These double-decker Easter cookies are really quite simple to make. I honestly find the hardest part deciding what colors to use.
The patterns on the base cookies were creating using the wet-on-wet technique of dropping icing onto a wet base and then you can leave the icing as is or draw through it to create a chevron pattern or marbling.
Here's how I made them:
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First off, have all your basecoat icings in piping bags ready to go. I chose to use light blue, medium blue and pink. Outline a base cookie with flood consistency icing and immediately fill it in. |
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Use a skewer or scribe tool to evenly distribute the icing. |
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While the base coat is wet, add lines. |
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You can leave the lines as is or draw through them in alternating directions to create a chevron pattern. Be sure to wipe off your tool off after each swipe through the icing. |
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Or, you could add dots. It's fun to be creative. |
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Once your base cookies are decorated, set them aside to dry. They need to dry completely before you adhere another cookie to them. |
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The larger plaque cookies will be topped with carrots and the smaller round cookies will be topped with bunnies. |
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For the carrots, I outlined the tops with green icing and sprinkled on tinted graham cracker crumbs. You could also use green sprinkles or sanding sugar. |
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I wanted to create a textured effect so I outlined and flooded the top and bottom third of the carrots and let that dry for a bit. |
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Then I filled in the middle sections and once the top and bottom sections were dry enough, I piped on a few lines of icing and spread them gently with a soft brush to create even more texture. Once the middle section had dried enough, I did the same to it. |
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Once the carrot and base cookie were dry, I stuck them together using a bit of royal icing as glue. |
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For the bunny cookies, I got out some "daisy" sprinkles to create their fluffy tails. |
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I outlined and flood the bunnies with white royal icing and immediately added the tail. Let the cookies dry completely before adding more details. |
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I added a bow and nose on the bunnies with pink royal icing and drew on an eye with an edible ink marker. Once the bunnies were completely dry, I adhered them to the base cookies with royal icing. Be sure the icing glue is completely dry before packaging. Happy Easter! |
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