How to Decorate Pretty Cookies (Valentine's for Beginners)!

Learn how to decorate a lip cookie, heart cookie and an xoxo cookie!
These aew easy decorated cookies to make following the simple steps in the video.
Check out the rest of my channel for more tutorials.
For my icing recipe, click here: • The Best Royal Icing R...
For the cookie recipe, click here: • The Best Sugar Cookies...
How to colour icing, click here: • How to Make Red and Bl...
Happy Baking & Cookie Decorating!

[@kathyroeser6598]

I absolutely love the way you teach. Slow and steady! Perfect! Thank you

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you ♥️

[@beverlyrosenthal7024]

I love that you take your time not only in decorating the cookie but also explaining what you are doing. Great videos! Thank you.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much!! This is real time and this is how I actually decorate and I want people to know its a very slow process in reality and not to compare themselves to sped up videos, cause that would be impossible!

[@naboegrainger1132]

You're an amazing teacher! Real tutorials that are incredibly helpful!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥰🥰

[@valerylinn9797]

Love love love them all!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥰🥰

[@zolaaconline]

Definitely going to try this.

[@LittleCookieCo]

😁😁😁

[@veronicadeleon1964]

I love watching your technique and tips. Make more videos I’ve seen all of them already. Awesome job those cookies are amazing 😍❤️

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much!! I have a few more Christmas ones coming soon 🥰🥰🥰

[@teresas7272]

Love your instructables - perfect pacing and very helpful. Keep it up!

[@daemmerung19]

Beautiful! Love that it is in real time :)

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much ♥️

[@tegandiedericks3340]

I love watching your tutorial videos, thank you so much for taking the time to share them. Every single one I have watched has taught me something new, and for this I am truly greatful!

[@LittleCookieCo]

I am so very happy to hear that ♥️ I alwyas try to share something new if I can that I didn't have a chance in previous videos 😁

[@daisiesdinos9430]

WOW!! Super cute cookies!!! Great video!!💗💗💗

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thanks 🥰

[@melindamcmillan2329]

I love your videos they are absolutely my most favorite!!! Keep making them and thank you for sharing!!!!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much ♥️♥️

[@paulac4917]

Absolutely perfect - I can't wait to get started. Such a great tutor. You make it look so easy x

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww thank you so much!!! 🥰🥰

[@surayaNW]

Thank you so much. Love your videos

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you ♥️

[@FlourEggsYeast]

So beautiful!!!!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥰🥰

[@stephdoza901]

Beautiful and great job explaining

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you ♥️

[@lilashay8049]

Your videos are always so helpful. I just started doing royal icing so your tutorials are incredible, thank you!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much!! 🥰🥰

[@claudiavillalobos8184]

Me encantó tu técnica ☺️

[@MsCanadianLeaf]

These are super cute! You've given me some great ideas :)

[@LittleCookieCo]

Yay 💕 thank you!!

[@stephaniesavarese8723]

i love your videos and how you teach. i just need to get baking. LOL

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you ♥️ you could always just skip the baking and buy plain sugar cookies and decorate those! Baking them is my least favorite part 🤣

[@naheedkitchen837]

Wow so beautiful and different ideas i love it you are genius

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much ♥️♥️

[@elizabethcoward1968]

Thanks

[@gabybastidas5304]

Gracias por compartir tu talento 👍🏻 I Lear English and cookie decoration 💓

[@LittleCookieCo]

Muy bien ♥️♥️

[@HomeCookingJourney]

You are so good at it :) Well done! 🙂❤️

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@HomeCookingJourney]

@@LittleCookieCo oh you're welcome sweetie! 🤗💝

[@smrithillroopscreations7165]

Nice

[@cristalmejia9828]

I’ve recently gotten really into decorating cookies and now I’m selling them! These were great tips to help perfect my technique, but I’m wondering if you use two separate bags for outlining and flooding? I know it’s possible to use the same bag, you just make it look so easy!

[@LittleCookieCo]

That's great, congratulations! I started out using only 1 consistency but I feel like I can move faster with 2 consistencies, 1 for outline and 1 for flood. I dont have to worry about getting the perfect consistency and don't have to worry about icing falling over the sides. So I almost always use 2 consistencies.

[@sherrytruitt1028]

These are so sweet. Love the lips. 👄 I'll do those with purple. I'm a purple fanatic. LOL. You do red lipstick, I do purple lipstick.💜💄💜 I'll be working on my valentines cookies in the next few days. 🍪

[@LittleCookieCo]

Oooh purple lips would look awesome 💜💜

[@MsPhilotes]

Hello, I’m new to cookie decorating. I absolutely like the way you instruct. I noticed you mentioned using a few different tools for the cookies such as a projector and a dehydrator. Can you tell me which brands I should buy and where I may be able to find them?

