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To apply food icing, use a squeeze tube and spread with a spatula, skewer or toothpick. (Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune) |
3. Using flat pastry tip, pipe the bandages onto the skulls in overlapping bands. Allow to dry completely.
Werewolf
Equipment and embellishments
Gingerbread man cookie cutter
Stiff brush, such as vegetable brush (we used a toothbrush)
Chocolate sprinkles
Silver dragees
Red and black gumdrops
Pecans shards or slivered almonds
1. Roll and cut out cookie shapes — do not bake yet!
2. Impress cookie dough with brush for fur texture. On head, use fork tines to create werewolf facial fur. For additional definition, press chocolate sprinkles into dough in direction of fork marks.
3. Press nut shards/slivers into hands and feet for claws. Press dragees into face for eyes.
4. Bake cookies as directed in your recipe; allow to cool completely.
5. Chop red gumdrops to make tongues and black gumdrops to make noses. When cookies are completely cooled, add these features, cut side down, to werewolf face (they will adhere).
Vampire
Piping icing colors
White, black
Flood icing colors
White, black, red
Equipment and embellishments
Werewolf
Equipment and embellishments
Gingerbread man cookie cutter
Stiff brush, such as vegetable brush (we used a toothbrush)
Chocolate sprinkles
Silver dragees
Red and black gumdrops
Pecans shards or slivered almonds
1. Roll and cut out cookie shapes — do not bake yet!
2. Impress cookie dough with brush for fur texture. On head, use fork tines to create werewolf facial fur. For additional definition, press chocolate sprinkles into dough in direction of fork marks.
3. Press nut shards/slivers into hands and feet for claws. Press dragees into face for eyes.
4. Bake cookies as directed in your recipe; allow to cool completely.
5. Chop red gumdrops to make tongues and black gumdrops to make noses. When cookies are completely cooled, add these features, cut side down, to werewolf face (they will adhere).
Vampire
Piping icing colors
White, black
Flood icing colors
White, black, red
Equipment and embellishments
