I have dabbled in a little bit of everything and my latest and favorite has been sugar cookie decorating. Now the trick to the sugar cookie work is practice, practice, practice!!! I was ready to give up after the first day I tried but kept with it and now I understand the consistencies. I have read blogs about the thickness of the outline icing needing to be like toothpaste, for some reason that didn't register! but after almost a year and a half of working on it I have managed to figure out what that means...In my opinion I think the thickness of the consistency varies on the baker!!! Also, there are many great recipes out there for the sugar cookies and I have tried many of them!!! Again don't keep trying something that just doesn't work for you ... my favorite way to make sugar cookies is ... betty crocker sugar cookie mix! But it has to be the the small packs from the dollar tree! I really dont know why its different but the dough stays thick and easy to work with, compared to the big bag from a grocery store that gets too soft and impossible to work with. Anyways another great little trick is that once you cut the cookies out, place them in the freezer for 5 minutes then bake them. This will stop the cookies from stretching and will hold their shape!!!!! This is what I have learned in my short life as a baker. Hope it helps and saves you some headaches. Here are Pictures of some of the cookies I have made!
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| FIRST COOKIES EVER!!! 4/25/12 |
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| 6/22/12 |
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1/30/13
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