Learn how to decorate rose cookies using fondant and homemade buttercream icing. These beautiful pink rose sugar cookies are great for weddings, showers, or Valentine’s Day.
I am in love with these pretty little rose cookies and honestly couldn’t wait to share them with you.
While these pink flower cookies may look fancy shmancy, don’t be fooled. They are actually quite easy to create.
The key element to these cookies is the beautiful pink buttercream icing, which is as delicious as it is beautiful.
The green fondant leaves give the flowers a little pop of color that compliments the pink buttercream icing so perfectly.
How to Decorate Rose Cookies
Start with a dozen of your favorite sugar cookies, each about 1.5 in wide. Be sure to allow the cookies to cool fully before decorating.
You will also need the following ingredients and supplies:
- unsalted butter, softened
- powdered sugar
- milk
- red gel food coloring
- green fondant
- piping bag with star tip
- toothpick
Prepare the buttercream icing by beating butter, powdered sugar, and milk. Begin on medium speed then increase to high speed.
Add red gel food coloring and continue beating until buttercream is completely tinted. The buttercream is ready once it is smooth and forms semi-stiff peaks.
Transfer buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
Starting in the center, frost each cookie in a circular motion.
Use green fondant to make 12 small spheres, and another 12 that are slightly smaller. Flatten each sphere out slightly and form a point at one of it’s ends.
Use a toothpick to score lines on each leaf to give them a more realistic leaf look and texture.
Place one of each size leaf on each cookie.
I hope that you enjoy these beautiful pink rose cookies. They really would be great for serving at a wedding, bridal shower, or for Valentine’s Day.
Or just served with a cup of pink velvet hot chocolate just because.
No matter the occasion, everyone will love these gorgeous rose sugar cookies.
Decorated Rose Cookies
Ingredients
- 12 round sugar cookies, each about 1.5 inches in diameter, fully cooled
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- 2 small drops red gel food coloring
- 3 oz. green fondant
Instructions
- To prepare the buttercream icing, beat butter, powdered sugar, and milk in a medium-size bowl. Begin on medium speed then increase to high speed. Add red gel food coloring and continue beating until buttercream is completely tinted. The buttercream is ready once it is smooth and forms semi-stiff peaks.
- Transfer buttercream into a piping bag with a star tip. Starting in the center, frost each cookie in a circular motion.
- Use green fondant to create 12 small spheres, and another 12 that are slightly smaller. Flatten each sphere out and form a point at one of it's ends. Use a toothpick to score lines on each leaf to give them a more realistic leaf look and texture.
- Place one of each size leaf on each cookie.
Recommended Products
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Wilton Gel Icing Colors - Wilton 46-Piece Deluxe Decorating Set
- Wilton Green Decorator Preferred Fondant
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This recipe was shared on Meal Plan Monday.
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