Hi Marian! I love all of your designs! I just have a couple of questions since I couldn’t find the answers. First, since you outline the cookie first and color it in later, do you make and tint the royal icing all at once and then store it until you use it? Second, when you do the outline and then let it dry for so long before you finish decorating, do you cover the cookies or leave them out on a plate or cooling rack?

Hi @ Isadora: Do you live in a humid climate?

Thank you for sharing your tips! Your creations are beautiful! I make Chocolate chip cookies but leaving them out for any stretch of time will cause them to soften. How do you leave out your cookies and not have them soften?

Hi @ veronica: Not a dumb question! I remember thinking the same thing when I started out! Yes, confectioner’s sugar is also called icing sugar or powdered sugar. Have lots of fun and I’d love to see what you make if you’d like to share on my facebook page afterwards!

Hello.. just wanted to start off by saying that I love your site and tutorials ! I am going to make the attempt to make cookies for my sisters baby shower based on your recipes. I have a question and it might be a dumb question but thought I would ask anyways. Are confectioners sugar and icing sugar the same thing? I want to make sure they come out perfect !! Thanks in advance