ICED SUGAR COOKIES…A great gift for any occasion!
Dione Lucas
Iced Sugar Cookies…
An extension of my canvas onto the cookie, its great fun mixing colours and indulging in food art. The trick is to make sure they are crisp after the icing…a bit fiddly for a new baker, but worth the trouble for someone who has time & patience!!
The basic cookie recipe is the same one that I use for ‘Smartie Cookies’. Its a very versatile one, and works well with this recipe. For the icing, I use powdered sugar mixed with just enough water to make it thick & flowing, then colour according to requirement, and drizzle it on the cookies. I leave them to dry out overnight, and sometimes give them a minute in a hot oven to get rid of any moisture (depends on the weather actually). Practice makes this one better each time.
Perfect to be boxed & gifted…birthdays, festivals, anniversary’s…whatever. Just cut them according to a theme & colour code them ! Will be doing a batch in Christmas colours soon!
O when the snails go marchin’ in, o when the snails go marchin’ in…..
Will add this too as an entry to Zlamushka’s Spicy Kitchen’s event ‘Spoonful of Christmas’. These make nice gifts under the tree; box them, basket them or platter them…or for that matter- even hang them from the tree as Christmas tree ornaments!!
Wrapped in a basket…a gift for someone you love!
Note: Do remember to make a hole with a skewer on the top of the cookie before baking if you wish to pass a ribbon through them.
Am sending this one in for Susan’s Christmas Cookie event at Food Blogga … will be doing a batch soon in Xmas colours too!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
16 Comments
Lunch Buckets
I love the snails!
KayKat
o.m.g! These are cute! The snails definitely rock! 🙂
Raaga
these are so cute… I am going to try them real soon. Can you tell me where you get confetti in Delhi/Gurgaon. And do you also teach this stuff… I’d love to learn 🙂
Happy cook
Wow they all are so beautiful and not to mention colourfull.
PASSIONATE BAKER....and beyond.
Hi there Raaga,
Thanks for dropping by my blog. I get my confetti from the US, though I think you can find 100’s & 1000’s (multi-coloured sprinkles) in INA or VV. Would love to teach…anyhting to do with baking is my PASSION, but haven’t found the right forum as yet! :0)
Lunch buckets/Kay Kat/Happy Cook…thanks for stopping by & for your comments!
Swaroopa
awesome is the bes word to describe…cant get over ur creaivity and passion for baking
Suganya
What beauties they are. I would handover these to kids on Halloween than packaged chocolates. Lucky souls to receive this as gifts.
zlamushka
Hi Deeba,
you are one surprise after another. This is fantastic. I love the way you bake, it is always so … happy. My most favorite ones are the snails 🙂 Thanx so much for participating.
Puspha
Very pretty. My 3 yrs old dgtr is getting xited over them.
meeso
These cookies are soooo cool!!! I love all the colors 🙂
Jeena
What lovely biscuits they look brilliant. There is something just so wonderful about icing biscuits they taste like such a treat I am sure they will be great for a gift. Great post. 🙂
bee
those are works of art. i wouldn’t have the heart to eat them.
Anne
These cookies are so lovely! I’m so impressed how well you decorated them. They are absolutely stunning 🙂
Raaga
you can start with me as your student… I am ever willing to learn this stuff… am a self taught baker… started at age 10… and still learning.
I’ll try INA again… last time I tried, I didn’t get anything except tutti fruity… what is W?
Susan
Those are some of the most artfully decorated cookies I’ve ever seen. Thanks so much for submitting them to Eat Christmas Cookies, Deeba. I’m excited to see what you’ll be doing for your Christmas ones! 🙂
linda
Very, very cute!