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It all starts with a creative cookie idea that includes a design you just can’t draw freehand. Well, you don’t need to scrap the idea and you don’t need to run out and by a Kopykake projector! Believe it or not, you can simply trace your design and transfer it onto your cookie. Creative Cookier, meet The Royal Icing Transfer…
1. Print out the images you want to transfer in the actual size that you want them to be on your cookies.
2. Lightly grease a transparency sheet with Crisco and set the sheet on top of your printout. If you are worried about the sheet moving, you can tape it down.
3. With royal icing, trace the designs onto the greased transparency sheet. All your typical royal icing rules apply here. So, you may need to pipe a section of the image and let it dry before piping the next. Simply set the transparency sheet aside while the icing dries and then re-align it to the images when you are ready to continue piping.
4. When you finish piping all your royal icing transfers, let them completely dry, preferably overnight.
5. Once completely dry, you can easily slide the royal icing transfers off of the transparency sheets. To apply them to your cookies, you can then either flood your cookies with icing and set the royal icing transfers on the wet icing or squirt some icing on the back of your royal icing transfer to use as glue.
Important Note: Royal icing transfers break easily. Always, always, always make extras! To reduce breakage, choose designs without long thin limbs and pipe your icing in a thick layer.
What creative ways have you used to get a design onto a cookie?
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Thanks so much for sharing this, now I know how to do this! Can you add this to my Heavenly Treats Dessert Link Party
http://www.pamelasheavenlytreats.blogspot.com/2012/06/heavenly-treats-sunday-link-party-5.html
I would love to include this in your link up party, Pamela!
This is great! Will definitely have to try this technique out. Thank you!
Would live to see what you create, Kendra!
This is a great tip! I’m just getting into making these sorts of cookies (I’m not so good with icing) and little tricks like this make all the difference! Thank you for sharing =D I have a bachelorette party coming up, and I’m sure I’ll find a use for some naughty cookies! Hey, if you have a second I’d love for you to link up to Sweet Sharing Monday! http://saynotsweetanne.com/2012/sweet-sharing-monday-11/
I hope you give this technique a try, Kayla. It just takes your cookies to a whole new level! I made some pig cookies this way and they came out so cute! On my way to check out your link party.
Wow! Love the superhero theme, so awesome!
Thanks! I also made some rice krispie treats with the superman logo and cookie dough pops with capes to go with the cookies!
I’ve only tried royal icing transfers once and it was a disaster, but I was trying to make snowflakes and I was piping them too thin. I want to make some 4th of July cookies again. I should try it again. I’d love if you shared this over at Whatcha Whipped Up Wednesday.
I’m pinning for future reference.
Dawn, snowflakes do sound like a challenge! The thicker the better with royal icing transfers. They just break so darn easily. On my way to check out your link party!
I love this idea so need to try it out one day
What a great idea! I love this method. Totally going to use it!
Thanks, Dorothy! Hope it comes in handy!
This is an idea that I am sure will come in handy! Thanks!
Due, if you don’t have a KopyKake this comes in real handy!
Wow!!! when I do a cake I print the design and prick through onto the icing then pipe over, but have never tried this… Thank you!
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I just recently tried the pin hole technique too, Ruth. It works well when you don’t want to do the transfers. I just find it hard to see the little holes
Would love to follow you, do you do bloglovin’ I couldn’t find you…
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I was always under the impression that royal icing and grease don’t mix and if RI gets near grease that it will seperate and turn into a giant mess. So my question is do I pipe the RI directly onto the Crisco and have you ever had any problems with this? Also, do you think a thick, smooth sheet protector would work? This way you wouldn’t have to worry about the design moving. Just a thought! Thank you so much for all your help!
I hear ya Jamie! I have 1st hand experience with oil ruining royal icing. (http://sugarkissed.net/lessons-learned-keep-oil-out-of-royal-icing/) The small amount of Crisco on the transparency sheet doesn’t cause an issue though. I’ve never tried it in the transparency sheets without the Crisco but I have tried wax paper which works well too.
love these, and my dad will too! will definitely have to give them a try!!!
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I hope you get the change to give royal icing tranfers a shot, Ashley! They open up a whole new world of possibilities.
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Bethany!
Very clever! I would love for you to share this sweet idea at Party In Polka Dots!
http://www.piggyinpolkadots.com/2013/06/party-in-polka-dots-linky-25-sweet.html?showComment=1370212178995#c8367464211797501337
Thanks!
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Thanks for the invite, Shelley!
I’ve done buttercream transfers before, but had no idea that you could do the same with royal icing on cookies. Very cool!
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Thanks, Laurie. Hope this little tip comes in handy!
Visiting from Share the Love Sundays linky party. Love these tips.
Annamaria
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Thanks, Annamarie.
Would love for you to share this at my up where we pin all those who join to our party board http://myfashionforwardblog.com/2013/05/30/all-things-pretty-10/
Thanks for the invite, Leslie!
I can’t wait to try this with the kids! Thanks for sharing at Mix it up Monday
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Hope you have fun with it, Lisa!
great idea, thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Janelle!
Wow! Those look awesome! Thanks for sharing at Monday Funday.
Thanks, Katie!
Love these! We have a thing for capes LOL! Found on Mop It Up Mondays
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