Expecting (or not)? Either way, here's a fun baby shower cookie project to celebrate your (or your friend's) new arrival - 3-D rattles filled with colored candies (pink or blue) for a surprise gender reveal! Everything but the middle part of the handle is edible, including the bows!
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RELATED LINKS:
Gingerbread Cookie recipe: http://www.juliausher.com/blog/more/cutout_cookie_gingerbread
Royal Icing recipe (with consistency adjustments): http://www.juliausher.com/blog/more/royal_icing
Rattle dimensions: 1 5/8- to 2 3/8-inch (inner) diameter rounds for tops; 1 1/4-inch- to 1 3/4-inch-long teardrop at end of handle
How to Contour Cookie Dough video: http://tinyurl.com/o8y4z9a
How to Dip Contoured Cookies video: http://tinyurl.com/kdsyva3
2-D Royal Icing Transfers (Part 1 - The Basics) video: http://tinyurl.com/qgsqro3
How to Emboss Cookies video: http://tinyurl.com/ogkayjs
Small (1 5/8-inch/40-mm) Hemisphere Mold source (for top): http://tinyurl.com/q7zy6ee or http://www.pastrychef.com/SILICONE-MOLD--HALF-SPHERES_p_1302.html
Larger (2 3/8-inch/60-mm) Hemisphere Mold source (for top, though I thought these were a bit too big): http://www.pastrychef.com/SILICONE-MOLD--HALF-SPHERES_p_1302.html
Teardrop Cutter source (one of many): http://tinyurl.com/plxq86w
Rubber Stamp sources (not food grade): rubber ducky (http://tinyurl.com/or4rtgn); ornate circular patterns (http://store.scrapbook.com/ink-60-60022.html)
Un-inked Stamp Pad source (not food grade): http://tinyurl.com/m44jyz6
Edible Marker source (one of many): http://tinyurl.com/ncch4zw
Mini Bow Silicone Mold source: http://www.firstimpressionsmolds.com/bw131bowset71x112x18-2.aspx
Florentine (Marbled) Wafer Paper source: http://tinyurl.com/p25nj57
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Music by: Kevin MacLeod, http://www.incompetech.com