How to Make A Strawberry Cookie Basket π
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Most people love strawberries. Most people love cookies. It seems only fair to assume that most people will love strawberry cookies!
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Placed in fun strawberry baskets, these sweet treats are ideal for a Berry Sweet or Sweet One Theme Birthday Party, Mother's Day, or any Summer BBQ.Β
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Here, we will walk you through what you need to make them and provide tips on how to ice the cookies.
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What You Will Need:
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- Sugar Cookies (use our Sugar Cookie Recipe). AΒ no-spread cookie recipe is the most suitable.
- 1 batch of royal icing, divided into 5 bowls. Make sure it's stiff! Check out our tips on royal icing consistencies if you need help.
- DecoPac Gel Food Colorant in Red for the strawberry, Green for the leaves and then choose from a yellow, white or black colorant for the seeds.
- Leaf piping tip for icing bag
- Small writing piping tip for icing bag
- Strawberry-shaped cookie cutter & Strawberry Cookie Stencil
- Berry crates for the cookies - you can find these at Oriental Trading Co., Amazon or craft stores.
How to Make Your Strawberry Cookies:Β Β Β Β Β Β
- Make, cut, bake and cool your strawberry cutout cookies.Β
- Β Thin and color one of the bowls of royal icing with the red food gel. Allow this to develop into a bright red over 2 hours.
- Β Flood the strawberry cookies with the red icing. Do not flood the leaf section of the cookie. Β
- Thin and color a second bowl of royal icing with the yellow, brown, or black food coloring for the strawberry seeds.Β
- Β Use that icing to pipe dots onto the strawberries, making sure the consistency of both icings are the same.
- Using a toothpick, gently pull the dots slightly upwards to make a seed or raindrop shape. Strawberry seeds are not round, so try to create some variation here.
- Β Thin and color a third bowl of royal icing with green food gel.
- Β After the strawberry and seed icing has dried completely, use the green icing to pipe the leaves using a leaf tip.
- Β When the icing has set, place the cookies into the berry crates β perfect for summer days, or a Berry Sweet or Sweet One Theme Birthday Party!
