Train Cookies Made (Royal Icing)

Here is the 3rd part of the order for Train cookies for a special little boys birthday! I made these train cookies, another simple cookie but super cute! Monday and Tuesday I shared the RailRoad Crossing Cookies and Thomas Face Cookies.

If you're in need or cookies for a party or just to eat, shoot me a msg at SweetPea Cookie Therapy. Thank you!

What you Need:
Train Cookie Cutter
Royal Icing - Grey, Red, Grey and Blue (see recipe below) 
AmeriColor Blue, Red and Black Food Gel (added with white to get grey)
Edible Food Writer


I piped each cookie red of the bottom of the train. The top half I piped blue, I left the stack for the black and left a window also. I added a litle grey for the window. AFTER the cookies dry you add the details. I took a black edible food pen to make wheels and the front grill.

  
Here are all the cookies made for the party:

I individual wrapped each cookie:

Click HERE to see who I link with.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2.	Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3.	Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Julie Usher, she has a GREAT YouTube video on how to make, color and make consistency adjustments. 

Royal Icing what you need:

2 lbs Powdered Sugar

1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar

5 Large Egg Whites (or equivalent) 

Flavor to Taste

Gel Icing Color

Mix powder sugar and cream of tartar in your mixer, just to make sure it is incorporated in. Slowly add egg whites, then whip start of slow then go to very high speed. She says around 2 minutes, my friend had an older mixer so it took almost 10 minutes. You want stiff peaks that hold on and won't fall off the spoon. Add in your flavor, I would suggest you use a clear flavoring.  This would be the glue texture great for ginger bread houses etc.

Take 1 cup of royal icing in a smaller bowl then add your coloring, lightly mix so you don't get air into the the icing. I'm like her and like the gel coloring. 

For Top Coating - Add 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 tsp Water (This is if you don't want to outline and flood)

For Outlining - Add 1/2 to 3/4 tsp Water

For Flooding  - Add 2 to 3 tsp Water

WATCH her video on How to Top-Coat, Outline, and Flood Cookies. YES it is around 7 minutes BUT if you have never done this technique it's a MUST she explains it perfectly.

Thomas The Train Cookies (Royal Icing)

Here is the 2nd part of the order for Train cookies for a special little boys birthday! I made these Thomas Face cookies, another simple cookie but super cute! Yesterday I shared the RailRoad Crossing Cookies.

If you're in need or cookies for a party or just to eat, shoot me a msg at SweetPea Cookie Therapy. Thank you

What you Need:
Round Cookie Cutter
Royal Icing - Grey and Blue (see recipe below) 
AmeriColor Blue Food Gel and Black Food Gel (added with white to get grey)
Edible Food Writer
Candy Eyeballs

I piped each cookie a blue ring around the outside of the cookie. I then took my light grey to fill the middle. BEFORE the cookies dry add the candy eyeballs, to make sure they stick. AFTER the cookies dry you add the details. I took a black edible food pen to make the eye brows above the candy eyeballs. I added cheeks and nose with the grey. I then took white to make a smile.

  
Here are all the cookies made for the party:

I individual wrapped each cookie:

Click HERE to see who I link with.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2.	Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3.	Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Julie Usher, she has a GREAT YouTube video on how to make, color and make consistency adjustments. 

Royal Icing what you need:

2 lbs Powdered Sugar

1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar

5 Large Egg Whites (or equivalent) 

Flavor to Taste

Gel Icing Color

Mix powder sugar and cream of tartar in your mixer, just to make sure it is incorporated in. Slowly add egg whites, then whip start of slow then go to very high speed. She says around 2 minutes, my friend had an older mixer so it took almost 10 minutes. You want stiff peaks that hold on and won't fall off the spoon. Add in your flavor, I would suggest you use a clear flavoring.  This would be the glue texture great for ginger bread houses etc.

Take 1 cup of royal icing in a smaller bowl then add your coloring, lightly mix so you don't get air into the the icing. I'm like her and like the gel coloring. 

For Top Coating - Add 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 tsp Water (This is if you don't want to outline and flood)

For Outlining - Add 1/2 to 3/4 tsp Water

For Flooding  - Add 2 to 3 tsp Water

WATCH her video on How to Top-Coat, Outline, and Flood Cookies. YES it is around 7 minutes BUT if you have never done this technique it's a MUST she explains it perfectly.

