Best products from r/cookiedecorating
We found 27 comments on r/cookiedecorating discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 48 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Kemper Tools Professional Needle Tool,Silver
- Kemper tools has made handcrafted sculpture tools in the USA for over 50 years
- Functional and well-constructed
- Made by master craftsmen
- Kemper stands for quality tools and service at affordable prices
- For the professional artist
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2. Joseph Joseph Adjustable Rolling Pin with Removable Rings, 13.6", Multi-Color
- Adjustable rolling pin evenly flattens dough to ensure uniform baking
- Solid beech construction with etched pastry-width measurement guide
- 1/16, 1/6, 1/4, and 3/8-inch removable discs make it simple to roll to a desired thickness
- Great for pizza and pie crusts, tarts, cookies, and more; hand-wash for best results
- Measures 2-1/2 by 16-1/2 by 2-1/2-inch
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3. DayMark 12" PipingPal Disposable Pastry Bag with Dispenser (100 Bags)
- Kitchen, Dining & Bar DayMark IT115435 12" Piping Pal Disposable Pastry Bag with Dispenser (Roll of#0087/12
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4. PME Scriber Needle Modelling Tool, for Cake Decorating, 5.7-Inch
- Ideal for marking templates, releasing trapped air from under icing, clearing nozzle ends and marking tiny dots
- Dimension: 144mm (5.7”)
- Steel plated needle
- Easy to use and clean
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5. CK Products Meringue Powder 1 Pound (16 Ounces)
16ozShelf Life: 18 monthsKeep in a cool, dry placeCertified KosherIngredients: Corn Starch, Egg Whites, Sugar, Gum Arabic, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Citric Acid, Cream of Tartar and Vanillin
6. Casabella Silicone Rolling Pin Spacer Bands
Set of four rolling pin spacers by casabella for easily rolling dough to the desired thicknessMade of fda-approved food-grade siliconeIncludes four pairs of spacers - 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 inch thickDishwasher-safeFits 2-1/4-inch to 3-inch rolling pins
7. 3 5/16in. X 5 1/8in. Flat Cellophane Bags with Adhesive Closure - Pack of 100
8. New Star Foodservice 38439 Commercial-Grade 18-Gauge Aluminum Sheet Pan/Bun Pan & Silicone Baking Mat Set, 13" L x 18" W x 1" H (Half Size)
This Sheet/Bun Pan 2-Piece Cookie Sheet and Silicone Baking Mat Set provides the essential items you need for baking needs. Included nonstick silicone baking mat prevents baked food from sticking and makes cleanup a breeze. Sheet/Bun Pan and the Baking mat combo are designed to be a perfect fit.Shee...
9. Wilton #3 Round Decorating Tip
- Kitchen, Dining & Bar DayMark IT115435 12" Piping Pal Disposable Pastry Bag with Dispenser (Roll of#0087/12
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10. The Packaging Wholesalers 15-1/8 x 11-1/8 x 2-Inch Front Lock Deluxe Literature Mailer, 50-Count (BSMFL15112)
- Maximum protection for your most important documents.
- Manufactured from strong 32ect-B oyster white corrugated.
- All ship and store flat to save space.
- 30 sizes to choose from.
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11. 4in. X 6in. Flat Cellophane Bags with Adhesive Closure - Pack of 100
- 4in. X 6in. Flat Cellophane Bags with Adhesive Closure - pack of 100
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12. 9-Piece Hexagon Nylon Cookie Cutter Set (Hexagon)
- Diameter Sizes-0.78/1.17/1.57/1.96/2.35/2.75/3.14/3.53/3.9-inch
- Hexagon 9-piece nylon cookie/clay cutter set
- Premium nonporous composite material; Temperature resistant up to 400℃(750℉)
- Great for cutting trays of biscuits, pastries or cookies
- Reusable and easy to clean: Dishwasher safe
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13. Americolor Soft Gel Paste Food Color, 4.5-Ounce, Super Red
- Soft gel paste is an effective coloring system; it's consistent from batch to batch; certified kosher and made in the U.S.A
- It has coloring strength superior to any other food color; it will not separate or weep and does not harden
- The base ingredients allow the color to disperse immediately so you actually use less color. Squeeze bottle with a flip-top lid
- It will color the more delicate non-dairy whipped icings and toppings without breaking them down
- By mixing and measuring using "drops" of color you can achieve precise easy-to-repeat colors every time
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14. Super Gold Edible Luster Dust | Edible Powder & Dust | Food Grade Luster Dust for Decorating, Fondant, Baking | Polvo Matizador | Cakes, Vegan Paint, & Dust | Sunflower Sugar Art
- 🌻 Super Gold Food Grade Luster Dust 4g Container, Decorating Edible Dust.
- 🌻 Made in the USA: Vegan, Gluten Free, and Dairy Free
- 🌻 Decorate your next cupcake, cookie, chocolate, and more!
- 🌻 Use dry or wet; mix with flavored extracts, alcohol, or water!
