Easy Cookie Decorating
Etching Designs on Cookies
By Wendy Kalen
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In this article:
- Easy Cookie Decorating
- Decorating Cookies with Fruit
- Decorating with Candy
- Marble Decorated Cookies
- Decorating Cookies with Chocolate
- Decorating Cutout Cookies
- Decorating Cookie Edges
- Coloring Cookie Dough
- Decorating Cookies with Flowers
- Decorative Cookie Dusting
- Cookie Decorating with Stencils
- Etching Designs on Cookies
- Decorating Cookies: Edible Paints
A simple technique to give cookies a special look is to emboss them.
What Can Be Used to Etch Designs on Cookies:
- Cookie cutters
- Drinking glasses
- Bottle tops
- Rubber stamps
- Fork tines
- Anything that would make an impression
How to Etch Designs On Cookies:
- Dip the item that you are using to emboss with into flour.
- Press down with the floured item into, but not through, the cookie dough.
- Cut out around the embossed design with a paring knife or fluted pastry wheel.
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