Pumpkins? Not quite right.
Butterflies? Hmm...maybe.
Armadillos? Promising...
CAKES?!? Now, why didn't I think of that before?!?
To make the star cake cookies, you'll be putting to shapes together, like this:
Cut out tiered cakes and small stars...
...use the star cutter to cut out where you want to place the star on the cake...
...place the star in the cut-out and freeze for 5-10 minutes before baking.
(You DO freeze your cookies before baking, right?)
For the double-decker cookies, you'll put those together just like these double-decker valentine cookies.
For the star-topped cakes, just outline with a #2 tip and black icing.
After an hour, fill in the outline with thinned white icing. Let the icing dry for at least one hour.
Again with the #2 tip, go over the outline of the star and pipe "bunting" across the cake. Fill in the bunting with red and blue icings. (Piping consistency icing is fine here...flood icing in tiny spaces has a tendency to collapse.)
Place small star sprinkles on the bunting with tweezers, or place on and nudge gently into place with a toothpick.
Happy birthday, America!!!
I LOVE them!! Gorgeous, as usual, Bridget! Happy Independence Day to you! xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfectly festive cookie for the 4th of July! Love them Bridget! xoxo
ReplyDeleteOnce again, you have truly amazed me! You are so talented. Have a great 4th!
ReplyDeleteI've always loved when you outlined your cookies in black. It really makes the colors pop and look so Crisp and clean. These are really cute cookies Bridget! Happy 4th of July!
ReplyDeleteYour precision is amazing! Love the color of blue that you used, & I agree with Renee, the addition of black really makes the colors pop. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteI can never get enough of your gorgeous cookies.
ReplyDeleteThey are just perfect! Love your double decker cookies!
ReplyDeleteHow funny, I just decided yesterday that I might do black icing forever now too! My excuse is laziness though.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the bunting cake! Simple yet so stunning!
Super cute as always!! I wish I had the patience to enjoy cookie decorating. You have the best ideas!
ReplyDeleteI personally would have loved to have seen some patriotic armadillos. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the double decker cookies!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!!!
ReplyDeleteThese cookies look adorable. How do you find the time to make them so detailed?
ReplyDeleteThese are super cute. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletePlease are adorable! Personally I would of liked to seen the stars and stripes armadillo ;)
ReplyDeleteI always love your double decker cookies and the bunting is perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love the bunting! Super cute.
ReplyDeleteThese are so super stinking cute!! LOVE.
ReplyDeleteYour cookies (and your cookie photos) are always so lovely! You have such talent! :) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day!
Michelle
www.daydreambelievers.net
so cute, and I so want to try a black outline cookie now!
ReplyDeleteWow again. I'm always so excited to see a new post of yours pop up on my list!!!
ReplyDeleteOkay, so the star topped, bunting covered cookies are just about the cutest things I've ever seen! I'm a bit obsessed with bunting right now, and all I can think about now is a full sized cake that looks just like your perfect cookie.
ReplyDeleteI'd venture to say that we can handle all the cookies you create, July 4th or otherwise. These ones are really great. Love outlining in black too for the same reasons you do. Your bunting is adorable. Have a wonderful time celebrating America's birthday :)
ReplyDeleteOh my! These are so incredibly pretty. I'm totally digging the star topped cakes with the bunting flags. Awesome!
ReplyDelete-Lisa.
Sweet 2 Eat Baking
You make the cutest cookies...how do I get on your "sample list"? :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday America and God Bless America
Those are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCute! Cute! Cute! These would be fun for a variety of celebrations I do think.
ReplyDeleteThese are FANTASTIC!! I love, love, LOVE them!! They are so sharp and fun and that cake with the bunting and the star -- absolute genius and adorableness all in one!! WOW!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! XO
ReplyDeleteLOVE them Bridget! What a great way to use that star on top of the cake cutter....perfect for so many celebrations!!!! Happy Fourth!
ReplyDeleteThese cookies are phenomenal! Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteYour cookies are absolutely gorgeous, as are your photos! Happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteHow did your red not bleed into the white since you did the stripes wet?
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! SO creative with the cake topper star, too :D
ReplyDeleteAmerica definitely deserves a birthday cake (or two or three), especially the cute cookie versions that you came up with! The white cake with the bunting is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteSo very cute!
ReplyDeleteI like the black too!cute.
ReplyDeleteI'm seriously in love with these cookies! Particularly the ones with the little buntings! <3
ReplyDeleteThis is really creative! And there is a lot of work in this recipe, with all the details! Bravo for the originality! Look delicious!
ReplyDeleteThese are just precious Bridget! Happy 5th of July! (I'm a day late and a cookie short. What can I say?) :)
ReplyDeleteThose are the most beautiful cookies. You are very talented!
ReplyDeleteWow! These are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLoving the black outline and the look of those half-sunken sugar pearls. I absolutely love sugar pearls on everything!
ReplyDeletewow, your cookies are really works of art!!!
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