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The end of Flower Week is here. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, don’t worry because you can head back at any time to check out the tutorials for easy, stunning, dimensional flowers. Simply click on an image below to go straight to the tutorial for that flower.
Today we move on to a new summer favorite… butterflies! If you’re not a fan of all the color mixing and cleanup that are typically a part of decorating cookies with royal icing, this is the cookie design for you. “Why?”, you ask. (I know you were asking!) It’s all thanks to the beautiful wafer papers that you can find at Fancy Flours.
What on Earth is wafer paper? (I can read your mind!) It’s an edible paper made from potato starch that contains a printed image made using USDA approved food coloring. Basically, wafer paper allows you to create incredibly detailed designs on cookies (and other baked goods) that you otherwise could not create. Well, maybe you could if you’re Arty McGoo! (Consider that a hint that you’re missing out if you haven’t seen Arty McGoo’s cookie decorating blog.)
Gotta have some wafer paper of your own? (Of course you do!) Well, stay tuned after the tutorial to enter for a chance to win 3 sets of edible wafer paper from Fancy Flours.
How To Make Wafer Paper Butterfly Cookies
To make wafer paper butterfly cookies, you will need:
- Cookies made from your favorite sugar cookie recipe and cut using butterfly cookie cutters
- Icing made from your favorite royal icing recipe in blue and green (or other colors matching your wafer paper butterflies)
- Butterfly wafer paper from Fancy Flours
- Clear piping gel
- Rainbow disco dust
- Ziploc bags (or icing bags or bottles, couplers, and tips)
- Toothpicks, scribe, or boo-boo stick (optional)
- A food safe paint brush (optional)
- A pair of food safe scissors
Typically when I decorate cookies using royal icing, I use icing bags with decorating tips. Since these wafer paper butterfly cookies don’t require any detailing, I decided to keep it simple by using Ziploc bags instead.
Use gel food coloring to dye your royal icing to match the colors in your butterfly wafer paper. Water down your icing to a 10-count consistency and then load each color into a separate Ziploc bag.
If you need help with icing color or consistency, check out the How To Make Royal Icing section of 101 Essential Cookie Decorating Resources.
Snip off the corner of a Ziploc bag and pipe a border around the edge of a butterfly cookie. Immediately fill the entire cookie surface with icing. Run a toothpick, scribe, or boo-boo stick through the icing to help smooth it out and pop any air bubbles.
While the icing is still wet, sprinkle the surface with rainbow disco dust. To ensure that I don’t overdo it, I like to dip a food safe paint brush into the disco dust, hold it above my cookie, and tap it with my finger. This method gives my cookies a light dusting of disco dust with plenty of noticeable sparkle.
Repeat this process with each cookie, moving onto the next step only after the icing has completely dried. I like to let my iced cookies dry overnight on a cookie sheet protected by a mesh food cover.
Use a pair of food safe scissors to cut out each of your wafer paper butterflies.
Working one cookie at a time, pipe a thin line of clear piping gel onto the center of the cookie where you will be placing a wafer paper butterfly. Spread a small amount of piping gel onto the surface of the wafer paper where the butterfly wings meet the body. Fold the wings of the butterfly up at a 45-degree angle and apply it to your cookie using the line of piping gel as glue. If the wings of your butterfly start to fall, you may need to prop them up with a cookie cutter or other small object until the piping gel dries.
The wafer paper is thin and crisp. Adding piping gel to the surface helps to soften the paper and reduce the chances of breakage. I found that covering the entire surface of the wafer paper made it too sticky to work with, so I suggest only using the piping gel on areas that will be folded.
Wafer Paper Giveaway
Now that you see how easy it is to create stunningly detailed cookies using wafer paper, it’s time for you to enter for a chance to win your own collection of wafer paper!
Giveaway Details:
One (1) winner will receive (3) sets of wafer paper from Fancy Flours.
The giveaway will run through Wednesday, July 17th. Please use the Rafflecopter form below to enter. Start by leaving a comment on this post. You can earn up to 5 additional entries right now. Plus, you can come back each day for an additional entry by tweeting about the giveaway.
Disclosure: I received sets of Fancy Flours wafer paper for use in this and other tutorials. I was not compensated for a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
I enjoyed your flower cookies this week and learned a lot, thanks! I love the bike cookie cutter, the golf themes and the other sports themes too from the catalog. What fun!
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Thanks for stopping by and entering, Holly! Good luck!
