Do you know what these movie-themed cookies have in common?
Okay, I'll tell you! The answer is John Williams. Last Saturday my boyfriend* and I celebrated the 2nd anniversary of our first date and I surprised him with these cookies, each representing a film with music composed by John Williams, along with pair of tickets to see him live at Film Night at Tanglewood.
Here's a little how-to on each of these designs:
Jurassic Park Dino Footprint Cookie
Star Wars Cookie
*I used a non-toxic, non edible gold highlighter to paint the letters, but I recommend using the Super Gold from NY Cake if your cookies will be consumed.
ET Cookie
Click on the images below for more movie-themed cookies: 
Okay, I'll tell you! The answer is John Williams. Last Saturday my boyfriend* and I celebrated the 2nd anniversary of our first date and I surprised him with these cookies, each representing a film with music composed by John Williams, along with pair of tickets to see him live at Film Night at Tanglewood.
Here's a little how-to on each of these designs:
You can find my cookie and royal icing recipe here in the tutorial shop.
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Home Alone Cookie
- 1) Draw the outline of the house with an edible ink marker and ice the outside with Americolor Super Black flood consistency royal icing and a round tip 2.
- 2) Fill in the house, avoiding the window, with Wilton royal blue flood consistency icing and a tip 2.
- 3) Use a scribe tool to help shape the icing
- 4) Fill in the window with white flood icing and pipe a blue outline around the outside. Allow the icing to dry 8-12 hours.
- 1) Ice a round cookie with royal blue flood icing and a tip 3. Allow it to dry for about 3 or 4 hours in front of a fan. Pipe the shark with white flood icing and a tip 2.
- 2) Fill in the mouth with black flood icing and a tip 2. Allow the icing to dry about 6 hours in front of a fan.
- 3) Paint the edges of the shark and the edges of the cookie with Americolor Super Black mixed with a little bit of alcohol or flavored extract. This is similar to the process of painting with gold. Read more about that in this post on how to make gold icing.
- 4) Paint the eyes.
- 5) Pipe teeth with stiff consistency royal icing and a tip 1.
- 6) Paint the exposed edge of the cookie with a mixture of Americolor Tulip Red and a little bit of alcohol or flavored extract.
Jurassic Park Dino Footprint Cookie
- 1) Draw the outline of the footprint with an edible ink marker and apply some clear piping gel inside the lines.
- 2) Ice around the footprint with a light shade of brown flood consistency icing and a tip 2.
- 3) Immediately cover the cookie with crushed graham crackers.
- 4) Use a brush to help remove the excess crumbs.
Click here to see my Jurassic World cookies!
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Star Wars Cookie
- 1) Ice the cookie in black flood consistency icing and a tip 3. Allow it to dry 8-12 hours and use the scribe tool to scratch the letters into the icing.
- 2) Outline the letters with a light shade of brown medium consistency icing and a tip 1. Allow it to dry about 1 hour in front of a fan.
- 3) Paint the letters with a mixture of gold pearl dust and alcohol or flavored extract.*
*I used a non-toxic, non edible gold highlighter to paint the letters, but I recommend using the Super Gold from NY Cake if your cookies will be consumed.
ET Cookie
- 1) Ice a cookie in white flood consistency royal icing and a tip 3. Allow it to dry about 8 hours in front of a fan, then use a soft brush to stipple the surface with a mixture of Americolor Super Black and alcohol or flavored extract.
- 2) Use the scribe tool to sketch the illustration before you paint.
- 4) With the same mixture of Americolor black and alcohol, use a 2/0 liner to paint the details.
Click on the images below for more movie-themed cookies:
I wanted to say thank you for the ET cookie idea, I tried to make them last week and they turned out pretty OK, I never would have had a clue how to turn ET into a cookie. Thank you for sharing your awesome ideas with us all!!
That's great to hear Nicci! Thank you for letting me know!
Congratulations on your engagement and a massive thank you for your tutorials, I love them x
Congratulations on your engagement! Your tutorials are really great (and your Craftsy class is too) and I'm happy for you!
Love your cookies. Every day my 5-year old daughter asks to watch videos. She might become your trainee one day 🙂 Love the ring, congratulations ❤️
These are incredible! And Congratulations!
Wonderful work and love all your tutorials especially the vidoes... Congrats in your engagement and what a beautiful ring!
I love your works of art. Congratulations on your engagement...all the best!
You are such an inspiration to me and my 7 yo granddaughter, Lily! We are new to this, but we are having a delightful time learning together! A relative works at Food Network and lives in New York and was so impressed with Lily's cookies at a baby shower that she is sending her a Food Network apron!!
You engagement ring is gorgeous!
Thanks for your tutorials and website!! Lily and I love you!!
Nancy
Thank you so much, Nancy and Lily!!
Congrats and best wishes for a wonderful life together!
Thank you, Inez!!
Congrats!! How exciting! Enjoy every second...
Thank you, Sherese!
Oh congratulations!!! So very happy for you and best wishes 🙂
Thank you Evon!!
i love it,so much
Congratulations, Amber~~~~~~
Congratulations, Amber -- what a beautiful ring. Love the cookies too. The ET one is fab!
Thanks, Barb!!
