Step aside, Santa! Mrs. Claus has arrived! In this video, she dazzles in an all-cookie outfit that’s perfectly accessorized for her holiday appearance at the center of your dessert table! You can make her as is, or, for added wow-factor, fill up her skirt and bodice with candies or other mini sweets!
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RELATED TOOLS:
4-inch Hemisphere Cake Pan (for shaping skirt): http://tinyurl.com/h7v6yqf
2 3/8-inch Silicone Hemisphere Mold (for shaping bodice): http://tinyurl.com/hp8mhc2
PME Pearl Luster Spray (optional for skirt support): http://tinyurl.com/z7n8k8j
Uninked Stamp Pad: http://tinyurl.com/h9ywwpj
Lace Rubber Stamps: Unfortunately, I could not easily find an online source for the exact lace stamp used in this video, though these stamps are good alternatives: http://tinyurl.com/ne6rblg
Snowflake Plunger Cutters (for headdress): http://tinyurl.com/zzuzqaf
RELATED RECIPES:
Gingerbread Cookie Recipe: http://www.juliausher.com/blog/more/cutout_cookie_gingerbread
Royal Icing Recipe: http://www.juliausher.com/blog/more/royal_icing
PROJECT DIMENSIONS (cookie quantity needed in parentheses):
Feet (2): 2 7/8-inch-long oval, squished into slightly longer oval when still warm from the oven
Supports (2) on Top of Feet: 3 1/8-inch round
Support under Skirt: 4-inch round
Skirt: 6-inch round shaped over 4-inch hemisphere cake pan
Bodice: 3 1/2-inch round shaped over 2 3/8-inch silicone hemisphere mold
Head Halves (2): 1 1/2-inch round shaped over 1-inch teaspoon
Fondant Apron: 1/16-inch-thick fondant cut into a 1 x 1 3/8-inch (L x W) rectangle; 1 7/8-inch round cookie cutter used to cut the curved bottom edge
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CREDITS:
Music by: Kevin MacLeod, http://www.incompetech.com
Videography/Editing by: Silverback Video, http://www.silverbackvideo.com