How to Use Canned Frosting on Cookies (9 Steps)
Using canned frosting is an easy and affordable way to decorate cookies. Because it has been sealed in a can, however, the icing can sometimes be too stiff to work with and may result in crumbled cookies. By quickly kneading the icing in a pastry bag, canned icing can become pliable and easy to work when decorating cookies.
Things You'll Need
- Canned frosting
- Zip-lock storage bags
- Tall glass
- Scissors
- Cookies
Preparing Icing
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Place zip-lock bag with one corner down in a tall glass. Roll the opening of the bag around the brim of the glass.
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Place 3 to 4 tbsp. of canned icing in a zip-lock bag as close to the corner of the bag as possible.
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Remove the bag from the glass and let all the air out before sealing the glass.
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Massage and knead the icing with your hands so it becomes soft and workable.
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Snip off a diagonal section from the lower corner of the bag with scissors.
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Squeeze the frosting out of the bag and onto the cookies in a slow and steady motion.
Making Icing Flowers
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Squeeze out a dot of icing onto the center of the cookie.
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Squeeze out an oval-shaped ring of icing, starting at the top of the icing dot. Continue making oval-shaped rings around the icing dot until your flower is complete.
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Fill in the icing ovals with a different color of canned icing.
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