Learn How To Make A Ghost Cookie With Pleats!

Hey Besties! I’m so excited to share our latest step-by-step cookie design with you! This ghost cookie is the perfect opportunity to cover how to create pleats in your icing! I get A LOT of questions from cookiers on how to create these kinds of lines in their icing. So I’m happy we have this opportunity now! It’s a technique that can be used in endless designs to add shape and dimension. We’ll also show reverse flooding with some recessed eyes! I hope you love this ghost cookie tutorial! Let’s jump in!

Ghost Cookie Cutter

Not gonna lie, I have several ghost cookie cutters, but I do love the flowy design of this one! And it’s perfect for the pleated designs we want to create. You can find this cutter HERE! They have so many great designs!

But also keep in mind that you can pretty much add pleats to any of your designs, so look at the cutters you already have too!

Step-By-Step Cookie Guide

Before we can get to the decorating, I want you to know that our step-by-step cookie guide is the best place to start if you need any cookie recipes, a fabulous royal icing recipe, help with icing consistencies and more. You can find it HERE and it’s a great resource to support this step-by-step cookie!

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Let’s walk through the exact steps of decorating this sweet, pleated ghost cookie!

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Start with a delicious cookie canvas! For today’s cookie, we’re using our no-chill salted caramel cutout cookie recipe! It’s a favorite among our customers, taste testers and fellow cookiers!

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STEP-BY-STEP: COOKIE DECORATING VIDEO

To see it all in action, you’ll find this step-by-step cookie decorating video HERE!

Need any Help?

Don’t worry, Bestie, we’ve got you! THIS ultimate guide will help with recipes, consistencies, tools and more! We also have a private group where you can ask questions, get more help and share your photos and progress HERE! We can’t wait to celebrate your skills!

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