Online Christmas Cookies Decorating Course

Welcome to the Christmas Cookie Decorating Course

My name is Maria Guadalupe, but since it is too long you can call me Lupita. I am so happy that you are here to start making and decorating delicious cookies with me!

In this class I will teach you everything you need to know to start making, baking and  decorating beautiful and delicious Christmas  cookies, using the basic and most popular cookie decorating techniques, that with practice you will become a cookie decorating artist!

Cookie decorating is a beautiful form of art in which you can use your creativity to express your inner artist.

Decorating cookies is a very old tradition that started back in the 14th century in Switzerland. They used intricately carved wooden molds and sugar decorations which was later introduced in the United States during the 17th century.

Now a days cookie decorating is still a strong tradition in families from all over the world. Furthermore, there are many new techniques and tools for this form of art even though the fundamental principles are the same, such as having a good cookie and icing recipe.

Welcome to the Summer Cookie Decorating Class

My name is Maria Guadalupe, but since it is too long you can call me Lupita. I am so happy that you are here to start making and decorating delicious cookies with me!

In this class I will teach you everything you need to know to start decorating beautiful and delicious cookies.

Cookie decorating is a beautiful form of art in which you can use your creativity to express your inner artist.

Decorating cookies is a very old tradition that started back in the 14th century in Switzerland. They used intricately carved wooden molds and sugar decorations which was later introduced in the United States during the 17th century.

Now a days cookie decorating is still a strong tradition in families from all over the world. Furthermore, there are many new techniques and tools for this form of art even though the fundamental principles are the same, such as having a good cookie and icing recipe.

For each cookie I will tell you what ingredients, icing consistencies and materials you will need, the following list is a general ingredients and materials you will need be using in this course.

The sprinkles that I will be using you can find them in World market (exactly the same) or similar at Sur La Table

Christmas sprinkles here:

https://www.surlatable.com/sprinkle-decorating-kit/PRO-5851696.html#prefn1=productType&prefv1=HardGood&q=sprinkles&start=2

Or here:

Christmas sprinkles

https://www.worldmarket.com/category/food-and-drink/food/baking-products.do?template=PLA-2&plfsku=595592&mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=660&mrkgen=&mrkgbflag=&mrkgcat=&&acctid=21700000001660222&dskeywordid=92700066301397212&lid=92700066301397212&ds_s_kwgid=58700007394399722&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007265821&dsproductgroupid=296787214689&product_id=595592&merchid=5165106&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=local&storeid=CP101&device=c&network=u&matchtype=&locationid=9027721&creative=544543803306&targetid=pla-296787214689&campaignid=14584411826&adgroupid=126401362705&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhf2MBhDNARIsAKXU5GS6JR7TZNkIiF_AL150NjmcFBIqaBRgyvgz-PGepH-uYKexaZBXTxwaAh3bEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

For this class you will need the next ingredients and materials:

INGREDIENTS

All propose flour

Unsalted butter

Sugar

Cage free eggs

Key limes

Baking powder

Salt

Vanilla extract

Powder sugar

Meringue powder

Lime juice or clear vanilla or almond extract

Ready to use fondant

Sprinkles

Edible pearls

Sanding sugar

Food gel color

MATERIALS

Edible markers

Mixer

Sifter

Measuring cups and spoons

Bowls

Sealed tight containers

Rolling pin

Chopsticks

Rolling pin rings

Parchment paper

Pastry brush

Santa Claus

Christmas wreath

Christmas tree light

Gingerbread house

Mini circle

Mini semi circle

Snowman

Truck with tree

Sweater

Ballerina

Baking sheets

Baking mat

Cookie cooling rack

Metal spatula

Disposable pastry bags

Coupler and ring for pastry bags

Decorating tips #1 #1.5 #2 #23 #26

Cookie scribe or toothpicks

Fondant

Fondant rolling pin

Knife

Toothpicks

Small brush

You can find most products on amazon, here is a list :

https://www.amazon.com/shop/thecookiecouturechannel?listId=1JN34DSDEA3HQ&ref=idea_share_inf

The most important foundation of cookie decorating is to have a "Good cookie recipe".

