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!
PREEEEECISE is the only word I can say.
The Eiffel Tower icing lines, you are kidding meeee Marian, this is absolutely insane haha.. SO STRAIGHT, so absolutely perfect!
Thanks so much for this GREAT POST, it would be awesome if you could make a German design too and one day we both are going to visit that place ha..
UNFORTUNATELY the German GEMA did not allow me to watch the video. Seriously…disappointing..NOT a happy Friday
MUCH LOVE and thanks for your talent, sweets!
niner
what a cute video and cookies
it was so nice to see what you look like
well done
I heart it ALL!
hugs
Betty Bake x
ps I am from Cape Town in South Africa
I adore those dogs and the cat.
I live in Belgium.
We are known for our beer, chocolate, waffles and graphic novels like the Smurfs and Tintin. Must-sees in our capital Brussels are the Atomium, a little statue called ‘manneke pis’ and the Grand-Place with beautiful old houses.
The cathedral, fashion and diamonds in Antwerp and the bridges and houses in Bruges are also famous.
Those cookies are precious!! Thank you for the drying tip.
PS. And Toni, from Brisvegas, in Australia, also requested some Aussie themed cookies …..Marian. you are taking Oz by storm, you go girl !!! We love ya down here. So ,thanks for al your inspiration, sharing of tips and knowledge, and encouragement
Hi there,
I’m from the Netherlands and I love Amsterdam.
The nice houses by the water in the centre of Amsterdam, we call them “grachtenpanden” if you google it you’ll know just what I mean.
And I really would like to visit New York…but that is just something that I have to keep in my mind…Someday I will walk over broadway and I will see the statue of liberty.
I also like to say that I love your cookies, so keep up the good work
Your cookies always make me happy, so cute and perfect! I so want a projector, I just cannot justify it, but I still want one:)
Those cookies are AMAZING !! Wow !
Hi Marian, Nice cookies, as always. I would love to see a post on how to write on cookies to have nice letters like the word “Paris” that you wrote on the cookie.
I live in Abu Dhabi in the UAE and if you are inspired by this city or by Dubai you could make a Burj Dubai cookie or a Mosque, or a door with oriental designs on it.
On cookies cutters. I trace my cookie cutters on paper and put those in a binder. That way I know what I have. To find them I still have to organize that better but so far I have a list and beside it I put the number of the box the cookie cutter are in. I only have 100 cutters so this system works for now.
I’m a military spouse stationed in Germany. Your video is not viewable to me (not even on YouTube) because the german server doesn’t support that content. I was wondering if you have a written version of your drying tips that I could look at. Thanks in advance for the help.
I live in Savannah, GA. We are known for peaches, old buildings and cemetaries, the Forsyth fountain, the Talmadge bridge, southern cooking, Paula Deen, and really a lot more too. Those would be cute cookies! If you don’t do them, I might have to think about trying my hand at them!
Hi Marian!
As always, I loved your work! What kind of baking sheets do you use for your cookies?
Thanks a lot!
I’m going to love this *Cookies Around the World* theme of yours Marian! These Paris cookies are fantastic and your Eiffel tower is perfect!
wonderful… actually exceptional post…as yours always are!
please share where the “parisian” plates were purchased!
i love the new york city skyline (where i live)…nothing like the empire state building lighting up the sky in amazing colors (to mark a celebration or remembrance)…& the chrysler building is pretty awesome.
This is my favorite video so far Marian, well done! I love the music and that it’s sped up, very artisan. The cookies are gorgeous (as usual). I thought the Eiffel Tower was an edible inkout printout at first, that’s how awesome your piping is!
Thanks for the tip about drying them with the oven light. I’m going to try that today with some red and white cookies. And it will be my first time using a KopyKake!!!
Wow,these are fantastically cute. U are so talented! Thanks for showing us how to work at these skills! Xxx
I live in Durban, south Africa, there are so many typically sa things, but I think the wildlife here represents us best, cute giraffes and lions and adorable warthogs.
Hi Marian!
Your tutorials are just AWESOME! And your cookies out of this world! Thanks for sharing with us!
Happy new year and cheers from Buenos Aires, Argentina!
These are beyond incredible! The Parisian tourism board should pay you lots for these pictures, because they are seriously making me want to fly to Paris today!! Just posted a link on edible crafts
Marian – I can not believe you piped the Eiffel Tower. I assumed you’d used edible ink images when I saw them on Facebook. You continue to amaze and inspire me!
I’m so impressed with your towers! I don’t think I would ever have the patience to make them! If I were to make cookies to represent Portland Oregon, I guess they would need to be bridges, trees and mountains!
Hi Marian, this is a great video and tutorial. You are amazing and make it look sooooo easy.
Love your all around the world theme idea.
ML
I love them all, I will be looking forward to see your next cookies.
I live in the US but I am from Costa Rica, it would be nice to see a Rainforest in cookies.
Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
These cookies are adorable!~ I think they are my favourite out of all of the great cookies you’ve decorated. Very inspiring for a beginner like me~
I actually JUST finished baking your sugar cookie recipe tonight. They taste fantastic!!!!~ This is the third sugar cookie recipe I’ve tried in the past 2 months and my husband likes this one the best! I have to agree~ I halved the recipe and they turned out wonderfully!
Thank you for all of your helpful videos and tutorials~
C’est magnifique! Je taime these cookies
As a francophile living in a suburb of Atlanta, originally from Orlando – I would suggest that Cinderella’s castle or the Epcot sphere would be tres amusant. Merci for the eye candy and inspiration!
Marian,
Yes that link you just sent me works! Thank you! Thank You! You’re =
AMAZING!
