Simple Flag Cookie Platter
A vibrant dessert featuring sugar cookies decorated with red, white, and blue royal icing, perfect for patriotic celebrations.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 cups Sugar cookies Your favorite recipe or ready-made
Royal Icing
- 3 cups Royal icing Homemade or store-bought
- 1 teaspoon Red food coloring For coloring icing
- 1 teaspoon Blue food coloring For coloring icing
- 1 cup Star sprinkles For decoration
- optional Edible glitter For additional sparkle on cookies
Instructions
Baking Cookies
- Bake your sugar cookies in the desired shapes and allow them to cool completely.
Preparing Royal Icing
- Prepare your royal icing, dividing it into portions—keeping in mind you’ll need some white icing for the stars.
- Color portions of the icing red and blue using food coloring to match your flag theme.
Decorating Cookies
- Use the red icing to carefully create stripes on the cookies, while the white icing serves for the stars.
- Add some festive flair with star sprinkles and a dusting of edible glitter, if desired.
- Now, arrange all the decorated cookies on a platter to create a charming flag design.
Notes
For best results, allow cookies to cool completely before decorating. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Avoid freezing to maintain the icing's texture.