[@LittleCookieCo]

I personally use a Cabela's 10 tray dehydrator and like it because it has a lot of space and temperature control which is probably the most important in a dehydrator because you don't want it too warm. For projectors I've heard great things about this one (mine is not very good and has lots of problems) www.amazon.com/PTVDISPLAY-Portable-Projector-Projectors-Bluetooth/dp/B075CVRJPK/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=ptvdisplay%2Bportable%2Bmini%2Bprojector&qid=1602717309&sprefix=ptvdispla&sr=8-3&th=1&psc=1

[@lilliandominguez5666]

Your tutorials are very relaxing and enjoyable….I do have a question…. Do you always decorate this slow or is for is it for practicing purposes…. I would love to learn to decorate faster!😋😋😋

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you!! This is really how I decorate haha! I know it seems slow but its a pretty normal speed. If I do the same design on a dozen or 2 dozen cookies then the first few are slow and then they speed up a tiny bit because I get used to the design but I cannot pipe fast like what you see on social media. Those are always sped up! There are ways to make it more efficient when doing lots of cookies, like flooding all of them at once on a tray at a time etc but you get faster with practice as well!

[@rivkakline5757]

Love your tutorials what do you do with your extra icing ??❤❤❤😍

[@LittleCookieCo]

I put it in the freezer and then when I need it again, I make fresh icing and add this to it if they're the same colours!

[@rivkakline5757]

@@LittleCookieCo Thanks !!

[@kaykay3652]

Thank you for a great video. Question on lips. Is there a reason why you didn’t add some squiggly lines of outline icing in bottom portion of lip to prevent cratering like you did in the top portion before flooding?

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you!! It was because I forgot 🤣 but normally I would. Sometimes when filming I'm focused on the camera angle and other things so I forget hehe

[@sheryltrevino7966]

I was wondering this too so thank you!

[@wendymcgaffey6287]

Terrific video ! I have a question about dry time without a hydrator ... how long do you let the cookies dry before sealing them in a bag ... is 6-7 hours ok or overnight ? Also if leaving them out overnight to dry will they get stale or go you cover them for the night ? ... thanks for any advice

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you! I always let mine dry overnight before bagging them. And I only use the dehydrator to dry them enough for the next step or crust over, but once I'm done for the night I'll leave them on the counter until morning. Make sure you don't cover them or they won't dry properly and can make the icing wrinkly. It won't dry out your cookies or go stale! I find the icing helps keep the cookies fresh, like a layer of protection!

[@wendymcgaffey6287]

Thank you !

[@vanessalopez6473]

I have been obsessed with your videos. And both your cookie and icing recipe is PERFECTION. I struggle SO much with icing consistency though. Do you think it’s due to not having a stand mixer? I’m very new to baking and only have a hand held mixer. I’m able to make cookies but they don’t come as good.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Awwww thank you! A stand mixer helps (and kudos to you for making cookies and icing with a hand held mixer, thats amazing) BUT it's not necessary! Consistency is the hardest part of cookie decorating, and I don't think having a stand mixer is the issue. Its more knowing what works best for you and practicing. If you find your icing is too loose when decorating then you can always put it back in a bowl and add some more icing sugar and stir it in. Same if its too thick, you can add some more water. If your icing is not settling smooth then means you need a touch more water and if its really watery so when you pipe it jsut puddles and spreads out its too thin. I still get it wrong sometimes, but the more you do it, the better you'll get! I promise it will get easier!

[@vanessalopez6473]

@@LittleCookieCo thank you SO MUCH for replying!! I’m still trying to figure my method of doing things as well because my kitchen always looks like a tornado went through it when it’s decorating time! Hahah. Another question I had was about outlining. How do you get your outline to disappear once you flood your cookie but also not putting so much that it drips all over the place? That happened to me twice yesterday AND I popped two piping bags. It was a hard cookie day. Lol but I’m so eager to keep practicing and get better at it. Even with all the things that go wrong

[@LittleCookieCo]