In this section I will teach you step by step on how to prepare my foolproof cookie recipe.

In the resources you can fine some links for other cookie recipes and also you can print the recipe.

In this section you will learn how to cut out and bake cookies to perfection!

In this part of the course you will learn how to prepare and tint royal icing.

FIRM CONSISTENCY ROYAL ICING RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

4 cups of powder sugar

4 tbsp meringue powder, ( Brand  Chefmaster) 

1/4 cup filtered water + 1/4 cup more

1 tsp clear vanilla extract or lime juice

PREPARATION

1.- Mix the meringue powder with the water and set aside.
2.- Sift the powder sugar in the mixer bowl and add the meringue powder mix.
3.- Start beating and slow speed, you will see some climbs of sugar formed, you can add up to 1/4 cup of water more. Increase the speed to high and beat for 4 minutes. You can add few more drops of water if your powder sugar starts to form big balls.
4.- Add the vanilla extract or lime juice and mix for 1 more minute at high speed until firm peaks are formed.
5.- Put the icing in a sealed tight container.

With this firm royal  icing  consistency you can prepare the other consistencies you will need to start decorating cookies like a pro!

Note: Each brand of meringue power acts a little bit different, these next recipes are made with firm consistency icing made with chefmaster meringue powder. 

What is important here is to pay attention to the video and see how the consistency should look like, so you can start adding the amount of water on the next recipes, but you might need a little bit more to achieve the right consistency.

To prepare medium consistency you will need:

1/2 cup firm royal  icing

1 tsp filtered water

Flooding consistency:

1/2 cup firm royal icing

3 1/2 tsp filtered water

Magic consistency:

1/2 cup firm royal icing

2 1/2 tsp filtered water

To prepare this consistency you will need:

1/2 cup firm royal icing

2 1/2 tsp filtered water

In this video you will see how to prepare a pastry bag using a decorating tip and a tip-less pastry bag.

You will need:

Disposable pastry bags

Coupler, rings and decorating tips

Traditional cookie decorating technique

In this section you will see how to decorate a Christmas light using the traditional cookie decorating technique making and outline using medium consitency and then covering the cookie with flooding consistency icing.  Plus you will see how to add edible glitter and the same way you add edible glitter you can add sanding sugar or sprinkles,

CHRISTMAS LIGHT 

Christmas light bulb cookie cutter

Natural color medium consistency icing in a tip-less pastry bag

Christmas red flooding consistency icing

Red edible glitter

Metallic silver food gel color

Brush

Where to buy:

Christmas light cookie cutter

https://amzn.to/3HPOgdA

Red edible glitter’

https://amzn.to/3oUF3YO

Silver metallic food gel color

https://amzn.to/3cQo44q

Now that you have your cookies,  royal icing  and fondant ready,  I will show you different cookie decorating techniques. 

We will be decorating a Santa Claus, Christmas wreath and gingerbread house in this section.

You will need to prepare the next royal icing consistencies and colors:

Santa Claus' face cookie cutter

Fleshtone magic consistency  icing

White mini  nonpareils

Natural color medium consistency icing in a tip-less pastry bag

Natural color or white firm consistency in a pastry bag with decorating tip # 22

Fondant

Christmas red

Edible markers

Where to buy:

Santa Claus cookie cutter

https://amzn.to/3cLYKwf

Red food gel color

https://amzn.to/3FJSwJK

Flesh tone food gel color

https://amzn.to/3CLWxvm

Fondant

https://amzn.to/32DiHDT

Christmas Sprinkles

https://amzn.to/3nPHpZx

Christmas sprinkles here:

https://www.surlatable.com/sprinkle-decorating-kit/PRO-5851696.html#prefn1=productType&prefv1=HardGood&q=sprinkles&start=2

Or here:

