How to paint on royal icing cookies

Adding a painted watercolor effect to cookies is an great way to make beautiful, decorated cookies without using more royal icing! These Painted Sugar Cookies are a unique and fun cookie decorating idea that is easy for beginners and everyone in between. Great as holiday cookies!

How to Make Watercolor Cookies - Watercolor St. Patrick's Day Decorated Cookies | Bake at 350°

PAINTED WATERCOLOR COOKIES: Use food coloring and water to paint with a watercolor effect on fondant or royal icing to decorate cookies, cupcakes and cakes.

Watercolor sugar cookies are delectable bites of edible art. Learn how to make watercolor sugar cookies, and awaken the artist in you.

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When painting on with food coloring, it’s very important that you start with a smooth royal icing surface. If the icing is porous, the paint will be absorbed and it will look blotchy.

The Little Italian Baker LLC on Instagram: "Make a textured tile cookie with me 💕🍋 . I got this design from @sprinkleandwhisk.co and I thought it was perfect for this lemon baby shower set. This design is so simple and beautiful. I piped the design with a stiffer consistency and let it dry for at least 30 minutes. After drying, I used a loose consistency icing and painted it on gently. I did have to do a couple of layers to make sure the cookie was completely covered! Do you guys want to…

Painting detailed, delicate scenes onto an edible canvas is the newest form of culinary artistry. I'll show you today how simple it is to paint cookies!