How to Decorate a Sugar Skull Cookie

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Repeat after me, "I can create cookies with confidence!" You have what it takes, my fellow cookie fanatic. Just take a deep breath, follow the tutorial step-by-step and have a blast! Happy decorating!
- Anne Yorks, owner The Flour Box

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Learn how to make stunning sugar skull cookies without the stress of piping using royal icing stenciling. Add a pop of color and detail to take these cookies to the next level! The tutorial features the skull cutter and the Day of the Dead Stencil!

Cookie Yield

For a single batch of dough, you can make 18 of these cookies. I should note that I roll my cookies to 1/4" thick using the Dough EZ Rolling Mat System. The thickness of your cookies will impact your yield.

COOKIE RECIPE: For a cookie recipe and rolling and baking video CLICK HERE - this recipe can be doubled in a KitchenAid Mixer.

Prepping the Royal Icing

ICING PREP

For a single batch of dough, I typically use a single batch of icing. Since I'm using a KitchenAid mixer, I made a double batch of icing and split it in half (reserving half for another project).

I used mostly white icing for the white base - about 12 oz. Then I mixed 1 oz each of pink, orange, yellow, violet, leaf green and purple in the PIPING consistency for the stenciling and piped accents. A total of about 18 oz of icing. I don't measure exactly...I estimate. For a more detailed look at icing planning, CLICK HERE to read this helpful blog post.