Pamela's Reverse Iced Decorated Cookies

Use Royal Icing recipe (below). Thin with water to paintable consistency. Using a pattern paint around your own personal designs onto the cookies. For the reverse design effect, try tracing your favorite cookie cutters on paper, scan it into my computer and reduce the size of the designs to fit the cookies, then print them out (or use a copy machine for the same effect of reducing the design. You could also draw your own creations freehand). Cut out the newly reduced shapes and used them as patterns to paint around on the cookies. Then fill in the rest of the background using a simple repetitive stroke, in stripes or around the design. For simple stars and snowflakes, paint the designs freehand with a small paintbrush.

Cookie Decorating Frosting/Royal Icing

1 bag Pamela's Vanilla Frosting Mix
2 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter

Mix ingredients together, add food coloring*. Spread or pipe on cooled cookies. Add decorative sprinkles or candies if desired. Powder food coloring will net brighter colors.

* Consumers concerned about gluten should check that all candies, flavorings and additional ingredients added to recipes are gluten-free.

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