How to Decorate We Go Together Valentine's Cookies (2024)

FAQs

How to decorate conversation heart cookies? ›

These cookies are pretty simple to decorate. Outline the cookie in icing, then flood the cookie with the icing and let it dry. Once dry, write whatever you want on top with red or pink icing. What is a bit more tricky is mixing the colors so that they match the conversation hearts candy!

For this technique, you'll want to decorate your cookies before baking. We recommend using decorative sugar (also known as colored sanding sugar), Turbinado sugar (coarse golden sugar) or pearl sugar (coarse clear sugar).

A sarcastic treat to make anyone laugh! Brach's® Wisecrack® Conversation Hearts have fun phrases like “Dream On” and “Let's Not” to help bring the sass to any chat. These comical hearts come in lemon-lime, banana, cherry, grape, orange, and wintergreen, and are sure to get a laugh from all who read them.

I have loved the Flowly app ever since I started using it a couple years ago. It has basically every functionality I need for my cookie decorating “word” needs, except that it cannot flip the text. I use the app with my projector and therefore the image comes out flipped.

For the most basic cookie decorating:

Make a bowl of Decorator Frosting and apply it to cooled cookies with a pastry brush, blunt knife, or small spatula. Add your choice of sprinkles and call it a day. Or dip the front of a cookie in thinned icing and put it on a cooling rack or plate. Add sprinkles and let dry.

Use the right royal icing consistency

You'll use piping-consistency icing to outline the cookies and add intricate details, while you'll use the looser flooding-consistency icing to fill the surface of the cookie and cover large areas. The only difference between the two icings is the amount of water added.

Since buttercream frosting remains pretty soft even after a couple of days, it is not recommended for stacked or mailed cookies. Another very popular frosting for decorating cookies, royal icing holds up very well if cookies need to be stacked or mailed (unlike buttercream).

Sprinkles should be put in the cookie dough prior to baking. If you would like sprinkles on top of your sugar cookies too, then press them on with your finger tips before baking. This will ensure the sprinkles stick to the sugar cookies.

How do you dip cookies for decorating? ›

Prepare your table for cookie dipping madness by laying down waxed paper. Grab a cookie by the sides and gently dip the top of the cookie into the marbled royal icing. Let the excess icing drip onto the prepared waxed paper. Quickly turn the cookie upright and place onto a cooling rack.

Although I've tested them for longer and the batches I've tried seem fine for up to 4 weeks, my general rule of thumb is up to 2 weeks.

You can never go wrong with layering your cookies on a simple plate or board! Most of the time, especially when I just bake up one batch of cookies, I will display the cookies on a serving plate, raised stand, or a domed serving plate. One of the new trends floating around on social media is a cookie board!