I was asked to make monogram cookies for an upcoming wedding. I have never seriously decorated cookies before so this project took a lot of trial and error. First was the cookie recipe. The cookies had to be firm, hold shape in the oven and bake flat. After trying several recipes I found one that worked and made 5 batches of dough to yield 60 large cookies with a few extra. Next came the icing. I needed something that would dry hard, look great and be duarable. I knew royal icing was the way to go but it took a while to master consistacy for coverage and decorations. Finally, the monogram! There is no way I can pipe 60 monograms perfectly so I turned to my cricut cake. After making the gumpaste, I rolled it out so thin that you could see through it and I let cricut do the rest. Even though the machine did the cutting, this was a tedious and time consuming process.
They ended up looking pretty good. I was not thrilled with the end result but I have to remember that this was my first attempt with cookies. Here they are:
I have to say that I enjoy making cakes much more than making custom cookies. It is not fun to do the same thing 60 times over!
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Amanda
The cookies are awesome.
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