How to Use Tipless Piping Bags

Tipless piping bags are thin, disposable pastry bags that usually have a very small or non-impacting (flapping) seam. The point is generally very sharp/precise and it’s easy to use since all you do is snip the tip of the bag to the desired shape and size, pipe away, and throw away when done for ease.
Like with any tool, there are pros and cons (please take into consideration your own preferences…we are all different, but you’ll only know if you “taste” a lot of different things!):
PROS:
- Disposable, easy clean up (saves time)
- No need for tips in most cookie decorating applications
- Overall very easy on your hands and more comfortable, molds better to your hand than bottles
CONS:
- More waste
- Depending on bag thickness, may not be best with thicker consistencies (but you can always find other uses for thinner bags!)
- You’ll occasionally get a bad batch of bags with flappy seams or fragile manufacturer causing bursts or bulging during piping, but this should be rare
In this video, I show you:
1. How to fill tipless piping bags, ways to secure closed (including one not shown in video, using piper clips)
2. Cut tipless bags for basic piping and flooding
3. Cut tipless bags for leaves
4. Cut tipless bags for pinata/ruffles
6. How to use a tip with tipless bags (thick bags only)
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[@annw1395]

Your piñata cookie with the ruffles -- incredibly outstanding!!! Wow, amazing.

[@hnoodles5165]

Wow just found your videos, just retired and teaching myself cookie decorating for fun and find your tips really helpful. Than you

[@BorderlandsBakery]

Love to be of assist!

[@hammertime6968]

Thanks for all the tips. New hobby for me. I’m practicing so one day I might be good at this 😅

[@homemakingwisdom]

Thank you, I'm a beginner and started learning cookie decorating this year.

[@queencleo1151]

Thanks so much for your very educational tutorial!!!

[@dawnloves2sing]

This is great thanks!

[@LaurenFahrney-bx1in]

Sooooooo helpful!!! Thank you :)

[@kathyenglish775]

I've been using tipless bags for some time now but I learned so much from your video!!! THANK YOU!

[@BorderlandsBakery]

So glad! Hope you also picked up a sample :)

[@angelguptareena9725]

Kathy English did you know how to make cookies can you tell me that what ingredient you use for making the base and the colour of cookies please🙏🙏

[@jaquelinm]

Thanks Lisa for the great tips! 🥁 😆

[@Dee.Murphy]

jaquelin m - ba da bum 🤣

[@Orion227]

So the little tag on the purple elastic is designed so one can use it as a hook, to avoid going over the top and doubling like a regular elastic bag.

[@teod.2779]

Very, very, very useful! And very well explained! Thank you! And... you got a new subscriber! :)

[@BorderlandsBakery]

Why thank you

[@cindymcmilleon8248]

Can’t wait to get my samples! Love all your posts and videos!

[@BorderlandsBakery]

yay! thank you

[@samhugh4965]

Hands down best video on tipless bags I’ve seen. Thank you! Question...with flood icing, after flooding cookie, what do you do with your bag so icing doesn’t ooze out in between cookies? I tried it once, and didn’t know what to do with the bag...laid it down and icing being icing, it oozed out. I’m sure there’s a simple solution, like sticking it in a cup upside down?

[@BorderlandsBakery]

I just pinch the tip so icing is removed from the first 1CM and then store upside down :) stick it in a cup or bowl!

[@hayleefricke1944]

I’ve followed you on insta for over a year now and just found out you had a KZbin! (Not trying to tell you what to do but) I’m sure more people would crossover if you spoke about YT more on your stories 🤗 thanks for the helpful cookie tips!

[@BorderlandsBakery]

Haylee Fricke yeah I don’t actively talk about it. It’s a crazy new channel and I need to work on my content quality more 😅

[@samhugh4965]

Lisa, I went to your Amazon shop and was wondering about the silk screen frame. Do you place it over the top of your cookie stencils when airbrushing? I just bought the material from Amazon to place over the top of the Stencil Genie. Would it be better to return and get this the framed one instead?

[@BorderlandsBakery]

Yes, sometimes-- or you can print sticky vinyl and adhere it and airbrush or stencil over it with royal icing-- google "how to use silkscreens for cookies" for more :)

[@rachelboothe5075]

I love that you use the same consistency to pipe and flood. Do you prefer to outline and flood with tipless piping bags or with tips? I am just beginning to decorate cookies and I am wondering if it works just as well to skip the tips and save a little money getting started. Thanks.

[@BorderlandsBakery]

Always with tipless-- I almost NEVER use tips unless if I need to do a special design with stiff icing :)

[@rachelboothe5075]

@@BorderlandsBakery Thanks.

[@jules1990]

Hi do you ever use plastic squeezy bottles to pipe?. Don't suppose you could do a video on holding an icing bag, I always struggle holding and squeezing bag, it comes out both ends

[@BorderlandsBakery]

I don't use bottles- Honestly, I decorated often and it's just too much extra time and effort for me. I teach how to hold a piping bag in my course (Bakingwithborderlands.com), but I'll need to make a shorter video on my tiktok soon on how to hold the bag. Basically, I don't fill all the way, and use my size small bags. The bulk of the icing is usually in my hands, or I clip halfway down the bag and twist so that the icing doesn't go shooting up the backside. Use clips!

[@annelouisecanon260]

Hii! May I know what kind of frosting are you using? ☺️☺️

[@BorderlandsBakery]

we use a modified royal icing- borderlandsbakery.com/recipes/my-recipes-andmore/

[@JoJo-fw9vh]

Does anyone know what I need to add to my cookie recipe so that I have really sharp edges like the cookies in this video?

[@BorderlandsBakery]

You need to really lock down the ratios of your wet:dry and baking temp/time. It all matters. I have some info on my blog with good recipes: borderlandsbakery.com/recipes/my-recipes-andmore/

[@PlayingGTAwhileBlack]

Josie Warren it’s not what you add to it, it’s your recipe

[@bebehammond79]

Josie Warren refrigerate your cookies for 10-15 min after cutting before baking

[@elizabethaych9170]

Running finger nails across the tips that you're going to pipe with?

[@BorderlandsBakery]

You can wear gloves if you’re doing this for other people. I do. But it’s not necessary for demos like this.

[@angelinemaseko3514]

Im stil a bigginer.what consistency cn i use to writ customer cakes happy birthday messages

[@BorderlandsBakery]

Are you writing with royal icing or buttercream?

[@ap2179]

I'm confused. My icing bags have two seams?? Did I buy the wrong kinds??

[@BorderlandsBakery]

Dunno, hard to say without a photo;)

[@BorderlandsBakery]

But ours just have 1 seam with no flaps, which makes them great for tipless piping

[@kyblbrd1]

The band wraps around the bag then over the knob. Not like a ponytail

[@ninahartz9999]

I’m so confused by the way you use the pastry bag elastics! Why not just loop them around with the knot like they’re designed for?

[@BorderlandsBakery]

They don't get tight enough that way for my usage and pressure when squeezing.

[@marikiemarie7622]

I can't stand bags. Anyways to use writing bottles.

[@BorderlandsBakery]

The beauty of this society is that we have so many options- I hate bottles 🤣🙈🙈

[@BakersBiscuit]

I don't understand why they're called "tipless."

[@BorderlandsBakery]

Because you’re not using a metal piping tip in it.

[@BakersBiscuit]

@@BorderlandsBakery gotcha. Thanks.

[@CrystalsSimplySweetTreats]

You had me until you said use your teeth to tighten the knot