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Alrighty...spiderweb cookies, step-by-step...
- Outline a spiderweb shape in black royal icing using a #2 or #3 tip (AmeriColor Super Black).
- Thin black, pink and orange icings with water to the consistency of thick syrup (AmeriColor Deep Pink or Electric Pink and Orange). Cover with a damp dishtowel and let sit several minutes.
{Here's what the thinned icing looks like after sitting several minutes. Yes, the it looks charcoal-y colored...it will darken. Read more here.}
{Gently run a silicone/rubber spatula through...it won't get all the bubbles, but most.}
- Stir gently with a rubber spatula to pop any air bubbles that have formed on top. Transfer thinned icings to squeeze bottles.
- Working 6 - 8 cookies at a time, fill in the outlines in black, using a toothpick to spread into corners.
- On top of the wet black icing, pipe on the thinned pink and orange icings in alternating circles.
- Drag a toothpick through the icing, starting at the middle, towards the points to make a spiderweb pattern.
- Let dry at least one hour.
{So, now it's night and my camera is not liking the lighting. :) Sorry!}
- Using piping consistency (non-thinned) icing , pipe spiders on the webs using a large plain tip for the bodies (such as a #7 or #12) and a #1 or #2 for the eight legs.
- Let dry overnight.
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