Hey Besties! Today I’m featuring this stunning poinsettia cookie tutorial, using one of my favorite cookie cutters! I have found this to be such a great shape that I can use year-round for so many designs. Especially when I want to include any kind of florals, it’s perfect! It’s definitely a design I reach for when making wedding sets and so much more. This cookie design is very simple, elegant and classic and I hope you love it too!
I break it all down for you here, with instructional cookie decorating video, in real time, so you can create your own! Let’s decorate!
Poinsettia Cookie
This cookie cutter comes from Bobbi’s Cutters and is called the Solle Plaque Cookie Cutter. As soon as I saw it, I knew I could use it for SO many designs! But since we’re in the thick of holiday season, I’m putting a festive twist on it today! And because Bobbi is so generous, she always honors a 10% discount on your full order when you use promo code BESTIE10! Thank you, Bobbi!
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!
And while there are a million cookie decorating videos out there that are SO fun to watch, my step-by-step cookie tutorials actually break it all down for you. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes in decorating videos and it’s helpful for you to know! And these step-by-step cookie decorating videos are in real time, which makes a world of difference when learning!
Today’s Cookie Recipe
For today’s poinsettia cookie design, I opted to use my lemon cutout cookie recipe, which you can never go wrong with. Is it one of our holiday favorites? Not really. But is it a year-round favorite? Absolutely. Many people enjoy the crisp, refreshing flavor of a lemon cookie, even during the holidays! And of course, it’s no-chill, like all of my cutout cookie recipes, so is super quick and simple to make!
Poinsettia Cookie Design Details
Before we jump right to the instructional video, let’s cover a few important details that I know many will ask about!
The key to basically all of cookie decorating comes down to icing consistencies. And in this design, I used a flood consistency to create my smooth base. I used a STIFF consistency for my florals and leaves, and then a writing consistency for the word Believe. I show exactly what each of these consistencies looks like, in the mixing bowl, in my royal icing consistency guide.
For making the poinsettias and the leaves, I used leaf tip, 352. It’s such an easy tip to use to create all kinds of designs, so you definitely want it in your tip collection.
And I used THIS edible glitter to dry dust some extra sparkle to the poinsettia flowers. Edible glitter is slightly different than luster dust and I find it works perfect for applications like this. Hobby Lobby also carries some great edible glitter as well!
Poinsettia Cookie Decorating Video
To see it all in real-time action, you’ll find this step-by-step cookie decorating video HERE!
I hope this has inspired you to create your own poinsettia cookies this season! Or any beautiful cookies for that matter!
Need additional 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!
You can also find the entire Step-By-Step cookie tutorial collection HERE, where you can learn all kinds of different skills and techniques!
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