I entered Hallmark with the intention of finding a card for a friend, and discovered a happy thing. The perfect cookie platter. There it was, in all it’s red and pink glory… The word cookie splayed out on the platter, in the shape of cookies themselves. How could I pass it by?
I didn’t, of course.
Copying these cookies was easy enough. Besides royal icing loops on the C and the heart (the C kept reminding me of those chocoloate hostess cakes and were igniting some serious cravings for one btw), the E (don’t have small e cutter) was lined with clear sanding sugar, and the “sprinkles” on the S were actually royal icing lines.
The tricky part was going to be the clear ‘droplets’ on the heart. (Which by the way I forgot to make my cookie into a heart shape… I made a circle… Oops).
How to Make “Water Droplets” out of Sugar
Turns out, it was easy after all. I just crushed up some clear, Trebor glitter mints, put the now powdered candy on a plate lined with parchment paper, melted the candy 10 seconds at a time in the microwave, and was left with little, sweet, water-like droplets. I wish, my dear friends, I had taken photos, but at the time, my head was thinking about this post; 50+ Secrets of a Cookie Decorator. You see, this little cookie plate really was the catalyst for making me think about just how cookie obsessed I really am. Click on over to check it out, and leave me a comment if you’ve remotely thought any of those things before; it would help to know that it isn’t just me.
A couple of notes – It takes a lot of the little dew droplets to cover the cookie. Notice how mine are spaced out more than the one on the platter. Got tired.
If you’d like a little more explanation on how to crush candy and melt it in the microwave, click here. I bought my Trebor glitter mints at Bulk Barn, and if you’re having trouble finding them on line, you can melt any other clear candy or, as an alternative, use isomalt. Isomalt is often used by diabetics as a sugar substitute as it only has a small impact on blood sugar. The amount on this cookie isn’t considered a large amount, but you should know, ahem, apparently “…if consumed in large quantities flatulence may occur”. Here is an article on wikipedia if you’d like to see more; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomalt
Oh, and a wee dab of royal icing under each dew drop, and tweezers to pick each little one up and attach.
If you were to look closely at the ‘e’ in the platter, you’d see it has the same water droplet effect. My E cookie doesn’t. Again, got tired.
I’m thinking though, if you ever need to make the sugar droplets, I don’t think you’ll need as many. They could work as dew droplets on sugar flowers or leaves, or any kind of water effect for a gingerbread house or bathtub cookie/cake etc.
Hope you’re enjoying the weather and life, wherever you are. I know Lionel (our Lionhead bunny), is as excited about spring as I am. On the bottom left instagram photo, he’s waiting patiently by the door for his daily ‘outside play’. The other instagram snaps are of H-banana and my lack of ‘hair-do’ skills, and Mr. Sweetopia with a fluffed up Lionel.
Oh, and can’t forget this one! There’s a new, pretty and fresh, pastel ‘Cookies’ platter out at Hallmark now, too…
How pretty would those cookies be!
Have fun baking and good luck!
xo,
Marian
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Linda Bish says
I am trying to locate these Trebor glitter mints and I can not find them anywhere. I live in Pennsylvania. Where do you get these from? Thank you kindly,
Linda
Pamela Metcalfe says
I found the Trebor Glitter Mints on eBay. The cheapest Price was
10 rolls for 19.99 and free shipping.
Hope this helps!
Pam
jackie says
So where do you buy trebor glitter mints? Tried Amazon and ebay and they only sell soft mints
marian says
Hi Jackie,
Finding sources fluctuates/changes over time. I recommend googling Trebor glitter mints and finding the closest source on the planet to you. 🙂 I’m in Canada and they used to sell them at Bulk Barn too. Happy shopping!