Approximately 7 years ago, holiday snowflake cookies were the first cookies I ever decorated.
That first batch didn’t look quite as good as my most recent attempt.
Like real snowflakes, each cookie is unique and entirely customizable.
Credit: Zoe Denenberg; Prop Styling: Rachel Mulcahy
These snowflake sugar cookies are also a great non-denominational option for mixed households or seasonal cookie swaps.
Snip a very small opening (approx.
1/2 cm) in tip of 1 piping bag (for piping-consistency icing).
Snip a slightly larger opening (approx.
1 cm) in tip of 1 piping bag (for flooding-consistency icing).
Fill piping-consistency piping bag with 1/2 of the white Royal Icing.
Mix an additional tablespoon of water (or amount needed to achieve flooding-consistency icing) into remaining Royal Icing.
Fill flooding-consistency tipless piping bag with white flooding icing.
Outline snowflake cookies with white piping-consistency icing.
Let dry for 1-2 minutes.
Flood with white flooding-consistency icing.
Let dry for 1-2 hours.
Using white piping-consistency icing, pipe desired pattern or design on snowflake cookies.
If you’d like, dip the iced cookies in sanding sugar or brush with edible glitter for shine.
