Cherub Wafer Paper Cookies How-To

You Will Need:

• Cherub Wafer Paper Set
• No Fail Sugar Cookie Recipe
• 1 bag Royal Icing
• 2.5" Square Cookie Cutter
• Edible Clear Writing Gel
• Wax or parchment paper
• White Vanilla Extract or clear alcohol/spirit of your choice
• Gold Sparkle Dust
• Small craft scissors

Instructions:

1. Use No Fail Sugar Cookie recipe and cut out several square cookie shapes. Bake and cool as directed.

2. Ice each cookie with 1 layer of royal icing. Let completely dry.

3. Carefully cut out wafer paper shapes using craft scissors, making sure each one will fit on the cookie. Be careful, wafer paper is fragile!

4. Adhere each wafer paper cut out to a cookie shape by applying a thin layer of edible clear writing gel (or light corn syrup) to the top of the iced cookies.

5. Flip each cookie face down on a piece of wax paper to dry for about 30 minutes (this will keep the wafer paper shape flat).

6. Flip cookies over and add additional decorations, such as edible pearls or dragees, using the edible clear writing gel.

7. For gold gilded edges on cookies: Mix a small amount (1 Tbs) of white vanilla extract or other alcohol base in a small bowl with gold sparkle dust until the desired color is achieved. Paint the edges of each cookie with a small craft paintbrush. Let dry. You can also use luster or sparkle dust on royal icing, buttercream, and fondant.

8. Let the cookies completely dry and store them in an airtight container.