Did you know that I’m gaining another incredible sister-in-law? I am! While Susie is a gifted photographer with an established photography business, she also runs her family’s HVAC company (or will be until she moves up here in September). When my brother-in-law went to visit her family in May, he thought they’d enjoy some cookies depicting the Yoder HVAC logo.
This was the first cookie that I didn’t freehand. I didn’t think I could do those fans and a few failed attempts confirmed my fears. So I tried a technique that I learned from my cookie hero, Bridget at Bake at 350. You just print out a life-sized depiction of the detail you want, then put it under parchment paper and pipe (or pipe and flood in the case of the fans) on top of the image. The piping goes incredibly quickly this way!! Believe it or not, once the icing dries completely (“completely” being the operative word!), the details simply detach themselves from the parchment paper.
Then you just drop them into wet icing and Voila! – details that I could never have achieved freehand!!
Thanks, Bridget, for the techinique! And thanks to Akie for another six nets and for picking a really awesome sister-in-law that I can’t wait to share family life with in the coming years!!!
I am happy for Akie and Susie! The fans and hot and cold symbols remind me how thankful I am for an air conditioning systems that works!
Wow – that new technique is amazing! The edges are so crisp and vibrant! I love them. Congratulations to Akie as well!
aww…you’re so sweet, Becky! Thank you for doing those cookies. You really are so talented.