Whooo’s Ready for Ha”owl”loween?
How’s that for cheesiness overload? I couldn’t help myself. I’m super ready for autumn, Halloween, and everything in between.
If you haven’t noticed, owls seem to be all the rage lately. It’s a good thing too, since I re”owl”ly like making them.
Just kidding. Let me stop while you still like me.
Anywhooooooooooooo…
These owls are so easy to make. All you need is:
- Flood and piping icing in the color/s of your choice
- White flood icing
- Large black candy beads
- Yellow 20-second icing
- Black food color gel or a black food color marker
Begin by using s smallish round or flower shaped cookie cutter to mark the eyes. This trick really takes the guess work out of piping.
Once the cookies are marked outline them using a #2 tip.
Flood then quickly use white piping icing to add dots. You now have a SPOTTED owl…
Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.
Fill the eyes with white flood icing the eyes then use tweezers to drop in black candy beads.
After a bit of drying time use a leaf tip to add ears {use the size best suited to the cutter you chose}.
Finally, use yellow 20-second icing to add a beak.
Let the cookies dry then use a #2 tip to add a beaded detail around the eyes.
Finish up by using a tiny brush to paint on lashes with gel color and water and add a tiny dot of white icing to the eye. This really brings cookies to life.
The moment I decided to make these cookies I knew I would use a cat face cutter, but when it came time to choose I couldn’t. So, I tried them all, plus a random caldron that I found along the way.
- c {Wilton caldron}
- b {Wilton Hello Kitty}
- f {Betty Crocker 101 piece set}
- d {Michaels, about two years ago}
- e {Wilton cat face cutter}
- a {The Cookie Cutter Company}
Whatever cutter you choose, the end result is adorable.
If you love owls as much as I do, you’ll love these cookies:
- Owls in Pumpkins Cookies
- “Owl” Always Love You Valentine Cookies
- Pinterest Inspired Owl Cookies
- Owl Cookies Using a Tulip Cutter
- Wise Old Owl Cookies
- Adorable Owl Cookies via The Bearfoot Baker
I hope everyone is having an amazing week!