Trust me when I say we can all relate 😂 no matter how organized I tru to be when I start, its always a disaster by the end! I used to decorate at night after everyone was in bed so at least I had the whole kitchen to myself and then id clean up before I finished except for the dozens of cookies laid out to dry! It still happens to me occasionally where I flood too much and it flows over. Usually when that happens means my outline was not thick enough or my flood may be too loose. So I'll cut a bigger hole in my bag for my outline so it comes out as a thicker line. I also like to let my outline dry a touch, so ill outline all my cookies ans by the time I get to the first its dry. I feel like it holds the icing in a bit better. And I'll try and find the video on how I try and hide my outline. I try to pipe half over the outline so its not so noticeable. You can also take the scribe and pull the icing over the outline a touch as well. Here's a video to show how I do it m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnq8dnSFlpilr5Y

[@vanessalopez6473]

@@LittleCookieCo oh my gosh!!! Yes!!!! Literally the worst hurricanes in my kitchen!!! Hahah!! I just watched your video. I’m making cookies tonight to practice and will decorate tomorrow. Is there anything special you do to store your cookies until you’re ready to decorate? Thank you SO MUCH btw, for the tips!!! You don’t know how much I appreciate your replies!!🙌🏼🙌🏼👌🏼🥰🥰

[@LittleCookieCo]

😂😂 when I decorate, I tell my husband the kitchen is closed, no need for the.family to add to the mess! Sometimes ill put the cookies on a container overnight if im decorating the next day, but I've also just left them stacked on the counter as well. If its more than a day until I decorate then I'll for sure put them in a container. I'm happy you'll give it a go, let me know how they turn out 🥰

[@laurenday3267]

I'm also wondering why you didn't need to add stiff icing under the heart flood? How do you know if it will crater?

[@LittleCookieCo]

I forgot 🤣🤦‍♀️ I never know if it will crater but if my icing is on the thinner side then I take those measures as a just in case precaution. I'd rather do it and have no craters than not and maybe have one. It's not fool proof either but it helps a lot I find!

[@isamarpinales8619]

Hello!! I have a question, can you dehydrate the icing in a air fryer? Or how many time do i have to wait if i don't have a dehydrator?

[@LittleCookieCo]

I have never heard anyone doing it in the air fryer, I'm not really familiar them so not sure how low the temperature goes. When you'd dry them in a dehydrator you keep it on a low heat so about 85/90°F. You could also put a fan near your cookies to help dry them faster but it will still take hours. Or you can leave them on the counter and usually take about 6-8 hours to dry

[@laurenday3267]

Hey! Does the dehydrator make the cookies so dry when you eat them?

[@LittleCookieCo]

Not at all! Mine is on low heat around 85°F so its not too hot and I find the icing acts like a seal on top of the cookie so it doesn't dry out.

[@laurenday3267]

Thank you!

[@thisnthat2449]

I recently flooded some cookies and had cratering issues. Can you reiterate how to fix that issue? Thank you.

[@LittleCookieCo]

If you have small craters, you can pipe a tiny bit of icing on the crater and dab it with your finger or a slightly damp paint brush. Its not perfect but looks nicer than a hole. I also have this tutorial that my help to prevent them kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGi1oGuJg7SCo7c

[@elvavela8201]

How do you keep your icing glossy

[@LittleCookieCo]

I feel like the corn syrup really helps with shine, this is my icing recipe: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYPVq4ilaJKFjck

[@gaviota4fly]

Hi, where can I find pictures to use with my projector. In the. Web

[@LittleCookieCo]

Yes, you can Google images, coloring pages, use invitations or really anything for inspiration!

[@shawnsiak1772]

can you freeze these cookies as I hope to decorate the week before an event

[@LittleCookieCo]

Yes! You definitely can! Make sure they icing is fully dry, place them in an airtight container and the most important thing is that when you take them out of the freezer , do not open the container until they're full defrosted at room temp! If you open it whole they're still frozen or cold then it causes condensation and can mess up the icing.

[@shawnsiak1772]

@@LittleCookieCo Really, wow so they won't stick if they are on top of each other. I thought I would need to set them out in a single layer. Thanks

[@LittleCookieCo]

Nope!! You can alwyas put parchment paper between the layers if you're worried but I've frozen them in ziploc bags eben and they were fine!

[@SR-nr4ho]

How do you keep your icing from running out of the bags when not using one at a particular moment but will be promptly?

[@shawnsiak1772]

@@SR-nr4ho it should not be that runny to run out of the bag. I sit it on the counter with a damp paper towel over the ends so it doesn't dry out

[@user-vl1te8qw8s]

is this non bake?

[@user-pv5yh4de6f]

👍👍 ❤❤ 😂 😂😂🌹🌹👏👏

[@Jess_Bishop]

I have such a hard time piping straight lines. It’s not hard to make them straight, that I can do, but the beginning of my line is always bulging and fat, kinda like there’s a dot in the beginning and at the end 🤦🏻‍♀️