Oh, congratulations, Amber! I am so very happy for you! (Of course, those are wonderful cookies too!) Again, congratulations!
Thank you, Tracy!! xoxo
Hi Amber, Great cookies and a lovely post about your engagement. Congratulations!
Wow!! Congratulations from Spain! I love your work and now I also love your ring!! 🙂
Great cookies and congratulations!!!!
Congratulations to you both!!! I can only imagine the wondrous cookies you must be dreaming up for your own wedding! The movie night cookies are beautiful and inspiring (as always).
Wishing you many years of health and happiness, from your biggest fan in Canada. 🙂
Thank you, Debra! 🙂
The cookies are amazing as usual - but also congrats! So happy for you!
Thank you, Melanie!!
Aw - congratulations! How exciting! I've been following your blog for quite a while now - would you mind if I link up this post (especially the Star Wars cookie!) next month for a series I have going on? It's mainly for sewing, but a lot of us have more than one hobby 🙂 July's theme is Star Wars. https://friendsstitchedtogether.com/craftingcon/
Thank you Amy! Yes, please do!
Hi Amber
I'm following your work from France and I simply LOVE everything you make
Félicitations pour vos fiançailles !!
Thank you for visiting! I'm so glad you like my work!
Congratulations on your engagement!! And thank you as always for your great tutorials. This set is absolutely incredible!
Thank you so much, Jessica!!
Thank you so much, everyone!!! xoxoxo
Congratulations on your engagement and wish you happiness!
That's fantastic news! Oh, and might I add, amazingly beautiful ring. :b
Muchas felicidades Amber!!! Las galletas son super chulas (super cool cookies!!)!! Y el anillo es precioso (beautiful engagement ring)!!! Me alegro mucho por tu compromiso!! Os deseo mucha felicidad!! Un beso desde Barcelona, Spain!!
Thank you, Esther! <3
Congratulations! What a gorgeous ring! I wish you much happiness 🙂
Congrats!!!! That's lovely! I wish you much happiness!
Congratulations Amber!! Wishing you many sweet years together! <3
congratulations to your engagement, such a pretty ring too 🙂 Luck Guy...will never be lacking for treats 🙂
oh and I so love the movie cookies, but of course I do !!
Sharon Felten
CONGRATULATIONS, AMBER!!!!! 😀
FELICITACIONES AMBER!!! QUE VIVAN LOS NOVIOS !!!.FELICIDADES A LOS DOS.. UN BESITO.
Amazing as usual! Congratulations and all the best!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I wish you and your fiancé a lifetime of happiness!!!
Awesome cookies!! And Congratulations! 🙂
Great work! Congrats! Can't wait to see your shower cookies!
Congratulations! And thanks for all the tutorials.
Congratulations!!! Great cookies as always, too!
Congratulations Amber !!!!!!
Your ring is stunning just like your cookies.
Your fiancée definitely knows your style.
Thanks, Lucia! He certainly does know my style. He couldn't have chosen a better one for me!
Congratulations!! Amber on your engagement.
Fabulous cookies, as always...and congratulations on becoming engaged to a man with obviously good taste! 🙂
Donna
Lol! Thanks, Donna!
Congratulations , how exciiting !!!
Congrats Amber. Love your cookies my housband is a fanatic of jhon williams :).
Congratulations!!! Love the vintage ring!
Congrats! And love the movie themed cookies.
Yay! Congrats Amber! I am so happy for you. And love these cookies.
Love the cookies.. and Congrats on your Engagement!
I love this story! And the cookies are perfect, too!
I love how you painted the edge of the jaws cookie and the Jurassic Park cookie - genius! I want to try that maybe with footprints! (corn syrup work too?)
What a fabulous composer he is - I am now going to Google him and see what else John Williams has done.
Thanks, Vicki!! Yes, corn syrup would work for this, too.
These are so incredible! Love each and every one of them! Congratulations on your engagement! I'm so thrilled for you both! God Bless!
Congratulations and wow....about both the cookies AND your gorgeous ring!
Thank you, Molly!
Congratulations!
The cookies are beautiful as always 🙂
Congrats Amber! 🙂
Love the music of John Williams!!! I just recently added a lot of his movie themed music to my phone and mp3 player. Love these cookies too. Great tutorial, as usual!!! And again, Congratulations.
Thank you, Sharon! I'm a big fan, as well. I especially love the Jurassic Park sound track!
Excellent cookies, love them! And also congratulations, what a gorgeous ring - so different and right up my street! X
I love the music of John Williams!! I just within the last year have added a bunch of his music to my phone and mp3 player, so I can listen anywhere. Love the tutorial, and have seen all the movies. hugs! And again, CONGRATULATIONS. Beautiful ring 😉
Ooohhhh congrats!! Beautiful cookies and beautiful ring! Very excited for you...!!
ohhhhh! Congrats, Amber!!! the cookies are awesome but that ring is some stunning bling! Don't get any royal icing on it! so happy for you!
Thank you Kathy!
Congratulations Amber, you must be so happy and excited!!! I wish you the very best in your new life as a couple! And congratulaitons on another amazing cookie project, too!!!
Great cookies and CONGRATZ!!!