Decorated Princess Cookies
What does a decorated cookie and plants have to do with each other?
I’ll have to back up a bit and explain.
I am not a gardener. I do love being outside, can appreciate the beauty of plants & flowers and will get into it once I get started… but it’s not like I love gardening and feel an urge to get out there.
Needless to say, my garden is in sore need of some tending.
(I’m too embarassed to show you the full pics).
Or at least it did.
When my neighbour Stacey asked if I could make some princess cookies for her daughter Abby’s birthday party, I thought an ‘exchange of services’ might be a good idea. She loves gardening, I love making cookies.
(And I have quite a lot of garden which needed some love. Thanks Stacey!).
These are some pics of the princess cookies I ended up making for the party.
The recipes for the sugar cookies and royal icing are from Peggy Porschen’s Pretty Party Cakes
That’s where this pricey, yet invaluable KopyKake drawing projector comes in handy. I’ll be showing you how to use it in a future tutorial.
I really need to learn how to take pictures. Some of these were taken with artificial lighting, and some near a window for natural light. Those look a bit ‘colder’.
I was inspired by stickers and this ribbon in terms of design and fun colors.
Resisting the sparkles was futile; I did end up using disco dust
Happy Birthday Princess Abby!
Wow, your cookies are always amazing! Looks perfect!!
These cookies are magical!!! Love them! *and look how excited the girls are…Awwwww* Too cute.
Everything is beautiful!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I found them!!! Oh, I am going to have to try my hand at these! wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!!! I am so impressed. I wish I would have thought of these. They are so cute, and I am actually embarrassed at mine after seeing these. You continue to amaze me!
oh my god!! they are so cute!!
So cute! beautiful cookies, great job!
The most beautiful princess cookies that I have ever seen! You should enter one of those contests on the Food Network. You are that talented.
Oh each one is just so adoable!! I love the glitter (disco dust) you used, and each design you did is really perfect! I wish you I could see the castle one a little better, I really like that one. Great job!
Glory (Flickr- Glorious Treats)
Aw, thank you so much for your comments!! I appreciate them!
hi marian,
once again another few stunner! The details are so fine. Did you use the Kopycake thingamegigger to do the pictures? Well done you are so clever.
Thanks Nikki! I did use that thingamegigger -like that word
… there’s a link to it in the post now. Thanks!
So beautifull and delicate job! These are indeed cookies for a princess !
Love your work
Once again! Perfection at its best! Can’t wait to see you tomorrow.
I LOVE your cookies – they are so cute and the run-out´s are so sharp!
oooohhhh Marian….. I cant believe what I’m seeing.
you are the best and most creative talented person in the world.
I love all your work.
ML
YOU ARE MY COOKIE/CAKE/SWEETS IDOL!!!
I want to eat your website… No, I’m not a maniac–but your website is just too BAKING DELICIOUS!
Fantastically Executed!! What a delight for the eyes and I can positively assume the mouth.
I found my way here from Tasty Kitchen. I absolutely LOVE these cookies…you’ve got such a great talent!
Aw sheesh, thanks so much *blush* for the comments!
Wow! These are ADORABLE! Any kid would be in heaven with these cookies! How did you get the black edges so detailed? You are very talented!
Those are absolutely gorgeous. I love your work. It is just so perfect! I can’t stop looking at your creations. I’m addicted!
Oh myyyyyyyyy! They are so adorable and too cute to be eaten! I even want them myself!
You’re so fantastic and bursting with creativity! Would love to have you as neighbor too 
Wow, those cookies are AMAZING !!!
Your cookies are adorable.
I am always amazed how an inspiration for something as simple as ribbon can inspire someone to be so creative!
I love the the faces on the princess & the frog. what a smile!
The placement of the dust really brings out the detail. Great work
Those are adorable. I hope you’ll show step-by-step how you made them.
Those are just adorable!!
I’m sure you already know this, but some of the photography packages have a really easy light balance fixer on them, I just use windows photo editing, but flickr has the capability too.
Thank you all so much for the comments! Jenny, I’m fairly new to photography and editing, so I’m not exactly sure how to do that; but I’ll find out. Thanks for the tip!
Oh my goodness!!!!! Those are the prettiest cookies I have ever seen!!!!! Do you take orders??? Would you take orders???
Those are amazing!
