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How to Decorate Cookies for a Wedding Shower. Make these romantic treats that can also serve
as favors at your next wedding shower. You will need Sugar cookie dough Royal icing Food
coloring Equipment: Heart-shaped cookie cutter Offset spatula Pastry bag Pastry tips Tiered
cake stand Edible gold glitter (optional) and small, clean paintbrush (optional). Step
1. Roll out the sugar cookie dough and cut out each cookie with the heart-shaped cookie
cutter. Bake the cookies as directed and let cool completely. Step 2. Divide out three-quarters
of the Royal Icing and add food coloring to match the wedding colors. Step 3. Frost all
the cookies with the colored Royal Icing using the spatula or a butter knife and let them
dry completely. For best results, dry six hours or overnight. Step 4. Fill the pastry
bag with the white icing and use a fine tip to create a border around the edges of the
cookie. Draw the names of the bride and groom or monogram in the center. After the icing
has dried, dip a small paintbrush in edible gold glitter to highlight the initials. Step
5. Let the icing dry completely and arrange the cookies on a multi-tiered cake stand.
The display makes a great rehearsal for the wedding cake. Did you know In Roman times,
a groom would break a loaf of wheat or barley over the head of his bride to bring luck and
prosperity.