Train Birthday Cookies Made ... RailRoad Crossing

I had a new order for Train cookies for a special little boys birthday! I made these super cute Railroad crossing cookies, they were simple but so cute!

If you're in need or cookies for a party or just to eat, shoot me a msg at SweetPea Cookie Therapy. Thank you

What you Need:
Round Cookie Cutter
Royal Icing - Orange (see recipe below) 
AmeriColor Orange Food Gel
Edible Food Writer

I piped each cookie which is a little cleaner but I do find the dipping method is faster and my favorite when I need to get a bunch of cookies done fast. AFTER the cookies dry you add the details. I took a black edible food pen to make the RailRoad Crossing details.

  
Here are all the cookies made for the party:

I individual wrapped each cookie:

Click HERE to see who I link with.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2.	Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3.	Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Julie Usher, she has a GREAT YouTube video on how to make, color and make consistency adjustments. 

Royal Icing what you need:

2 lbs Powdered Sugar

1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar

5 Large Egg Whites (or equivalent) 

Flavor to Taste

Gel Icing Color

Mix powder sugar and cream of tartar in your mixer, just to make sure it is incorporated in. Slowly add egg whites, then whip start of slow then go to very high speed. She says around 2 minutes, my friend had an older mixer so it took almost 10 minutes. You want stiff peaks that hold on and won't fall off the spoon. Add in your flavor, I would suggest you use a clear flavoring.  This would be the glue texture great for ginger bread houses etc.

Take 1 cup of royal icing in a smaller bowl then add your coloring, lightly mix so you don't get air into the the icing. I'm like her and like the gel coloring. 

For Top Coating - Add 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 tsp Water (This is if you don't want to outline and flood)

For Outlining - Add 1/2 to 3/4 tsp Water

For Flooding  - Add 2 to 3 tsp Water

WATCH her video on How to Top-Coat, Outline, and Flood Cookies. YES it is around 7 minutes BUT if you have never done this technique it's a MUST she explains it perfectly.

Thomas the Train Cupcakes ... Birthday Dreams

And #3 of 3 for the cupcakes made last week.  This was one I quickly put together, not one of my best designs but they were still cute!

What you Need:
White Modeling Chocolate (Candy Clay)

Blue Modeling Chocolate (Candy Clay)

Red Modeling Chocolate (Candy Clay)
Green Modeling Chocolate (Candy Clay)
Yellow Modeling Chocolate (Candy Clay)
Black Modeling Chocolate (Candy Clay)
Large Circle Cutter
Medium Circle Cutter

Frosted Cupcakes
Black Gel
Wilton Candy Eyes

I found from watching the Food Network the Candy Clay I make is called Modeling Chocolate to many decorators.  Hmm go figure!  I made white Modeling Chocolate, I had pink left over from the Monster High Cupcakes.

Modeling Clay

12oz Candy Melts (In Pink and White)

1/4 Cup light corn Syrup

Melt your Candy Melts in microwave (mine takes about 2 minutes). Stir them to become smooth and add the corn syrup.  It will become thick and form a ball.  Wrap in plastic wrap and let it sit out and dry.  Takes a few hours or over night is best. (Alexis note: I found to roll this out use a little powder sugar (like you would do with flour), also you have to kneed it a little like you would dough to make it easy to roll out).

Thomas

Cut out a large circle of the Blue modeling chocolate and a medium circle of white modeling chocolate.  Cut a triangle of black modeling chocolate.  Add the black strip to the top center and put the white over the top. Add your candy eyes and make a nose, cheek and mouth of black gel.

Percy

Cut out a large circle of the green modeling chocolate and a medium circle of white modeling chocolate.  Cut a triangle of black modeling chocolate.  Add the black strip to the top center and put the white over the top. Add your candy eyes and make a nose, cheek and mouth of black gel.

Molly 

Cut out a large circle of the yellow modeling chocolate and a medium circle of white modeling chocolate.  Cut a triangle of black modeling chocolate.  Add the black strip to the top center and put the white over the top. Add your candy eyes and make a nose, cheek and mouth of black gel.

James

Cut out a large circle of the red modeling chocolate and a medium circle of white modeling chocolate.  Cut a triangle of black modeling chocolate.  Add the black strip to the top center and put the white over the top. Add your candy eyes and make a nose, cheek and mouth of black gel.

  

I put them in some plastic cupcake boxes I bought off amazon and delivered to homeless shelter. 

Thanks for Stopping by!

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