Painted Cookies Using Edible Metallic Paint
Use edible metallic paints for painted cookies, plus a sugar cookie recipe and a royal icing recipe. HOLIDAY COOKIES.
I love to paint, AND I love to bake…so…yesterday I baked sugar cookies and painted cookies and decorated cookies.
And it was good.
And I have SOOOO much to do…but instead…I baked cookies and painted cookies.
And it was such an excellent way to spend the day because sometimes we need to shirk all of our responsibilities and paint and decorate sugar cookies! Am I right?
With edible metallic paint at that.
Now I need the gifts to purchase themselves (but I’ll wrap them because I have my new spiffy gift wrapping cart) and the house to clean itself and the laundry to wash and fold itself…but that’s OK because I have pretty painted cookies.
I used my favorite sugar cookie recipe that I altered slightly.
And then cut them out using Ornament Shaped Cookie Cutters…because ornaments PLUS copper and silver are lovely.
Decorated Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
A basic, but delicious and reliable sugar cookie recipe As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. Royal icing for decorating cookies If you need to thin icing, I've found the best technique is to use a spray bottle with water, one spray at a time. Mix it, and then spray again as necessary. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Sugar Cookies
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 40
Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 64Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 17mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 1g
Royal Icing
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 1889Saturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 145mgCarbohydrates: 453gSugar: 444gProtein: 8g
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And then I found these FUN metallic luster dusts that are mixed with lemon extract. I used their copper dust and their silver dust. If you’ve never used these lustre dusts, don’t be intimidated. Just get some pure lemon extract (must be lemon…it has the correct percentage of alcohol) and an expensive small paintbrush, and have a go.
You can also access these products through my brand new page on Amazon. You can access it here.
- All you do is pour a wee bit of lemon extract into a small container ( I used the cap of the lustre dusts)
- Dampen your paint brush in the extract and dab it into the lustre dust.
- And then mix the dust into the lemon extract. You want it to be thicker than water, but maybe not quite as thick as an acrylic paint…
- And then paint your cookie. I used several coats…letting them dry in between. As a result of the alcohol in the extract, the paint on the painted cookie dries quite quickly.
TADA…painted sugar cookies. While I kept these designs pretty simple, I will experiment a little more with my paint designs next time.
So, if your laundry is piling up, and you need to take pictures for your Christmas card, and you have only purchased 2 Christmas gifts. Your family is on the 5th night of eating leftovers for dinner, and your dog needs a bath…then, by all means…bake some cookies and spend the day painting and decorating them!!
It will do your soul good.
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If you are loving mixed-metals as much as I am this holiday season, I just finished up a mixed-metals table setting post for you!
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Lynn these are gorgeous! Stunning and elevated for a party. Love that Flora was involved too.
Thanks Michelle! Flora is involved in everything!
Lynn these are a feast for the eyes as well as the tummy. Those shiny colors are beautiful and make you almost not want to eat them…almost! 😉
lol poor Flora. I bet she wishes the icing was closer to her mouth! Cookies look great. Looks like you had much fun making them!
Haha poor Flora!! Friend, these are just too beautiful to eat! How gorgeous!
Thanks Yuni! Poor Flora did indeed need a bath this past week. And the cookies are pretty tasty…don’t let all the shiny stuff distract you from the yumminess.
What a glamorous cookie, Lynn! Gorgeous.
Thanks Robin
These are beautiful, what a fun way to combine to hobbies you love.
It was a fun way to while away the day Sarah.
The picture of the sweet desert looks fabulous. Is mouth watering. I was searching exotic sweet dishes and accidentally stumbled upon this. I ll definitely try this at my place. Nice blog and Nice Recipe. Just one suggestion please don;t crowd your beautiful website with so many adds…!!
Hello Abhijit,
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your kind comments. I would love to be able to avoid the ads, but unfortunately that’s the only way I can afford to keep this blog up and running as that ad income covers my monthly expenses. Sadly, just an unfortunate necessity.
I do hope you enjoy those metallic cookies!
Many hug, Lynn