Do you use super tiny pastry tips? Like #0 and #00
Jaz: I’m not taking orders right now, but thanks for asking and for the compliment!
Laura C: I used piping tips #’s 1 and 2. #1 for outling and #2 for filling in. Thanks for the compliment!!
There are absolutely no words to say how incredibly wonderful these princess cookies are!!!!!! Unbelievable!! You are a goddess!!!! : )
~ Wendy
http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
What do you use for the glitters or sugar to stick on the design of the cookies?
Ram; I use disco dust. I sprinkle it on when the icing is wet.
Thanks, Marian. I adore your works, they’re perfect!
Marian, I came across your website today and your cookies are without a doubt the prettiest I’ve ever seen! Your Princess cookies are absolutely magical and have inspired me to get practicing for my nieces 5th birthday next year! Your talent is extraordinary!
I was curious where you get your images from? Do you just dream them up yourself, or is there a site that you use? Thanks!
Rebecca, I get my inspiration from everywhere! These came from stickers and ribbon color inspiration.
Your cookies are sooo adorable =)
I am always amazed with ur work…
Seriously Amazing! Love the frogs & the princess. Really hoping you will make the tutorial about the kopykat thingy soon!
HI!! These are magnificant!! I absolutely love them.. would love to try those princesses out! Just showed my daughter…and oohh I hope I don’t disappoint her.. how did you get the cheeks to look rosey???
Thanks Kelli!
I used luster dust (it’s a powder), dipped a clean paintbrush used only for that purpose, and painted/dusted the cheeks on.
Seriously, so cute! I am impressed!
how is it possible that your cookies get cuter each time?
These cookies are magical!!Fantastic!!!
I adore your works.
Hugs
To say you have talent is an understatement. These are marvelously whimsical and are one of those treats kids will always remember!
I saw these via The Tom Kat Studio Blog where they were featured and had to click through. These are too adorable, love the glitter
so tried these out and LOVE THEM…let me just say… this is the perfect way for the mom/baker in me to have an outlet for that artsy painter side!!! I loved doing this project…and my daughter loved the results! I made these on wax paper..dried them…then topped some cupcake with them!!!! CUTE!!!!! Thank you!!!
I can’t find that luster powder anywhere!!!! I am so bummed! Could it be found under another name???
Kelli
okay sorry..I just read above…and clicked on the link for disco dust!! I’ve never heard of that..but will def. try it out!!
It is truly a hand of an artist to be able to do such detail artwork…..WOW!!!!!!
<Amazing! I love them! I am a HUGE fan of frogs with crowns! YAY
One of my readers sent me a link to this post…and I am in LOVE! Absolutely adorable! I just posted about them….
http://tomkatstudio.blogspot.com/2010/01/sweet-treats-cutest-princess-frog.html
Divino, las galletitas son un amor en todos sus diseños!
Thanks for all the lovely comments and thanks Kim for featuring these on The TomKat Studio!
[...] I adore these sparkly Frog Prince cookies by Sweetopia. Read more about how to make them here. [...]
so CUTE-WHERE DID U FIND THE GRAPHICS FOR THE CROWN, CASTLE, FROG AND PRINCESS?
I love your princess cookie, it’s so cute! Can I ask where you saw the original image for this to use with your projector? Also, thanks for the compliments on my Flickr page of cookies! I just joined!
danielle and Queen of Tarts Cakes; I used stickers as my original image for use with the projector.
Thanks for dropping by!
p.s. Those stickers were a bit small so I enlarged them on the photocopier and then copied them onto a transparency. I only copy onto a transparency if the paper (of the stickers for example), is too thick for the projector to shine through.
Hope that helps!
When you say transparency, do you mean you print it out on vellum?
Oh, and one other thing..your ribbons always coordinate so well! Can I ask where you buy them?
I get them from all over the place; Michael’s, Amazon, even Martha Stewart’s ribbon at Walmart.
Is the disco dust above edible-or at least edible enough to give away and be eaten?? hee hee
Totally!!
p.s. This tip for those near Toronto… Found a really cool ribbon store on Queen St. West called Mokuba. Such pretty ribbon!
How can I order these cookies from you? My daughter is having a Princess and the Frog themed party and these are gorgeous!
Hi Heather; I’m sorry I’m not doing orders… I just don’t have the time. I don’t mind if you show the site to another baker of your choice and they replicate them though.