Let's Learn How to Decorate Valentine's Day Cookies - TUTORIAL

You're making cookies for Valentines Day, right? It's a lot of fun. Thought we'd share some really beautiful cookies that you could make too.  Use the photos as a guide for your own designs. Remember, they don't have to be perfect, just delicious! (just put your laptop on the kitchen counter opened to this post and you'll be able to have the samples right in front of you)

But first, let's get a tutorial on how to flood cookies--If you like the designer look then you're going to want to read this tutorial (lots of photos too)  RECIPE and TUTORIAL

 Aren't these adorable! Just use the flooding method shown above and use two different colors of frosting. You can purchase these if you don't want to bake!  SOURCE

 

I love the freehand script on this cookie-The brown frosting looks nice HERE

 

 A cookie on the edge of your cup of hot chocolate or coffee....Sweet  SOURCE

 Love the cookie cutter for the Hugs and Kisses and the Lips! SOURCE

What a pretty way to decorate a heart--Yes, you can do this too! SOURCE

Valentine Heart Cookies that are similar to the Heart Banner that was designed  SOURCE

People will think you bought these heart-shaped ice cream sandwich cookies. Get all the instructions and recipe HERE   (I've heard the secret to having your cookies be the exact same size and shape as when you cut out the uncooked dough is.....when they come out of the oven use the same cookie cutter and cut out the cookie again. But you have to do it immediately as it comes out of the oven.  You'll look like a pro)

 Want a Lofthouse-like, Soft Sugar cookie recipe?  Well, here it is! SOURCE

 I love the scalloped look on these cookies SOURCE

Cute Conversation Heart Cookies--Write any message you want on these heart cookies-Messages for school, some for home or some for your sweetheart SOURCE

 These cookies have a lot of detail in them-Wow! SOURCE

Each one is unique, some more simple than others  SOURCE

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Tips for Baking and Decorating Valentine's Day Cookies-Tutorial and Video

 It's time to make heart-shaped sugar cookies!  What fun we will have making, baking, and most importantly, eating those beautiful Valentine Cookies. When it's time to decorate have you ever had a mind block?  How should I decorate these? What do I want them to look like? 

 I've gathered together some photos of beautifully decorated cookies to share.  Do you have any tips about making sugar cookies? Click on each picture to enlarge it. Here's one of  Martha's Sugar Cookie Recipes   Enjoy!   Below the pictures are some excellent tips about making, baking and decorating sugar cookies from Martha Stewart.

Tips for Baking Cookies 

 Chilled dough will help retain the shape of the cookies; soft, warm dough tends to lose its shape when cut and moved. Rolling out the dough is  to prevent sticking.   Don't overmix the dough once you have added the dry ingredients. Overmixing will make the cookies tough. Dip cookie cutters in flour to keep it from sticking to the work surface.  Rotate baking sheets halfway

through baking to ensure that the cookies bake evenly.

sometimes difficult. Roll out the dough in small batches, make sure it's cold, and use a light dusting of flour or sugar in the flour

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Tips for Decorating Cookies 

 Keep sanding sugar (a large-grain decorating sugar) in a variety of colors on hand. Place the unbaked cookie on a sheet of parchment paper, and sprinkle the sugar on top. Tip the cookie upside down to remove excess sugar. Try coating your cookies with  Royal Icing in a variety of colors. Use a #1 or #2 Ateco pastry tip fitted in a pastry bag. Once the cookies are baked and cooled, carefully pipe a border of royal icing. Then "flood" the outline using a thinner blend of royal icing to coat the cookies. Use a toothpick or skewer to help push icing into place. Allow the icing to dry completely, up to one day. Dragging is the process of adding a second color through flooded icing. Use a toothpick to pull the icing; pull in alternate directions for a marbleized look. Keep filled pastry bags upright in a glass lined with a damp paper towel or use squeeze bottles. To create raised designs, pipe icing on top of dried flooded areas. Pipe icing onto the cookies, and sprinkle with sanding sugar for a sparkling effect called sugaring. Tip the cookie to remove excess sugar.   (marthastewart.com)

 Now Click on this link to watch a video showing  Martha Stewart and actress Aisha Tyler making the perfect Sugar Cookie Recipe  Martha also demonstrates how to frost the sugar cookies.

And in keeping with the Valentine, Love and Heart theme......Do you want to put something romantic in your bedroom?  We have quite a few "Romantic and Love"  themed quotes.

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