I don't know what happened to summer, but I'm just emerging from the newborn baby fog and October is almost over! I'm not one to complain, though. The cool weather is such a relief from the heat and snuggling with the baby is so much more enjoyable when I'm not sweating 🙂 I'm happily welcoming the new season with these sliced branch cookies for fall.
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The color palette on these fall cookies is inspired by Haniela's Buttercream Fall Wreath Cake that she posted on her blog last year. As soon as I saw her cake I knew I wanted to create something with those beautiful shades of blue and orange, but I'd already taken on too many projects so I ran out of time. I added a note in my ever-growing list of cookie ideas in my phone and here we are, one year later!
The woodgrain icing effect is one that I've done a couple of times before (in these woodland cookies and these cookies for Father's Day), but never thought to use it in fall cookies until seeing the sliced branch trend all over Pinterest and Etsy. I couldn't resist turning it into a cookie! Scroll down for the instructions and supplies.
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I know piping these designs freehand can be difficult, so if you're not comfortable doing that, you can use a projector to help or use my low-tech tissue paper method. Either way, make sure you practice on a piece of parchment paper first. My Piping Basics video tutorial has helpful tips on properly holding a piping bag and keeping your hand steady.
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Supplies
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- Cookie dough (use your favorite or get my recipe in my Cookie Art Club)
- Round cookie cutter (I used a 2-¾" cutter).
- Flood consistency royal icing in beige and brown
- Medium consistency royal icing in dark brown and dark blue
- Stiff consistency royal icing in dusty blue, orange, and green
- 12″ decorating bags
- Bag ties
- Couplers
- Decorating tips 1.5, 3, 101, and 352
- Two-in-one tool
- Round brush
- Edible dust in black and periwinkle blue
- Palette or small dishes for mixing dust
Colors
- Brown and beige = brown + a touch of green
- Dark blue and dusty blue = blue + black + pink
- Green = dusty blue + yellow + brown
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