Fall is coming, fall is coming - my favorite season of all! So... I decided to make some Autumn and Halloween theme sugar cookies to celebrate. The craft stores has just put out all their Halloween/Fall cooking stuff so if you are interested now is the time to pick the cute stuff up before it's all gone.
I ended up picking up some cute cookie cutters! I couldn't help myself.
Here are my cookies after I baked them but before they have been decorated:
Here are my cookies after I have glazed them. Glazing cookies is really simple and they look good just like this. If you don't want to go through all the trouble of doing the detail work, something simple like this is still really eye popping.
And here are my cookies after I put the details on them with royal icing:
Glaze Recipe:
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tbsp. Light Corn Syrup
- 1 tbsp. Water
- Few drops Flavoring
Mix everything up in a small bowl with a spoon. Taste your icing and add more flavoring if you want. I never add more than 1/8 tsp. of my flavoring. Your glaze should be thick so you can control it when you put it on your cookie. If your glaze is running on your cookie, it is too thin. If you let the glaze sit for a little bit, it will thicken up.
Add food coloring to the glaze for different colors.
To apply glaze to a cookie, take a spatula and place a little bit of glaze on the middle of the cookie. Use the spatula to spread the glaze around cookie. Add more glaze to the cookie as needed. Glaze will dry with a smooth shiny look in a few hours.
Royal Icing Recipe:
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1-1/2 tbsp. Meringue Powder
- 3 tbsp. Water
- 1/2 tsp. Flavoring
Make sure your mixing bowl and beaters are oil free. Place everything in your mixing bowl and beat together for 7 to 10 minutes until thick and fluffy.
You should mix in about 1 tsp. of piping gel to help the royal icing flow when you are using it for details on cookies. Add food coloring as desired for different colors.
Royal icing starts to dry out quickly so your icing should always be covered in an air tight container. Don't let it sit out.
Cookies with royal icing should be allowed to dry overnight.
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