For this border the royal icing needs to be thicker than the recipe given below which is used to spread over the
entire surface of the cookie.
To cover or «flood» the entire
surface of the cookie with icing, the proper consistency is when you lift the beater, the ribbon of icing that falls back into the bowl remains on the surface of the icing for a few seconds before disappearing.
To cover the entire
surface of the cookie with icing, the proper consistency is when you lift the beater, the ribbon of icing that falls back into the bowl remains on the surface of the icing for a few seconds before disappearing.
As you start to reach the beginning of the outline, bring the piping tip closer to
the surface of the cookie to meet the start of the icing outline.
Decorating: Melding colors If you would like to add lines or dots to the base color that you flooded the cookie with so that they meld and dry as a smooth surface, you need to add the lines / dots / patterns as quickly as possible after flooding and smoothing
the surface of the cookie.
The surface of the cookie should be still soft and the cracks should be all over the surface.
Let it dry completely before covering
the surface of the cookie with royal icing.
Now, the royal icing recipe I have given is for covering or «flooding» the entire
surface of the cookie.
While broiler is heating, use a pastry brush to gently brush the remaining 3 Tbsp maple syrup across
the surface of each cookie.
(I then like to sort of «rough up»
the surface of my cookies by making tiny pinches in the top part of the dough.
• As you start to reach the beginning of the outline, bring the piping tip closer to
the surface of the cookie to meet the start of the icing outline.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until
the surface of the cookie looks dry and set and the centers are still gooey.
Bake until
the surface of the cookies looks dry and set but the center is still gooey, 12 to 14 minutes.
Chocolate Notes To use higher - percentage chocolate to make cookies that are increasingly bittersweet, without sacrificing the texture or the pretty gloss on
the surface of the cookies, adjust the recipe as follows.
7 To make the spiderwebs, spread white royal icing smoothly over
the surface of each cookie.