Easy Ombre Cookies

Besides being easy, these ombre cookies are chic and au courant.

Ombre is a French word that means "shaded" and in fashion it is used to describe the color effect of one color going from light to dark. It's taking one color and just gradually enhancing its depth.

It was a breeze to tint the royal icing to create these cookies and the results are pleasing and cohesive.

I think these would be especially nice for a wedding or an event that has a color scheme. Piled high onto a platter, they would look striking.

To ice the cookies, I just piped a border and immediately flooded the cookies using a #2 tip. The design is in the color, not the details.

Here's how to tint your icing:

Divide your icing evenly into four bowls.

Drop a small amount of coloring into one bowl, put more coloring into the next, even more into the third and finally put the largest amount into the fourth bowl.

Mix the colors well. Add a bit of water if necessary to make the icings flood consistency.

Use a #2 tip and piping bags to outline and flood the cookies. Let the cookies dry completely before packaging or arranging on a platter.

A package of cookies wrapped with inexpensive baker's twine. A homemade tag adds the finishing touch.