Cookie decorating

How to decorate cookies






By: Rose, Emmette, Claire W and Jack

Did you know?

• Cookies have been decorated since the 14th century

• People in the US buy more than 2 billion cookies a year

• Sugar cookies used to be known as jumbles

This method is easy but gives a refined look. It works best with buttercream.

1) Carefully pipe the border of your cookie
2) Zig zag back and forth, filling in the cookie
3) Clean up any mistakes and add details, such as sprinkles

Method #1

This method gives a simple base for decorating over or a colorful cookie.

1) Start on the outside with a light amount of icing
2) Swirl the icing in carefully
3) Add final touches

Method #2

This method is really easy and gives a smooth finish.

1) Put icing in a shallow dish
2) Dip the cookie in the glaze, covering all the sides
3) Shake to remove excess icing
4) Flip over and let dry

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​Method #3

This method gives a snowy finish.

1) Use any method to fill in cookie in one color
2) Dip in sugar or sprinkles

Method #4

Multiple Choice

Since when have cookies been decorated?

• since the 1940's

• ancient times
• The 14th century

• 1780

Multiple Choice

How many cookies do people in the US buy per year?

• 100 million
• 2 billion

• 10 billion
• 2 million

Multiple Choice

How would you add a snow like finish on a cookie?

• Sprinkle powdered sugar or icing sugar on top of the cookie.
• Mix powdered sugar with water to create a glaze and spread it on the cookie.
• Use a hairdryer to blow powdered sugar onto the cookie.
• Dip the cookie in water and then roll it in sugar.

Multiple Choice

What method would you use if you wanted to recreate this cookie?

• 1) Carefully pipe the border of your cookie
  2) Zig zag back and forth, filling in the cookie
  3) Clean up any mistakes and add details, such as sprinkles

• 1) Put icing in a shallow dish
  2) Dip the cookie in the glaze, covering all the sides
  3) Shake to remove excess icing
  4) Flip over and let dry

• Follow the recipe or instructions
• Ask someone else to do it

Multiple Choice

What did people used to call sugar cookies?

• crumbles
• jumbles
• mumbles
• stumbles