Suzanne
These Frenchy cookies are beyond precious! Just pinned all over the place & now gonna FB too
I’m a big fan of yours, and your cookies are amazing. I’m from Brazil, and I live in the Amazon (Belem, PA), here we have forests, rivers, colorful boats, big fish, beautiful birds, etc…
Your new journey around the world is magic, as your work.
Thanks.
I live in San Diego and my husband is a naval officer. I’d love to do a cookie of his ship, the USS PELELIU, but I can’t even think how I’d do that and make it look right!
Great tutorial and gorgeous cookies, yet again, Marian. (And of course I *love* the accompanying French music and your matching blue-striped ‘chemise’). Can’t wait to see the rest of the “Around the World” collection.
Wow, I am SO happy you like the cookies and the video! My heart is full, reading your comments and kind words – thank you so, so much!
I will definitely be doing Australia, Holland, some cities in the United States and more… I’m so excited to have all the inspiration you provided me – thank you for that too!
@ vanessa: The icing recipe is in my Cookie Decorating Tutorial, but check back tomorrow, I’ll be dedicating a post to a special royal icing recipe (you’ll see).
@ Paula {JustABiteDesserts.com}: Those pointed tips are what I need to improve on as well, but here’s what I mention in this video:
http://sweetopia.net/2011/12/video-how-to-pipe-lines-with-royal-icing/
@ Andi: Here’s a link to the baking sheets on Amazon, but I’m sure you could find them elsewhere if you prefer:
http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Bakers-Half-Sheet/dp/B000G0KJG4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325992707&sr=8-1-fkmr0
@ Julie: Super tips, thank you!
@ Suzanne Turner: No problem! I’m glad Vimeo worked for you and
@ niner // sweet treats: I don’t know why the German YouTube wasn’t letting the video be shown due to music, the music is royalty free, and I purchased the clip. Hopefully that doesn’t happen again.
@ Ilaria: Here’s a link on Amazon, but I’m sure you can find them elsewhere too… http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Bakers-Half-Sheet/dp/B000G0KJG4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325992707&sr=8-1-fkmr0
@ linda: I bought them at a store named Home Sense. (Kind of a discount home decor store). Is that store in New York?
Thank you everyone for your support and comments! xo
I am in love with these cookies, so adorable! I think you are right that they would be great Valentines Day cookies too. Looking at them make me want to be in Paris!
thank you, in usa we do not have home sense (just googled & locations are in canada)…we have home goods & i am going to stop by!
have a great day marian!
@ marian:
I love the parisian dogs and the tower holy cow!!! your awesome!!!
Fabulous tips Marian! I always forget you can stack your cookie sheets like that!!
Thanks for linking up to I’m Lovin’ It! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/great-ideas-10/
Have a great weekend!
AHHHMAZING!!
Hi, i really enjoy your blog, i just found it a couple weeks ago,… 1st time leaving a comment. I just want to tell you something maybe you don´t know. Reading your blog via Google Reader is impossible, it just let you read 4 lines or so and thats it…that feature is not friendly at all… I´d love you change that, probably you didn´t know about it.
Millions of people read through google reader… best regards keep creating, shining and sharing. A Hugh from Mexico
Hi.. I love those cookies. Do you mind sharing the cookie recipe, please?
Hi @ Reyna Orozco, thanks for following my blog! I’ll have to try and figure that out! (google reader)
@ Zubaidah: No problem, it’s in the recipe section at the top of the blog. (sugar cookies)
Greetings from Pretoria in South Africa, Marian. Ah, très mignonne. Too adorable. If you want to visit SA in cookies, I would suggest Table mountain. It’s very easily captured in graphics, the big 5 (animals), the Johannesburg skyline. A ‘koeksister’ (traditional snack = cruller), a donkey cart, a thorn tree (the flat topped kind, very easy to do as a cookie, but stunning), a ‘knopkierie’ (traditional weapon), african pots and huts. (Especially from Lesotho). Too many to choose from.
totally amazing!! I love it!
I live in Chicago and I would love to get my hands on a Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) cookie cutter. My husband runs the Willis office and he is always asking me to make cookies that look like the tower he works in.
Marian,
Again I am blown away by your creativity and talent! Love these cookies and the video was awesome! I’m just wondering where the Canada cookies are at??!! I’d also love to see what you would come up with for Japan…so much that could be done for that! Thanks for all your hard work and inspiration!
These are amazing. I’m trying to create cookies replicating the Love statue in Philadelphia, along with a tweaked version that reads Velo. I haven’t viewed this video yet, but I’m anticipating it will help me immensely. Thanks for the tips!
Hi, I discovered this website today and IT IS AMAZING!! I am from Argentina and we have a couple great places: the “Obeliscolas “Cataratas del Iguazu” and the Glaciar Perito Moreno” Thanks for everything.
Great ideas, @ Naomi Davis!
@ Kasia, @ Sue Liss:
Thanks, @ Amy! I’m thinking I’ll do those cookies around Canada Day.
Beaver, CN Tower, Canadian Flag, Maple leaf, maple syrup… what else do you think?
@ Stacey, @ Florencia: Thanks, guys!
I ADORE! Or should I say J’adore (is that right? Hee hee!) I have dachshund and so that is near and dear to my heart and if they could talk they just might have a French accent. Love it! Thanks for sharing!!!
Jenn
I love how this cookies came out! Great Job!My daughter who is 7 years young loves the little kitty cat:) I live in Pennsylvania.I was born in San Juan Puerto Rico. I Would love to see cookies of “El Morro” in San Juan PR.I love your creativity and your blog.
I don’t see where or if you posted what projector you like the best?
Oh, funny! This week my cake is on Paris too… All your work is fantastic, but these cookies have something special, they are more than wonderful!!! Best reguards Marian and thank you for sharing, your Tour Eiffel is sensational!