How to Paint Sugar Cookies

Painting sugar cookies before baking is an easy way to give your treats a colorful and glazed appearance. A few drops of food coloring and egg yolk is all it takes to make an edible paint that easily spreads onto cookie dough for a beautiful and delicious decoration. Using store bought, ready-to-bake cookie dough makes this a fun and affordable baking activity perfect for kids.

Things You'll Need

  • Ready-to-bake sugar cookie dough
  • Egg yolk
  • 1/4 teaspoon of water
  • Small bowls
  • Food coloring
  • Pastry brush or small paint brushes
  • Fork or small whisk

Instructions

  1. Prepare cookie dough according to package directions on a cookie sheet.

  2. In a small bowl, mix the egg yolk with water and whisk until well blended. Divide the mixture into several other small bowls. Add few drops of food coloring of your choice to each bowl and whisk until the egg yolk has changed color. Add more food coloring for a deeper, darker color.

  3. Dip the paint brush into the colored egg yolk and allow excess to drip off.

  4. Carefully paint the cookies with the mixture, using a separate brush for each color. Let the glaze dry. Add a second layer of yolk for a thicker glaze.

  5. Once dry, bake cookies according to package directions.

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