Christmas sprinkles

https://www.worldmarket.com/category/food-and-drink/food/baking-products.do?template=PLA-2&plfsku=595592&mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=660&mrkgen=&mrkgbflag=&mrkgcat=&&acctid=21700000001660222&dskeywordid=92700066301397212&lid=92700066301397212&ds_s_kwgid=58700007394399722&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007265821&dsproductgroupid=296787214689&product_id=595592&merchid=5165106&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=local&storeid=CP101&device=c&network=u&matchtype=&locationid=9027721&creative=544543803306&targetid=pla-296787214689&campaignid=14584411826&adgroupid=126401362705&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhf2MBhDNARIsAKXU5GS6JR7TZNkIiF_AL150NjmcFBIqaBRgyvgz-PGepH-uYKexaZBXTxwaAh3bEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

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CHRISTMAS WREATH

Christmas wreath cookie cutter

Leaf green firm consistency icing in a pastry bag with decorating tip # 26

Natural color medium consistency icing in a tip-less pastry bag

Edible pearls and candies

Edible markers

Where to buy:

Christmas Wreath cookie cutter

https://amzn.to/3r8zDMx

Green food gel color

https://amzn.to/3cLejUY

Christmas sprinkles

https://www.surlatable.com/sprinkle-decorating-kit/PRO-5851696.html#prefn1=productType&prefv1=HardGood&q=sprinkles&start=2

Edible markers

https://amzn.to/3raBVei

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GINGERBREAD HOUSE

Cookie cutters:

Gingerbread house

Mini circle cookie

Semi- circle cookie

Mini Christmas tree

Fondant:

Teal  and brown

Fondant rolling pin

Natural color medium consistency icing in a tip-less pastry bag

Toothpicks

White mini  nonpareils

Edible pearls

Where to buy:

Gingerbread house cookie cutter

https://amzn.to/311SBJB

Teal food gel color

https://amzn.to/3DRVpHS

Brown food gel color

https://amzn.to/30TmiNz

Lime food gel color

https://amzn.to/3DS7Ljl

White nonpareils

https://amzn.to/3xvLPIw

Metallic edible pearls

https://amzn.to/3CQlAgY

In this part you will learn how to decorate a snowman cookie.

You will need:

Snowman cookie cutter

Natural color medium consistency icing in a pastry bag with decorating tip #1`.5

Flooding consistency icing tinted in white

Black, green and red flooding consistency icing

Edible markers

Edible pearls

Candy leafs

SNOWMAN

Where to buy:

Snowman cookie cutter

https://amzn.to/32skb3r

White food gel color

https://amzn.to/3xmdtHR

Green food gel color

https://amzn.to/3cLejUY

Black food gel color

https://amzn.to/3HVMB66

Red food gel color

https://amzn.to/3FJSwJK

Edible markers

https://amzn.to/3raBVei

Christmas sprinkles

https://go.shopmy.us/p-2135095

In this past you will see how to decorate a very popular cookie, a truck with Christmas tree.

You will need:

Truck with Christmas tree cookie cutter

Natural color medium consistency icing in a pastry bag with decorating tip #1`.5

Flooding consistency icing tinted in red, black and green

Gold edible pearls

Mini white non-pareils

Small brush

TRUCK WITH CHRISTMAS TREE

Where to buy

Truck with Christmas tree

https://amzn.to/3FOq1KU

Green food gel color

https://amzn.to/3cLejUY

Red food gel color

https://amzn.to/3FJSwJK

Black food gel color

https://amzn.to/3HVMB66

White nonpareils

https://amzn.to/3xvLPIw

Electric green food gel color

https://amzn.to/3DS7Ljl

Metallic edible pearls

https://amzn.to/3CQlAgY

In this part you will see how to decorate  cookies using a wet on wet technique.

Wet on wet technique

Christmas Ugly sweater

You will need:

Sweater cookie cutter

Medium consistency icing in a pastry bag with decorating tip number #1.5

White, red and green flooding consistency icing

Toothpicks

White non-pareils

Ballerina

You will need:

Ballerina cookie cutter

Fondant tinted in the next colors

Flesh tone

Brown

Pink

Medium consistency royal icing in pastry bag with decoration time number #1.5

Tooth picks

brushes

Designer sprinkles

Edible pearls

Edible markers

The presentation of your cookies is super important, I like to use window boxes so your creations can be fully display, this option is when you will be preparing the cookies couple of days before you will use them.

If you are traveling or shipping cookies, tin boxes are perfect, they will keep fresh your cookies for longer.