Hand Stamped Cookies
Use new, clean rubber stamps and food coloring to create unique hand-stamped cookies that will be sure to turn heads.
Baking and crafting- my worlds collide! You already know that I love to bake, but did I ever tell you about my crafting habit? I can’t draw so I like to buy stamps, Sharpies, cute stickers, and things that punch shapes out of colorful paper. My poor crafting table has been jealous of my oven since things have been heating up over here at In Katrina’s Kitchen so I thought this would be the perfect way to remedy that.
Have you heard of Sprinkle Bakes? Heather is the talented artist and blogger behind her successful and gorgeous blog by the same title and now she is an author! When the publisher contacted me and asked if I wanted to review Heather’s book I thought surely this was a rhetorical question. So I jumped at the chance (and the publisher threw in a copy for one of you too!). You are actually going to get FOUR chances (!!!) at winning this book- more about that later.
This book was a page-turner; I had a hard time doing laundry, washing dishes, making dinner, and all that riveting stuff. I finally decided on making hand-stamped cookies. Heather made postcard cookies and they were stunning of course. In the book she talks about how she uses wafer paper to make them.
You can find wafer paper online. Since I didn’t have a whole lot of time to get my hands on some I did what I normally do when I need help: I went to Dairy Queen. I asked if I could purchase a sheet of the paper they use to create edible images on their ice cream cakes and the manager sold it to me for a few dollars.
As you can see the edible paper I used was not quite as thin as wafer paper and it didn’t create a seamless border. I’m okay with that- no shipping, problem solved, ice cream for dinner, and my family will still be able to eat real food this week. You can use any (new) rubber stamp so the possibilities truly are endless. Let me also mention here that I used this chocolate cut out cookie recipe from Lila Loa…wow.
Click through here to see my favorite Small Batch Royal Icing Recipe that I used on these cookies.
Hand Stamped Cookies
Ingredients
- Basic Cut Out Cookies -or- Chocolate Cut Out Cookies
- Royal icing
- Icing paper -or- wafer paper
- Corn syrup
- Food coloring
- Rubber stamps
Instructions
- Prepare and cut your cookies to whatever shape that best fits your rubber stamp(s). Bake and let cool completely. Frost with royal icing and let dry overnight.
- Put a small amount of food coloring into a shallow bowl or plate. Using a small flat-head paint brush (or a cotton swab) brush the ink onto the rubber stamp being careful not to over-saturate.
- Hold the inked stamp on the edible paper for 2-3 seconds. Gently peel away.
- Trim off any excess paper and affix to the cookie with a dab of corn syrup. Let dry completely.
I have teamed up with three other bloggers who are each featuring a recipe from the book Sprinkle Bakes, and we each have one to give away also. Be sure to check them out!
Pate a Choux via Baked By Rachel
Grasshopper Pie via Pass The Sushi
Mushroom Cookies via Bake Your Day
Hand Stamped Cookies {You Are Here!}
Giveaway Details:
One (1) winner will receive a copy of Sprinkle Bakes by Heather Baird
This giveaway is closed. The giveaway will run through Thursday, May 31st. Please use the Rafflecopter form below. Start by leaving a comment on this post. You can earn up to 2 additional entries.
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Disclosure: I was given a copy of Sprinkle Bakes to review. I was not compensated for a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
122 Comments on “Hand Stamped Cookies”
These are so awesome, Katrina! Just gorgeous, seriously.
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These cookies are just gorgeous!
I love the idea of using my stamps for baking!
I love the look of these cookies, can't wait to make and enjoy eating them.
Fantastic! Great giveaway!
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How neat! Just found your blog through Pinterest and would love to win! Thanks for giving us all a chance.
Love it. Thanks
HUGE fan of yours and Sprinkle Bakes! Fingers crossed!!
Definitely trying these as a bridal shower favor!
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Hey there… nothing like a last minute effort to put my name in the pile…
Winning is the best!
lovely post! I would love to win this book!!
Love your recipes!
Those are the coolest cookies ever! So cool!
These are so neat!
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
that's a pretty great idea to go to dairy queen instead of buying the sheets online.
wow! this is so cool.
Oh my goodness, these cookies look amazing! Now I have to share the news with my Daughter that I want her to try making THESE too!! We would LOVE to win the book…..we really would!! 🙂
Awesome! The cookies look great and I'd like to try out some of Sprinkle Bakes recipes!
I was just popping by to say 'hi' and see what you've been up to (I've been up to my eyeballs in the end of school and have not been out reading much) and what a totally charming idea these cookies! Definitely a baker crafter's dream confection. You've done such a great job with them as you always do. Love the picnic cloth cookies too. Hope all is well with you and your brood!
what an awsome idea…i'd love to try this on fondant to stamp the sides of cakes with some romantic quotes for my parents anniversary next month….so excited. i love learning new techniques