The thought of decorating sugar cookies used to have me running for the hills. Slowly but surely though, I’ve been inching my way into the awesome cookie decorator’s club. That’s not really a thing, but I’ve honestly never been particularly talented in this arena. Once I started practicing, improvement quickly came. Since then, I’ve shown you how to decorate Easter cookies, chocolate sugar cookies, snowman sugar cookies, fireworks cookies, and Valentine’s Day cookies. Like a lot of beginners, I prefer to stick with easier decorations like today’s fun watermelon cookies. With only 1 piping tip and 3 colors, you can create watermelon slice sugar cookies at home too. Even if you’re not in the awesome cookie decorator’s club yet. (But after 1 batch, you will be!!)
Watermelon Sugar Cookies: What Works & What Doesn’t
Decorating Tools
Standard tools like a rolling pin and baking sheets are important for this recipe, but here are a few of the more specific decorating tools needed:
Americolor Soft Get Paste Color Kit. In our experience, this is the BEST coloring for royal icing. The gel color is rich and vivid. You only need a drop or two for the icing. I use and recommend leaf green and fuchsia. Round Icing Tip #5. You can use this tip for both colors. Piping Bags. You can use either disposable or reusable. 3-inch round cookie cutter. I love this circle cookie cutter set which includes the size needed for this recipe.
For even more recommendations you can see this full list of my favorite cookie decorating supplies.
How to Decorate Watermelon Sugar Cookies
Decorating cut-out sugar cookies is a time investment, but it’s so much fun. I recommend leaving an afternoon to roll, bake, and decorate these sweet treats. I want you to feel confident before you begin, so here’s a quick summary of the decoration required. You can also watch me decorate a batch of cookies in the video in my sugar cookies post and in the video on my how to decorate sugar cookies tutorial.
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