PIP: Can you help me figure out a way to make this?

clevebride2006

In my previous post, I was mentioning how I am making star cookies for my friend?s daughter?s birthday party. The party theme is Dora the Explorer, and there are these stars that are characters on the show.

 

I am planning on using Ashlee?s Famous Sugar Cookie recipe, frost with buttercream icing, but I don?t know how to put on 2 eyes and a smile. I can?t use buttercream since it?ll be difficult to do? but do you think I should pipe the buttercream on to make the eyes and smile?

 

I was thinking fondant, but haven?t done them much at all, and I?m already pressed for time.

Any help would be appreciated!

krkapple

Wait...so are you wanting to use buttercream or not?

noyomoco

Hello! From looking at the picture, the star and the eyes are fondant or gumpaste and then the pupils and smile was added with a food writer (like this: http://www.amazon.com/AmeriColor-Gourmet-Writer-Black-Marker/dp/B002L3RVBA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1332184784&sr=8-2 ). If you don't want to use fondant, you could do a royal icing transfer like I did for these cookies (http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2012/03/hunger-games-cookies-tutorial.html).

clevebride2006

krkapple:

Wait...so are you wanting to use buttercream or not?

Sorry the pic was confusing. I want to make sugar cookies cut into the shape of the star. Then I will be frosting it with buttercream, and then need to somehow add the (2) eyes and a smile (similar to the picture in the post).

TheBridesMom

You can buy Wilton candy eyeballs.

MrsWindyCity

ditto the candy eyeballs. You could use black licorice rope for the mouth.

IrishCoffee7

clevebride2006:

krkapple:

Wait...so are you wanting to use buttercream or not?

Sorry the pic was confusing. I want to make sugar cookies cut into the shape of the star. Then I will be frosting it with buttercream, and then need to somehow add the (2) eyes and a smile (similar to the picture in the post).

I"m wondering if a firmer frosting than buttercream might be the way to go for the star cookies though?  I feel like that might just smear when you press it into the frosting on the cupcake since it's on the soft side?

KatGal

I would think a buttercream would work. I usually use a royal frosting with sugar cookies when I'm decorating.

I loooove the idea of the candy eyes though- look like fun!

clevebride2006

Thanks everyone. I just purchased the candy eyeballs from Amazon, and I'm going to try my hand at royal icing. If not, buttercream it is!

kreeper611

I highly recommend using the bottles to flood the icing.  It is SO easy.  I plan on buying these in the next week or so, just because I want to have more on hand for Easter cookies.

http://www.amazon.com/Wilton-6-Ounce-Melting-Decorating-Squeeze/dp/B0000VMBF6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2M50J4Q9V0PG0&colid=GS530UYP2NI8

 

Pecswife

kreeper611:

I highly recommend using the bottles to flood the icing.  It is SO easy.  I plan on buying these in the next week or so, just because I want to have more on hand for Easter cookies.

http://www.amazon.com/Wilton-6-Ounce-Melting-Decorating-Squeeze/dp/B0000VMBF6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2M50J4Q9V0PG0&colid=GS530UYP2NI8

 

This bottles are also very good when you want to apply edible glitter to your cakes or cookies.