You thought you couldn’t do it or you were afraid to even try it! I’m going to show you How to Decorate Cookies Like a Pro With Canned Frosting! No royal icing just simple store bought canned frosting! I mean sugar is sugar and that’s all royal icing is…so the flavor is the same but the technique is so much easier! Whether you’re planning a fun cookie decorating party or adding decorated Christmas cookies to your holiday cookie tray. These easy to decorate cookies are the best and will fit any party theme or holiday!

I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to use canned frosting. I’ve tried making the perfect royal icing decorated cookies and they were a disaster! Keep it simple!

What will you get? A smooth decorated cookie. Sure… the frosting isn’t going to harden like royal icing but you can get beautifully designed cookies. For me it’s all about the cookie. If you start with a good cookie recipe then anything goes from there. Click here for the best sugar cookie recipe—->>>>CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE

LET’S GET STARTED! HOW TO DECORATE COOKIES LIKE A PRO WITH CANNED FROSTING

TOOLS:
- piping tip #3
- small piping bag or small zip top bag
- small squeeze bottle with small tip (found at Walmart or Michael’s)

INGREDIENTS:
- baked sugar cookies or store bought
- can of frosting
- sprinkles
- optional: food coloring
DIRECTIONS:

Spoon half of the frosting into a small piping bag. Heat the remaining frosting (in the can) in the microwave on high until melted (about 15-20 seconds). You should be able to drizzle the frosting. Stir it well. Pour into squeeze bottle. Line the cookie with the room temperature frosting that’s in the piping bag. This will serve as a barrier and keep the melted frosting in place.

Fill in with the melted frosting, use the tip to fill in the edges. This step is known as flooding.

While the frosting is still melted (wet) add sprinkles.

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Piping Bag VS Squeeze Bottle

I tried using a piping bag for the “melted” frosting and it ran all over. The best tool for this job is a squeeze bottle. You could use a spoon but why cause stress when you don’t have to? Go to Walmart, spend a dollar and get a squeeze bottle. You will find them in the party section with the baking supplies.

Candy Melts

5 MINUTE FUDGE RECIPES USING CANNED FROSTING

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How to Decorate Cookies Like a Pro With Canned Frosting

Yield: 18 Medium Size Cookies

Why stress when you don't have to? Gain time and your sanity without forfeiting any flavor.

Ingredients

baked sugar cookies (linked below) or store bought
can of frosting
sprinkles
optional: food coloring

Instructions

Spoon half of the frosting into a small piping bag. Heat the remaining frosting (in the can) in the microwave on high until melted (about 15-20 seconds). You should be able to drizzle the frosting. Stir it well. Pour into squeeze bottle. Line the cookie with the room temperature frosting that's in the piping bag. This will serve as a barrier and keep the melted frosting in place. Fill in with the melted frosting, use the tip to fill in the edges. While the frosting is still melted (wet) add sprinkles.

TIP: If choosing to color frosting add color BEFORE dividing.

CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE—MAKES 18 MEDIUM SIZED COOKIES

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How to Decorate Cookies Like a Pro With Canned Frosting — 2 Comments

Lisa Kelsey on November 10, 2020 at 11:32 am said:

I use canned frosting for my sugar cookies. Love the taste. BUT the time it takes to get dry to pack them up is not good. I usually stick them in the fridge overnite then have them sit out. Do you know another way that takes alot less time to acheive the canned frosting to become harder faster.

Thank you for your time

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- Sheryl on November 10, 2020 at 8:28 pm said:
  
  Hi Lisa, You could use candy melts. HOW TO DECORATE SUGAR COOKIES WITH CANDY MELTS
  
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