Better Sledders Cookies
5 1/2" GB Boy cutter
Food Coloring: Violet, Royal Blue
Kelly Green, Lemon Yellow,
Red-Red
Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant
Grandma's Gingerbread Recipe
Royal Icing
4" Lolypop sticks
Quick Easy Roller 1907-1202
Decorator Brushe 2104-9355
Plastic Dowel Rods 399-801
Roll & Cut Mat 409-412
Royal Icing
Decorating Tips
Scissors
Craft knife
Pizza wheel
Waxed paper
Plastic ruler
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Better Sledders Cookies
These stand-up gingerbread boy cookies
are taking off on a winter fast track. Their red fondant sled makes them
even better Sledders, which is sure to please young and old.
instructions
Two days in advance: Make sled. Tint
4 oz. fondant red; roll out 1/8 in. thick. Using knife, cut a 6 1/2 x 4
1/4" rectangle.
Place on waxed paper-covered cake board
dusted with cornstarch. Dust one end of rectangle with cornstarch, wrap
2/3 of the way around plastic dowel rod dusted with cornstarch.
Smooth with fingers and let dry two
days.
One day in advance: Make cookies. Place
on waxed paper-covered board.
Pipe tip 5 dot eyes and nose, string
mouth. Add tip 18 rosette buttons.
For scarves, tint portions of fondant
green and yellow. Roll out 1/8 in. thick. Cut 5/8 in. wide strip with pizza
wheel.
Cut fringe with scissors.
Attach to cookie with damp brush.
For hats, tint portions of fondant blue
and violet. Shape into a 3/8 in. triangle with hands. Attach to cookie
with damp brush. Let dry overnight.
Pipe tip 18 rosette pompom and zigzag
hat band.
For each cookie, cut triangle shapes
from cake board, 2 in. high x 1 in. wide for easels.
Attach 4" lollipop sticks and front
boy cookie to sled with royal icing; slant sticks to reach boy's hands.
Attach cookie easels to back of cookie.
Attach 2nd boy cookie and easels with
royal icing.
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Crunchy Kids
Creating holiday cookie treats has
never been easier! Start with the Gingerbread Cookie Kit, and dress up
these crunchy cookie kids for tons of holiday fun! Use royal icing and
candy trims, and add sparkle to their outfits using bright and festive
candy trim!
Tools:
Spatula
Paring Knife
Waxed paper
Ingredients:
Pre-baked gingerbread boy cookie
decorating kit
granulated sugar
cornstarch
Makes: Each cookie serves 1.
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instructions
For kid wearing coat and scarf,
pipe coat with icing, smooth with spatula. Using candy pen, decorate stripes
on coat.
Roll out fruit jelly rounds on waxed
paper sprinkled with granulated sugar. Using paring knife, cut boot shapes
and strips for scarf and scarf tail. Cut slits on scarf tail for fringe.
Attach boots and scarf strips with dots of icing. Attach mini multi-colored
candies for buttons.
Decorate swirl fur on boots and spiral
hair on head. Pipe dot eyes (flatten and smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch).
Attach mini multi-colored candies for pupils and nose. Pipe outline smile.
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