By: Jaclyn
In reply to <a href="https://www.cookingclassy.com/sugar-cookie-icing/comment-page-1/#comment-714649">kimmy</a>.
Thank you! The shine is just temporary until the icing sets completely (some hadn’t set yet when photographed). But there are lots of edible glitters and so forth you could add for some sparkle. And the paintbrush method works well if you want to flood the centers of an outline with slightly runnier icing.
By: kimmy
These are beautiful cookies! I love the shine of the icing. Do you use a brush to spread after you pipe? Is that a paint brush?
Thanks for sharing!
By: Jaclyn
In reply to <a href="https://www.cookingclassy.com/sugar-cookie-icing/comment-page-1/#comment-714624">Sarah barath</a>.
I used wilton gel colors and blended some to get good tones. The red was red with a very faint touch of blue to tone it done. And brown was a mix of red, yellow, and hints of and blue since I didn't have brown on hand.
The cookie recipe I used is <a href="https://www.cookingclassy.com/cut-out-sugar-cookie-recipe/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.
By: Sarah barath
How do you get that vibrant red? And that brown color? Also what recipe of sugar cookies do you recommend for detailed cookies like these?
By: Jaclyn
In reply to <a href="https://www.cookingclassy.com/sugar-cookie-icing/comment-page-1/#comment-714517">Karen</a>.
You can but one thing I noticed after refrigerating was that my icing got spotty in places. You may have a little more luck going with the water option on that.
By: Jaclyn
In reply to <a href="https://www.cookingclassy.com/sugar-cookie-icing/comment-page-1/#comment-714519">DixieChic</a>.
Yes I added coarse sugar sprinkles to the stockings. I love when a treat can take you back in time for a moment. :)
By: DixieChic
This looks delicious and reminds me of my childhood days when my mother would make these for me. How do you make the white fur on the sticking sparkle? Do you add course sugar crystals to it?
By: Karen
Can you freeze the cookies after the icing has set?