- 🌻 Made in the USA, #1 Decorating Dust for over 30 years.
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15. KitchenAid KSM150PSAQ Artisan Series 5-Qt. Stand Mixer with Pouring Shield - Aqua Sky
- 10-speed slide control ranges from a very fast whip to a very slow stir
- Includes Flat Beater, Dough Hook and Wire Whip
- Power Hub for Additional Attachments
- Unique Mixing Action
- Assembled with Pride in Greenville, Ohio.Electrical:60 Hz
- Choose from all the color options to find the one that best matches your style and personality.
- The power hub turns your stand mixer into a culinary center with more than 15 optional attachments available.
- 5-Qt. stainless steel bowl with comfortable handle offers enough capacity to mix dough for 9 dozen cookies or 4 loaves of bread in a single batch.
- 59-Point Planetary Mixing Action means 59 touchpoints per rotation around the bowl for thorough ingredient incorporation.
- The tilt-head design allows clear access to the bowl and attached beater or accessory so you can easily add ingredients for a recipe.
- Powerful enough for nearly any task or recipe, whether you’re stirring wet and dry ingredients together, kneading bread dough or whipping cream.
- Includes coated flat beater, coated dough hook, 6-wire whip and 1-piece pouring shield. The flat beater and dough hook are dishwasher-safe.
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16. Wilton Clear Treat Bags, 100-Count
- Clear bags great for wrapping cake pops, candy and other small treats
- Includes silver twist ties for easy gifting
- Clear bags make treats easy to see
- 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15.2 centimeter)
- 100 bags; 100 twist ties
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17. PME Seamless Stainless Steel SupaTube Writer #1.5 Decorating Tip, Standard, Silver
- Pme-Writing Supatube
- This stainless steel tube will create fun words, dots, piping lines and more for any baked good decorating project
- This package contains a no 1.5 Writing tube
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18. PME Seamless Stainless Steel Supatube Writer No.3, Standard, Silver
- Me-Writing Sup tube
- This stainless steel tube will create fun words, dots, piping lines and more for any baked good decorating project
- This package contains a no 3 writing tube
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19. Hamilton Beach 6-Speed Electric Hand Mixer with Snap-On Storage Case, Wire Beaters, Whisk and Bowl Rest, 250W, White (62682RZ)
- Mix with ease: With 6 speeds, including the quickest button, you can adjust this kitchen mixer to accommodate any baking recipe.
- Easy to handle: With 250 watts of peak power hand mixer.
- Bowl rest feature: A built-in groove lets you rest the hand mixer over the bowl, so drips go where they belong and not all over your countertop.
- Versatile attachments: The kitchen mixer includes easy to clean set of traditional beaters and whisk.
- Snap-on storage case: This hand mixer includes a handy snap-on storage case—no more lost beaters
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20. Wilton Meringue Powder, 16 oz.
- Great for making meringues, royal icing and anything else that calls for egg whites
- Color: White
- 16 oz. (454 g)
- Certified Kosher; made in a facility that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, milk and wheat products
- Resealable top opens completely for easy measuring
- Made in the USA
- Made in a facility that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, milk and wheat products
- Resealable top opens completely for easy measuring
- Certified Kosher
- 16 ounces can
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Make sure you have several bowls for mixing icing colors. You can also use tupperware for this.
Spatulas. The more the better. I got a bunch of tiny ones from Walmart for $1 each that I use to mix icing colors, and bigger ones to scrape down the sides of the mixer. They're super useful.
Sifter. Useful for both powdered sugar and flour. Lumpy icing sucks.
Rolling pin. Standard size. I have a fondant rolling pin, which doesn't have handles, it's just a long plastic cylinder, but I prefer to roll out smaller batches at a time to minimize dough sticking to the rolling surface, so a regular rolling pin works just fine.
The rest is stuff you'll probably need to go to a craft store to get. Or online. I use Amazon a lot.
Parchment paper.
Pastry Bags.
Cellophane Bags. For packaging cookies individually, if you want to do that. You can use different sizes, but these are good for most average cookies.
Rolling Pin Spacers. These suckers are awesome. I use the yellow ones, they're about 1/4" and perfect for rolling out cookies to an even thickness every time.
Needle Tool. This thing is a lifesaver for popping air bubbles and smoothing out icing, but toothpicks work just as well.
As for ingredients, I prefer to get my Meringue Powder online as well.
Americolor gel is the shit. But you can use the Wilton stuff that craft stores sell just as easily. No big deal.
I buy my flour and powdered sugar in bulk at Costco and store it in big plastic tubs. Always get more powdered sugar than you think you'll need; it keeps well, and nothing sucks quite as much as ruining a batch of icing, or running out, and having to stop everything and go to the store for more powdered sugar.
I'm making a batch right now, so if I think of anything else I'll come back and edit this comment. All this stuff was all collected over a period of many months, so don't feel like you have to have all of it now. Just get what you need for the project you're doing, improvise as you can, and catalogue what you think will really help you with the next batch.
