Easy Breezy: Say Yes To The Cookie

This week I had a special request from my friend. Her son had plans to propose to his sweet girlfriend this past weekend, what better weekend than the Georgia/Florida game? (and Georgia beat Florida for the first time in years! Go Dawgs!). Anyway, she asked me to make some cookies for when they came home to announce their engagement. We searched the town over for an engagement ring cookie cutter, but none was to be found. We opted for the wedding cake one instead since we didn't have time to order the other one online.

I made my favorite sugar cookie dough recipe. You can get it here.

The first step in decorating is to outline the cookie. I add my icing into a piping bag or a bottle with a narrow tip and I trace around the cookie. This icing needs to be a little thicker so it holds it shape and doesn't run. This acts as a dam for when you add the flooding icing. Save this thicker icing for your details. Let the outline dry for a couple minutes and then add your icing to the middle of the cookie. This is called flooding icing. You want your flooding icing to spread easily and level out on its own. Ice the cookie and let it dry completely. This takes about 30 minutes. Then go back and pipe on the details and add sprinkles. I tinted the icing for the details with a tiny bit of cocoa powder just to give it a little contrast. I love the look of the little pearl dragees on this one.