Video Tutorial on Drying Cookies Made with Royal Icing & Making Parisian-Themed Cookies
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Hi there!
Hope all of you are having a good start to 2012 and hope this year is filled with lots of sweet things for you.
I’m excited to start my year with some fun cookie themes, like these Parisian ones here. I’ll be doing a travelling series of Around the World decorated cookies, and I just happened to begin my journey with Paris, France.
Oh la la!
I knew when I found these paris design sticky notes
As part of this post, I thought I’d share with you how I dry my cookies after I’ve decorated them with royal icing. It seems like such a simple thing but if you’re new to cookie decorating there can be lots of questions about how to do it so that your cookies turn out. You can find all my tips in this video here (I’ve put it here in the post again in case you missed it because sometimes the page takes a while to load):
Video on How to Dry Cookies Decorated with Royal Icing
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Something I didn’t mention in the video, is that the cookie shapes were made using templates I made, not cutters. I thought I had an Eiffel Tower cookie cutter and when I went to look in my (eep, hundreds of) cutters, I didn’t actually have one.
Either way, if you’re not making too many of these, cutting the cookies out with a template and paring knife, isn’t difficult, it just takes a bit longer than using a cutter.
You can find an Eiffel Tower cookie cutter here
I’m thinking these would work as romantic Valentine cookies too, don’t you?
Now I’ve got some questions for you…
Where in the world do you live? Are there buildings, things or symbols from your city or country which you think would make great cookies?
Share your thoughts with me here in the comment section below, or you can share them on Facebook or twitter. I can’t wait to see where you’re from and which cookies you’d love to see!
Happy decorating!
xo,
Marian
p.s. I’ve linked these cookies to TidyMom’s I’m Lovin’ It. Check out her page for lots of amazing and fun ideas!
Francesca Dolcimaterieprime wrote:
I’m from Italy, I think that the Pisa’s tower could be a funny cookie to see…
Hi @ Sue: I use both the 300 and 1000 model, but in the comparison at the very bottom of the post, you can see that the 1000 is a little better (lighting), but is more expensive. I’d have to say I’d chose the 1000.
@ Jennifer, @ Deemarie, @ Francesca Dolcimaterieprime: Thank you very much guys!
OMG! These are sooooo cute and sooooo French! Your cookies always leave me gobsmacked with their prettiness.
Wow, beautiful cookies and grate tips, tnahkyou!
But I was wondering how is it that you can project the image onto the cookie?… I loved it and I want to do it so I can make elaborated perfect cookies.
Thanks for your help!!!!!!
@ Vanessa, @ Marifer: Thanks!
@ Marifer: No problem! Here is the tutorial:
http://sweetopia.net/2010/06/decorating-cookies-with-a-kopykake-projector/
OMG. These cookies are amazingly gorgeous. I do have a question where did you get those fabulous plates my friend who is a French teacher and who’s birthday is coming up would love them!!
Thank for your amazing blog!
Kendra
HI @ Kendra: I got them a store in Canada called Home Sense. I’m not sure where you’re located but hopefully you can find them.
Your friend is lucky to have a friend like you btw!
Wow amazing! How did you get the lines in the Eiffle Tower so perfectly straight?
Beautiful!! What cookie recipe did you use to make these cute things? I absolutely cannot wait to try these!
Hi @ Tracey L: I used a Kopykake projector (and you can see me making one in the video in this post). You can find a Kopykake projector tutorial in the tutorial section of my blog. xo
@ Carly: Sugar cookies. The recipe is in the recipe section of the blog. Have fun!
Marian, I wish I had half of your cookie decorating skills! Prettiest cookies I’ve ever seen.
What are the colors of the icing on these cookies? Did you use a certain brand of coloring to color the royal icing?
Aw, schanks @ Yuri – Chef Pandita!
@ Carly: The navy is difficult to achieve without actually buying Americolor navy. Trust me, I’ve tried! I use mainly the Americolor brand, and that’s what I used for all these cookies.
Hi love love love the stuff u do…has been really inspirational to me.
Just starting off as a baker
check out my first attempt at decorating sugar cookies http://paglichefinmumbai.blogspot.com/
Please let me know what you think.
