It is because of my daughter's love for buttercream I had to find a way to stencil on cookies. I beg and plead, but no matter how hard I try, she still wants buttercream cookies! So yes, stenciling on buttercream CAN be done and I'm going to show you how.
Stenciled Buttercream Cookies
It started with a cookie for a 50th birthday and because of not wanting to ruin my cookie with my handwriting, I had to figure out a way.
Remember these?
Remember these?
The cookies are buttercream and stenciled!
Next, I decided to make Easter Cookies using a stencil.
Are you ready to stencil?
Only take one cookie out of the freezer at a time to decorate.
It must be frozen while stenciling or you'll smoosh the buttercream.
Crusting Buttercream Frosting
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs. sifted powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cups solid vegetable shortening
- 1/3 cup milk (more or less until desired consistency)
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
Instructions
Cream butter, shortening, and extract until creamy and smooth.
Gradually add powdered sugar and milk.
Mix thoroughly on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Do not overmix or mix on high speed.
It's a Buttercream Day!
Your frosted cookies are so smooth. You make the whole process look so easy. I'll have to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteMaybe not the easiest, but I got it to work! Thanks Beth!
DeleteSo cute Kim! Love your COOKIES!!!
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks, Love you!
DeleteWow. You're so creative! The black is also buttercream?
ReplyDeleteYes, the black is also on buttercream. Thanks so much for the comment! :)
Deletewhoa you make it look so easy! and not to mention perfect! :>D
ReplyDeleteYou're too kind, did you notice I had to go back in a pipe a little finishing touch? LOL
DeleteAdorable, buttercream is one of our favorites. You are so creative, love your work. Do have a question, do they package well. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, buttercream is a favorite for sure! I let them sit overnight to form a crust, then package. You can only stack if packaged.
DeleteAbsolutely adorable! I think I could do this. ❤️ Christine
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine, of course you can do it!
DeleteIt's always wonderful to find another use for "stuff" (aka stencils) we already have which can now be used for another purpose. Your lettering is so perfect. Yes - did notice a tiny bit of touch up - but so what? These are so unique.
ReplyDeleteTavette - S. Fla.
Forgot to ask - how did you make the black frosting so dark?
ReplyDeleteTavette - S. Fla.
Thank you, so happy to find new uses, right? When I colored the black, I only colored a small amount of frosting and used a LOT of black coloring. :)
DeleteGreat Cookies! What decorating tip did you use for the grass?
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen, I used the Wilton #233 grass tip.
DeleteYour buttercream is truly the best!!!!! So glad you found a way to stencil them, they turned out perfect. From, twobeautifulgirls
ReplyDeleteButtercream is like no other, thanks!! :)
DeleteWhere did you get the stencil?
ReplyDeleteI made this stencil, but several options are available online, including these:
Deletehttps://www.thecookiecountess.com/search?type=product&q=easter+stencil
I'd like to be able to decorate with buttercream like you can with RI. Can the buttercream be thinned to be like flood icing?
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, as much as I would like to say it would work, I have not had any luck and I have tried! The closest thing would be to use glaze icing.
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