Onesie Cookies

I had a frosting-filled weekend making onesie cookies for a friend's baby shower. I can't take credit for the design - I saw them on Rolling Pin Production's website ... so cute. Five dollars a cookie was just a little too rich for my blood though. I found the cookie cutter on-line at Off the Beaten Path. They have a really great selection at great prices, and I especially love that they have a cookie cutter for each state. I couldn't help get a Missouri cookie cutter (my home state).

To make things easy on myself, I bought pre-made sugar cookie dough from Fresh Direct (it is so good) and Royal Icing base from NY Cake and Baking Distributor.

Here is the process step-by-step:

First, I gave each cookie a coat of white royal icing, which I thinned to make a "picture" or "flow" icing. It spreads really easily and dries as a smooth, perfect finish.


Next, I piped white icing at the neck and seams:


Third, I piped a light green stripe on the body.


Last, I piped the blue strips and this is the final result (a mere four hours later):


These were a ton of work, but they turned out so great. I wish you could see the colors better in the pictures - I used just a little dye to make light baby colors and my flash washed it out a bit. Anyway, they were a big hit at the shower and I'll definitely make them again.