Tarina
India
I have to make eiffel tower cookies for a wedding shower. Yours looks flawless! How do I create the X’s without the icing melting into each other? Make it thicker?? And did you use your kopykake?
Hi @ aundrea: That’s right, make the icing a bit thicker, and yes, used my Kopykake. You can see how I made it in the video above.
Have fun making them!
HI @ Tarina: What a cool name btw. Love your cookies – it’s looks like you’re having lots of fun! Thanks for sharing and have fun decorating!
Marian-
Do you have a “go to” place to find images to use with your Kopykake? I would love your input on good sources if you have any 
I love these….they are beautiful!! I did have one question though
Thanks!
Ok thanks! I’m excited to try! Where did you find your image? Did it come from the plate?
Marian these are so beautiful!! I love them. I was in Paris about a month ago and now I just want to go back! I love all your cookies and you are such an inspiration to me, hopefully one day my cookies will be as amazing as yours.
Love the pink poodle with her little upturned nose
Hi @ Shiyanne: Gosh, everywhere! Stickers probably my fave, but fabric, images etc. Everything!
i assume that you got the design for the lined version of the Eiffel Tower from the Parisian plate in your pictures…but is there any way that you might be able to share the copy you made? i have a kopykake and i would LOVE to try and make an Eiffel Tower cookie!
Thanks!
Hi Marian,
What colours and amounts of food colouring are you mixing to get the dark icing on the Eiffel Tower cookies?
Thanks
HI @ Kristine: I’m sorry, I can’t share the image itself as that would be a copyright infringement. (I’m allowed to base a cookie on it, but can’t share the actual image).
@ Natasha: To get an idea, please see, “How to Color Icing Black” in my tutorial section. I used Americolor navy for these though.
I just discovered your site this week while on Pinterest. What perfect timing—I just bought some Easter cookie cutters last week and can wait to decorate them after watching a few of your videos and reading your posts. I’ve read that you suggest dying the frosting 24 hours in advance, how do you store your frosting? Do you leave it at room temp or refrigerate it?
HI @ Monica: Absolutely – there’s a post with that title (how do you store royal icing etc.) in the tutorial section.
Have tons of fun decorating! I’m working on Easter ones now, would be fun to see what you make too, if you’d like to share them on my facebook page.
OOooohhh… you really make feel as though i can do this! So I’m going to try.
Maybe I’ll do some Australian icons…like the Sydney habour bridge, the Sydney opera house, centrepoint tower, Uluru, maybe a Melbourne tram…
you inspire me so much! (BTW thanks for doing vid tutorials-so helpful)
Thank you Marion!
You can do it @ Rachel! Please come back and share them on my facebook page (so I can see pics), if you like. xo
@ marian:
Hi Marion:
I hope this email reaches you. I am having trouble with my royal icing. White is bleeding through the colour when the icing dries on the cookies. This has never happened before. I think I am mixing the icing well. Do you think the icing is too runny (ie. too much water in it?). Any ideas to help with this would be really appreciated. I am icing dozens of easter cookies for gifts and need help.
Thannks Chris Beelen
HI @ Christine Beelen!
Yes, it helps if the icing isn’t as runny, and you could also colour your white icing, white, if that makes sense. This post will also help you:
http://sweetopia.net/2009/10/how-to-prevent-your-icing-from-bleeding-7-tips/
Hi ! Being a French girl living in Paris, I can tell you your cookies are perfect & fantastic ! Do you mind if I use one of your pictures to put a link to you on my blog ?
Cheers !
@ Tanpopo: Thank you, and of course, no problem! xo
Bonjour.
Ce que vous faites est magnifique !
Bravo j’adore
Amitié
corinne
C’est d’une beauté appétissante. Quel beau travail minutieux.
Bravo!
Well, what can I say that hasn’t been said about your talent, your PERFECT cookies and your wonderful tutorials? Hmmmm … I’m at a loss as to anything new or original to post but do what to express my appreciation for sharing with us your absolutely gorgeous cookies and talent. Your generosity through your step-by-step videos is just wonderful and I appreciate them so very much. You are gorgeously talented and I am continually shaking my head in disbelief in the perfection of your work. Thanks so much!!