Love wafer paper and also love your website. Would love to be the winner.
Thanks for stopping by, Denise. Make sure to comment with your answer to the following question for a valid entry: What’s your favorite decorating item from the Fancy Flours 2013 summer catalog? Good luck!
I just ordered these butterfly wafer papers for some cookies I’m doing for a birthday party! Can’t wait to see them in person!
You’ll love ‘em, Courtney! Have fun!
I love these!! Especially the butterflies on the cookie pops as cupcake toppers, adorable!!!
Almost too good to eat…almost
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I love everything on the lemon page…especially that apron!
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These are so gorgeous! I’d love to try them out. Thanks!!
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Loved the flowers this week and the butterflies
Thanks for the chance to win.
I love the flowers & butterflies!
Thank you so much for sharing your yummy tutorial with Saturday Spotlight. The cookies turned out so pretty.
Have a great weekend and hope to see you again soon!
April
Angels Homestead
Thanks for stopping by, April, and for hosting the link party!
Love love love your work!!!!
Thanks so much, Barbi!
I love the ladybug cake pop sticks! You have amazing cookies Janine
I have never seen anything like this before! I love it!
Thanks, Kristi! Hope you get to give it a try!
Great Giveaway!!! I love the baby items in the catalog! But everything is simply so cute!!!!
Thanks for stopping by and entering the wafer paper giveaway, Yaneri!
Probably my favorite is the poodle cookie cutter–or any of the wafer papers!
Poodle cookies would be so fun! Thanks for entering the wafer paper giveaway, Loretta!
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME A GOOD WAY TO USE THESE. I HAD STRUGGLED WITH JUST USING THEM AS APPLIQUES.
I have been oogling the hanging cookie cutters since I first saw them on the Birkmann site. I love them!
Will definitely be visiting this website again! Thanks!!
What a gorgeous post! I love the Cupcake Kit Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit Set of 24 Liners.
Oh my goodness, I didn’t even know these existed! I love these! So glad I saw this post!
The dolphin cookie cutter is one I would love to try out!
ooh! These are so pretty! I haven’t made a batch of cookies in a long time ~ but I think I’m going to have to now
i love the flowers you have done all week and love the butterfly cookies will be great for party.. would love to win so i could learn more ..
Glad to hear that you have enjoyed Flower Week, Tammy! Good luck with the wafer paper giveaway!
great instructions! thank you very much!!
These are awesome! We’re going to a butterfly festival later this month and these cookies would be awesome to take as a special treat!
Pretty. I love the one that looks perched on the cookie.
Thanks, Nicole! I can’t believe how easy the wafer paper makes it to get creative with your decorated cookies!
So pretty!
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THIS is new to me, and I am loving the idea! I like the Patriotic themed wafer paper prints….but it was difficult choosing just one. These Butterfly cookies are beautiful!
Thanks, Donna! Good luck on the giveaway!
I love all the ladybug wafer papers and straws from Fancy Flours! And their circus items
I’ve been eyeing some of those circus items too, Erin.
I am scared of wafer paper, but I am going to have to conquer my fear ASAP! These are gorgeous!
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It’s so easy, Callye. And great for those days when you don’t feel like mixing a bunch if icing colors. I’d love to see what you would create with it!
These cookies are absolutely gorgeous. I have to try wafer paper. Saw them on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop
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Thanks for the disco dust brush tip! Great idea for just the right amount of sparkle!!
Disco dust is so fun, Sharon! I hope you get the chance to try out the tip!
I love the seashell cupcake wrappers!
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I absolutely LOVE these butterfly papers. OMG so realistic!
the little froggies are so cute!!!
These butterflies are so pretty and wow…really give personality to the cookies! You have taken cookie decoration to a whole different level.
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Thanks for the sweet compliment about my butterfly cookies! The great thing about this design is that it’s super easy with the use if wafer paper.
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These are beautiful!!! I would love for you to share and link up at my weekly TGIF Link Party if you haven’t already this week. Your favorite posts, most popular, recent or new! The party is open every Thursday night and closes Tuesday’s at midnight. Followed by (Not SO) Wordless Wednesday! http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/.
I would be honored if you join us and follow to stay connected Have a wonderful week!
Hugs, Cathy
These are amazing! Thanks for sharing at my Pin Me Party!
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Thanks for stopping by to check out my Wafer Paper Butterfly Cookies, Diana!
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