Hope that helps! :)
Edit: Was reminded during my decorating this evening: you're gonna need paper towels. So many paper towels.
I feel Im a bit of an intermediate cookie decorator at the moment. For someone whose just getting started on the cheap, really all you need is some ziploc sandwich bags and some toothpicks. It sounds janky, but it works quite well with simpler designs while you get some practice in. Also some food coloring gels. You dont want to use the liquid stuff because it will water down your icing and add an extra layer of frustration when trying to get your consistency right.
That aside, theres the baking side of things - baking pans and maybe a couple silpat liners (reusable silicone baking mat). They pay for themselves with the money you save from not having to buy paper pan liners. And some cookie cooling racks, which you can find pretty cheaply at Kmart.
Not much else to it. If you want to invest a bit more in it, then Id suggest grabbing a big roll of plastic piping bags, a handful of #3 tips (cheapy wiltons are fine) and couple of #1.5 tips (Id go with PME for the finer tips, theyre more consistent in size), and some couplers to go along with each tip you bought. Also a scribe tool is nifty, the finer point on it is nicer to work with than a toothpick.
Youd basically use the bigger tip for filling in areas with large amounts of icing, the finer tip for detail work, and the scribe tool to pop out the bubbles and tweak the icing once on the cookie. I still keep sandwich bags around to do the "flooding" as theyre plentiful, easy to fill, and I can mix up a bunch of colors for them easily.
Anyway, hope that helps. I linked stuff to Amazon to give you an idea of what Im talking about, but Amazon is far from the cheapest place to get this stuff. Im in the US, so I dont know where in Canada would be best to get this stuff.
Hey! Thank you so much that means a lot :) This is my favorite recipe, I under bake it a bit so it's still soft (about 9-10min) and I get a lot of compliments on it tasting as good as it looks which is the goal! (I also sub the almond extract for more vanilla)
I like rolling to 1/4in thickness, this rolling pin is amazing btw.
I hope this helps and you find the perfect recipe for you!
Aw! Thank you so much!
The cutters are from Amazon:
9-Piece Hexagon Nylon Cookie Cutter Set (Hexagon) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F8LJN57/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_ftrreR1MqFJlK
And I thought the same about watercolor but it was surprisingly easy! Mix gel food coloring with clear alcohol and paint onto dry royal icing. Then I used a black food marker for the lines. SweetAmbs has a nice tutorial here: https://www.sweetambs.com/tutorial/hand-painted-cookies-tropical-sunset/
If I want a true red, I always go with Super Red Gel but you still have to use a lot of the food color to get a good red. Or any dark color for that matter, although I would say going with super red may help you use a little less, and I haven't found that it gives off a pink tint.
Source: am cake decorator. I use food color all day.
I use Rolkem Super Gold and mix it with either vanilla or lemon extract to make a painty-paste type stuff. The key is to mix it with alcohol (extracts are alcohol based) but I think vodka or everclear might even work better, as soon as I take a trip to the liquor store that’ll be my first choice, but for now, extracts are what I have on hand lol. The alcohol evaporates quickly leaving the shine without melting your icing.
Sure thing! Sorry it took me a while, I had to look up my receipts and such 😊
Ingredients:
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I originally got the Hamilton Beech Hand Mixer , but it broke the first time I used it so I do NOT recommend. I got it for $15.30, but I reasoned that a KitchenAid lasts a lifetime.
Note: You don't need couples or tips if you use tipless bags, which is actually what I'm doing right now
So all together that is $423.47 + a little tax
So some people use shortbread. I am not a fan, so I went with sugar. It’s pretty much just a recipe I found on Pinterest. Just search for “no spread sugar cookies” or something like that and it should bring up a few. You really need to find one that doesn’t rise much or spread out because it will distort the cookie cutter shape completely.
I personally leave my sticks of butter out for probably a minimum of 5 hours or so. Then I actually refrigerate the dough for a little before I roll it out.
Find a rolling pin that has rings on the ends so you can easily keep it all to the desired thickness or thinness. That was a lifesaver.
Here’s a link to the one I bought.
Joseph Joseph 20085 Adjustable Rolling Pin with Removable Rings, Multicolored https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0091QO3RK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_EfeJDbT3RTF1J
Wilton tip #223 l, you can buy tips individually at most cake stores and craft stores or it's usually included in the basic tip kits that come with 10-20 piping tips.
I use a bottle that lets me change tips for more detailed work.
I also recommend a scribe tool, it helps me clean up edges, fix points and do more detailed work.
I used a recipe from Montreal Confections on Youtube.
Royal Icing Recipe:
Note that this recipe makes quite a bit of icing. I made a large batch of cookies (50 or so cookies) and I had more than enough. You may want to cut the recipe in half.
She also has another video on how to get correct consistency.
I worked with mine until I got close to a "20 second icing" so I could pipe and flood with the same icing.
Also, I highly recommend purchasing a scribe needle tool to smooth out the icing.