I know it’s not quite time to make Easter cookies right now, but these jelly bean cookie decorations aren’t actually cookies. They’re royal icing candy decorations and we need to make them before Easter. They’re great for stress-free decorating.

It may seem weird, but I promise, now’s the time to get started, and the best way to make them is to use your leftover royal icing from the cookies you’re making now. I have several candy decorations planned for you, and I thought I’d start with jelly bean cookie decorations because they’re fun and colorful.

I also have a cookie planned for you, but I wanted to show you the decorations that go with them first because we all know having a few cookie decorations makes decorating cookies easier.

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Guess what? You don’t have to wait until Easter to make them. You can use them now and store them in an airtight container. They’ll be ready when you start making those gorgeous Easter cookies. If you look in the supply list below, you will find the FREE Royal Icing Templates in different sizes that will help you create all the colorful Easter egg cookie decorations you want. Remember, you can make them now or wait until it’s a little closer to Easter. I love royal icing decorations! They make decorating fun and stress-free.

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Cover it with a large royal icing ribbon rose, of course! I keep ribbon roses on hand for occasions like this. It’s a great way to use leftover icing and turn a mistake into a cute cookie. If you’d like to learn how to make royal icing ribbon roses, follow this link: Ribbon Roses Video Tutorial. Again, it’s a great way to use your leftover royal icing. Store them in an airtight container away from the sun so they’ll be ready when you need them.

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As you can see, the roses in the image above are not the same. We will make all of them eventually, but today, we will focus on two. They are both made with the same piping tips and the same consistency of royal icing. 

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It’s Time to Enter For a Chance to Win a Kitchenaid Mixer! 

I’m so excited! It’s that time of year again, and I want to kick off the holiday season with a Kitchenaid Mixer giveaway. I can’t think of anything better to give to a baker. A mixer would be an awesome tool for making sugar cookies, royal icing, cakes, and so much more.

If you want to enter it’s going to be super challenging. Can you handle it?  Are you sure you can handle it?

To enter the contest, comment below and tell us your favorite KitchenAid Mixer Color. Do you like red, green, gray, black, blue, pink, or another color? No matter what color you list as your favorite you will be entered for a chance to win. If you win, you can let me know what color you’d like your new mixer to be. If they make it and have it in stock, that is the color you’ll receive.

Here are the colors KitchenAid offers in the KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Qt. Tilt-Head Stand Mixer. Which one is your favorite?

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Grab some water, milk, or coffee, and hang on for the sugar cookie show made with love!

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I was going to do individual posts on all these cute little reindeer, but I decided to make Ralph, Rex, and Rudolph all at the same time so we could get along with more Christmas cookies. Let’s think about this for a second. It’s “the most wonderful time of the year” for a reason and I think cute Christmas cookies play a huge part in spreading Christmas cheer. Don’t you?

Before I start singing Christmas carols and handing out cups of hot cocoa, let’s make Rowdy Rex, Radiant Ralph, and Reliable Rudolph.

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Can you guess which one she is? Scroll down and you’ll find her. 

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