Christmas is almost here! We are just starting our holiday baking! I love to bake cookies, but I am not very good at detailed decorating – so I like to use the edible wafer papers from Fancy Flours on Christmas cookies.
Bake your favorite Christmas cookie, frost with royal icing and let it dry overnight. I have tried “cheating” – but if the icing is not completely dry, the wafers do not lay flat and they will curl at the edges.
Once the icing is dry, cut your wafer paper images to the size you want and trim the edges. I use light corn syrup as a “glue” because it dries clear. Using a small craft brush, coat the entire back of the image with corn syrup. Make sure you get all the edges covered and avoid getting the corn syrup on the right side of the image.
Gently place the image on the cookie and adjust to position you want. Press down on all the edges until they stay put and are “glued” down.
Place a paper towel over the cookie and gently smooth the image one more time. Turn the cookie over on a piece of wax paper and let it set for about 10 minutes. Turn cookie back over and allow to dry completely.
Once the cookie is dry, you can add borders or sprinkle with glitter.
You can create beautiful cookies so easily!
The wafers are made of dehydrated potato starch, water and vegetable oil and then printed with food-safe dyes.
These wafer paper images are from the Fancy Flours website. You can also order their catalog. They have designs for many different seasons and celebrations! Have fun looking and order ones for Valentine’s Day or Easter now! Click on the link below for more information and to shop!
https://www.fancyflours.com/category/christmas-Winter-themed-edible-wafer-paper
Merry Christmas!!!!
