Art Deco Cookie Decorating Tutorial
I first used this low-tech tissue paper method to transfer a design onto a cookie when I created these New York City skyline cookies. I still don’t own a cake projector, so I used this method again for this Art Deco cookie decorating tutorial!
Here’s what you’ll need for this art deco cookie tutorial
These supplies are available in my Amazon Store unless otherwise noted.
- 3×3″ square cookies (get my recipe in the tutorial shop)
- Flood consistency royal icing in gray
- Medium consistency royal icing in black
- Black food coloring
- Scribe tool
- Decorating bags
- Decorating tips 1 and 3
- Template (below)
- Tissue paper
- Edible ink marker
- Silver pearl dust
- Thin artist brush
- Strong vodka or grain alcohol for painting (read this post to learn more about painting with pearl or luster dust on royal icing)
- Small dish or paint palette for mixing pearl dust and vodka
Instructions
Step 1
Ice the square cookies in gray flood consistency royal icing and a decorating tip 3. Use the scribe tool to help shape the icing. Allow the icing to dry completely (overnight is best).
See my Ultimate Guide To Royal Icing to learn all about icing consistencies.
Step 2
Trace the template onto a piece of tissue paper using an edible ink marker. Right click on the template to save it to your computer and print it out.
Step 3
Place the tissue paper over the cookie and tape the paper to the work surface.
Step 4
Trace the design again with the edible ink marker. Make sure to put some pressure on it so that it bleeds through the paper.
It won’t be perfect, but you’ll have a basic outline of the design to use as a guide while you pipe.
Step 5
Pipe over the outline of the design using black medium consistency royal icing and a decorating tip 1. Let the icing dry for about 30 minutes. Put the cookie in front of a fan if possible.
Step 7
Mix a little bit of black gel paste food coloring with a few drops of vodka or grain alcohol to form a paint.
Step 8
Paint the designs with a thin brush.
Step 9
Mix silver pearl dust with a few drops of vodka or grain alcohol.
Step 10
Paint the black piped icing with the silver paint.
I hope this Art Deco cookie tutorial inspired you to create your own! Click on the images below for more cookie decorating tutorials.