{"id":58201,"date":"2025-01-30T17:47:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/baking-category-a-b\/how-to-decorate-five-happy-spring-cookies-the-flour-box\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T17:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:47:06","slug":"how-to-decorate-five-happy-spring-cookies-the-flour-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=58201","title":{"rendered":"How to Decorate FIVE Happy Spring Cookies\n\u2013 The Flour Box"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Happy Spring! These FIVE cookies are cheerful, colorful, and full of SPRINKLE accents!!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These cutters are a FLOUR BOX CLUB EXCLUSIVE CUTTER SET that are included in the Spring Club Box! You can find the FREE templates for the cookies on the new Club Dashboard <\/a>(available to all active members).<\/p>\n

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Check out the step-by-step video tutorial!<\/p>\n

This video is available to Flour Box Club members – CLICK HERE<\/a> to access the Club Dashboard<\/a> (you’ll need to log in to your Flour Box accoun<\/a>t to access these exclusive resources).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Check out the FREE templates for decorating these cookies in your Club email and on the Club Dashboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Cookie Yield<\/h2>\n

For a single batch of dough, you can make about 18-20 of the full sized cookies and 9-12 of the mini bees. I should note that I roll my cookies to 1\/4″ thick using the\u00a0<\/span>Dough EZ Rolling Mat System<\/a>. The thickness of your cookies will impact your yield. Before I bake my cookies, I like to sketch them out and come up with a decorating and icing color plan!<\/span><\/p>\n

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COOKIE RECIPE:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0For a cookie recipe and rolling and baking video\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0– this recipe can be doubled in a KitchenAid Mixer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prepping the Royal Icing<\/h2>\n

ICING PREP<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For a single batch of dough, I typically\u00a0use a single batch of icing. Since I’m using a KitchenAid mixer, I made a double batch of icing and split it in half (reserving half for another project).<\/span><\/p>\n

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This cookie set has 9 icing colors.<\/p>\n

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l don’t measure exactly…I estimate. For a more detailed look at icing planning,\u00a0<\/span>CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0to read this helpful blog post.<\/span><\/p>\n

ICING PLAN BY THE OUNCE (THIS IS BASED ON MAKING 5 OF EACH OF THESE 4 COOKIE DESIGNS – 20ISH COOKIES and the MINI BEES)<\/span><\/h3>\n

White\u00a0– 3 oz (pipe and flood)
<\/b><\/span>Black\u00a0– 2 oz (pipe and flood)
Buckeye Brown –\u00a03 oz (pipe and flood)
Deep Pink\u00a0– 2 oz (pipe and flood)
Sunset Orange – 1 oz (flood only)
Lemon Yellow\u00a0–\u00a03 oz (pipe and flood)
Leaf Green – 2 oz (pipe and flood)
Sky Blue\u00a0–\u00a03 oz (pipe and flood)
Purple\u00a0– 2 oz (pipe and flood)
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ROYAL ICING RECIPE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

For a royal icing recipe and video\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0– this recipe can be doubled in a KitchenAid Mixer.<\/p>\n

A few Extra Decorating Tips<\/h2>\n

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Project Timeline<\/h2>\n

Plan ahead to enjoy the most success with your cookie project!\u00a0I break up the decorating process. It works better with my\u00a0life to do a little each day. Here is the schedule for this cookie project and estimated times on how long each phase takes.<\/p>\n

DAY 1\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Mix Dough (30 mins), Chill Dough (2 hours inactive time), Roll and Bake (1 hour), Mix Royal Icing and Prep Icing Colors – it is helpful to make the colors the day before you decorate because the color will deepen overnight (1 hour).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DAY 2\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Outline and Flood Cookies (1-2 hours), Allow to dry in front of fan before adding details (1 hour for standard cookies or 5-6 hours for stenciled cookies). Piping details and stenciling (1.5-2 hours)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

**ALLOW COOKIES TO FULLY DRY 18-24 HOURS BEFORE PACKING. STORE IN A COOL OVEN OVER NIGHT.**<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

DAY 3<\/h3>\n

For tips on packing cookies,\u00a0<\/span>CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0to check out this helpful blog post with links to my favorite packing and shipping materials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Recreate these!<\/h2>\n

I would be so flattered if you recreated these cookies!<\/p>\n

Be sure to tag @theflourboxshop or use hashtag #theflourbox so I can see what you create!<\/p>\n

Common Tools in this Tutorial:\u00a0<\/h2>\n

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