My sugar cookie cut-outs are making a comeback on the blog this year, but this time with a new twist! I’m going to show you how to make the perfect iced sugar cookie in just 2 easy steps. No fussy royal icing or piping bags used here… just a simple icing technique that even your kiddos can do!
One of my most popular recipes to date has been these sugar cookies, and I can definitely understand why. I struggled for YEARS trying to make pretty cookie cut-outs for the holidays, but it always ended up a disaster… the dough stuck to the rolling pin, I couldn’t get the dough out of the cookie cutter without tearing it, and when the cookies hit the oven, they would spread into giant, puffy lumps of dough that looked nothing even close to Santa or a Christmas tree.
But once I nailed down the perfect method for making flawless sugar cookie cut-outs, it felt like I had hit the jackpot, and I’ve enjoyed them every single Christmas since. And every birthday. And every Easter. And every President’s Day. And just about every Monday too, because let’s face it… Mondays deserve a good cookie. You guys gave them such rave reviews, I thought it was time to add a second version, so let’s dive right into the sugary details!
The base of this recipe is (obviously) a cookie, so go ahead and bake up a batch of sugar cookies, gingerbread men, or whatever your little heart desires, and let them cool completely.
So, I said this recipe was a 2 step process, right? Here’s how it works: You’re going to create two different icings, a border icing and a flood icing. You use the border icing, which is super thick, to create an outline around the cookies. Then you use the flood icing, which is much thinner, to fill in the inside of the cookie. Sounds pretty simple, yeah?
The icing is a simple powdered sugar mixture that I poured into small plastic squeeze bottles for SUPER easy decorating. I find piping bags to be highly annoying and the squeeze bottles were easy enough for even the boys to use. I like these Wilton Mini Squeeze Bottles
This method definitely takes more time and effort than just sprinkling on a little colored sugar, but the results are SO worth it. People will think you got these from a professional bakery! Here’s a few tips I learned along the way:
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