painting on royal icing because they evaporate very quickly, which means that the liquid won’t dissolve the icing as you are applying the paint. The stronger the alcohol, the better!)
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Instructions:
1) Ice a plaque-shape cookie with white flood consistency royal icing and a decorating tip number 3.
2) Use a scribe tool to evenly distribute the icing.
3) Allow the icing to dry completely.
4) Pipe details using white medium consistency royal icing and a decorating tip number 1.
5) Fill the entire cookie with a pattern, such as a tree and snowflakes, or leave a space in the center to write a name.
6) Combine gold pearl dust with a few drops of vodka or any flavored extract. Mix well.
8) Paint the name with a fine tip brush.
9) Dust the edges of the cookies with bronze pearl dust.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Hello sweetambs. So I have a question, so what kind of icing do u use for your cookie making videos? Because I always want to make cookies and can never find the right icing.
Hi! I use royal icing. You can learn all about it here: https://www.sweetambs.com/tutorial/royalicing/
Do u use the flooding Royal icing? And also how long do u cook your cookies?
I use flood consistency for the base layer. The post linked above lists the different consistencies and when to use them. I bake my cookies for about 10 to 12 minutes. My cookie recipe is available in the tutorial shop along with lots of video tutorials to help you get started in cookie decorating 🙂 https://www.sweetambs.com/shop/
Do u home make bake your cookies or do u use a brand of cookies? And if you do use a brand of cookies, what brand do u use??
I make my own cookies. You can learn more about making cookie dough here: https://www.sweetambs.com/tutorial/cookies-some-general-information/
And also. I would get your book for the instructions but I can’t because I don’t have any money...??♀️