Decorate Sugar Cookies Before Or After Baking

Put it on before you bake.

Decorate sugar cookies before or after baking. The sugar on top is for decoration rather than flavor. Cookies can be decorated with sugar before or after baking. Also if you beat one egg called an egg wash and brush it over the top of the cookie before adding the decorative.

This will help the sprinkles stick and won t change the finished appearance of the cookie when you re done baking. If you decorate cookies with royal icing always allow the cookies to completely cool before decorating preferably overnight so the icing doesn t run because of the internal heat the cookies still hold. Beat the butter and sugar on medium high speed until the sugar is dissolved and creamy.

Use this method to decorate cookies before baking. Plain or decorated cookies stay soft for about 5 days when covered tightly at room temperature. If cookies need to be flattened before baking use the bottom of a drinking glass a fork or your thumb.

Put decorative sugar in a small bowl one bowl per color. For this technique we recommend you use decorative sugar also known as colored sanding sugar turbinado sugar coarse golden sugar or pearl sugar coarse clear. Put it on before you bake.

How to decorate cookies with sanding sugar. Do not put anything on your cookies before baking. Also if you beat one egg called an egg wash and brush it over the top of the cookie before.

After you have placed them onto a greased or lined baking sheet and flattened them you can sprinkle the tops with sanding. Once the icing has set these cookies are great for gifting or for sending. Tint cookie dough with gel paste food coloring.