Hey Besties! If you haven’t heard, Barbie is coming to the theaters and you know what that means? Yes, there will be a frenzy of Barbie cookies and other goodies people will be requesting and looking for! So instead of waiting and potentially being late to the party, I’m helping you get prepared and be ready to delight all those you bake for! Get your pink coloring ready, you’re going to need it!
Recipes
Before we jump into the pink madness, let’s make sure we have a delicious canvas to work with! And while you can always go the safe route with vanilla cutout cookies (our recipe is HERE), Barbie calls for a little extra, right? I highly recommend THIS recipe which delivers ridiculously fun and delicious flavor, to set your cookies apart from the rest. I’ll leave it up to you whether you want to include pink sprinkles for an extra surprise! Between you and me, Barbie would approve of the sprinkles. 🤩
And if you’re looking to consistently make perfect royal icing for every set, THIS post breaks down our exact recipe and how we make it as well. When it comes to royal icing, it’s more than just mixing up a short list of ingredients!
Colors
It’s safe to say that there will be a lot of pink involved! For this set, we used a few drops of Deep Pink from ChefMaster to make the deeper pink, while we just used a drop to make the lighter shade. Black Diamond, also from ChefMaster is responsible for the beautiful black coloring. We don’t ever add white to our icing, since there’s never been a need, so the white is the natural icing color. That is part of the beauty of Barbie treats…you can work within a pretty small color palette!
Although I will say, depending on which era of Barbie you’re inspired by, you could definitely incorporate other colors as well! Violet is another popular Barbie color during certain eras!
We also used silver luster dust for the mirror cookie design. Regardless of which brand you use; I encourage you to stick with edible metallics and glitters and not just “non-toxic”.
Cutters and Designs
My daughter made this set for a friend and they LOVED how they turned out! You can make your Barbie-inspired cookies as simple or as elaborate as you want. We tend to err on the side of ‘less is more’ cookie designs and not get too carried away with intricate designs. This allows my daughter to manage her time well and keep her prices reasonable. Here are the main 5 designs she created for this small set!
Here are the cutters we used but I’ve also gathered some other great cutters below for Barbie cookies!
- Cateye Sunglasses: Super cute style from one of our favorite cutter shops!
- High Heel Shoe: We love this style since the high heel is not separated from the shoe, so it’s much sturdier.
- Hand mirror: From one the stores with the most reasonably priced cutters on Etsy!
- Plaque: We use plaque cutters in almost every cookie set!
- Round: Everyone needs a great set of nesting round cookie cutters!
Other wonderful cutters to inspire your designs:
Royal Icing Transfer Sheets
Another fabulous way to create beautiful Barbie cookies is by using silhouettes or even the Barbie name or monogram. And whether you have a projector or not, I’m helping to make this very simple for you! Honestly, even if you do have a projector, sometimes using royal icing transfers are easier and give a better result anyway. I’ve created several royal icing transfer sheets, using public domain images, that you can download below and use to create your treats.
If you’ve never used royal icing transfer sheets before, they are a super easy way to add unique designs! Simply print off the sheet you’d like and place inside a sheet protector…yes, the kind kids use for school. This keeps the sheet in place and will ensure your designs dry perfectly flat. If you use wax or parchment paper, it will curl from the moisture and your transfers will not have a flat bottom.
Then, simply use a medium consistency of royal icing to trace the design and let them dry overnight. In the morning, carefully pop your designs off! We prefer to apply to our cookies using a little bit of royal icing as glue on an already flooded cookie. But some cookiers prefer to add the transfer onto wet flood icing. You’ll have to decide what your preference is! But be aware that if you choose to add to wet icing, the transfer may sink a bit, so you may want to let it set for a bit before adding.
Silhouette Transfer Sheets:
Logo Transfer Sheets:
Font
If you’d prefer to use a projector with a font, I got you! The Dollie Script font on Dafont is great! Not pictured in this post, but something that my daughter did do was create plaque cookies with her friend’s name on them in the font. Who doesn’t like seeing their name in this font?!
Intellectual Property Considerations
As your Bestie, I do feel obligated to tell you to consider intellectual property rules if you have a bakery business. While many bakers choose to create designs inspired by copyrighted characters, if it a legal risk they are taking. Barbie is copyrighted by Mattel, which is why we personally only created these cookies for a friend. It is also why I created transfer sheets using public domain images.
Are You Prepared For All The Pink?
I hope this post all about Barbie cookies has been helpful and has inspired you! Make sure you’ve subscribed to receive my weekly newsletter too! Never miss out on a new recipe, technique, product recommendation, Featured Baker or free printables! Happy Baking, Besties!