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How to make marbled sugar cookies for Easter

Yolandi from A Zesty Life and I teamed up to make these marbled sugar cookies. I have this really awesome stamp set that I use for everything (unfortunately the supplier does not stock them anymore but you can find similar ones on Takealot or here). If you clean them nicely you can use them for cookies, stamping, working with clay and any creative DIY you can think of.

Thank you to Carolyn Gregorowski Photography for the lovilee images.

How to Make Marbled cookies for Easter

What you will need to make these marbled cookies?

  • Set of alphabet stamps
  • White fondant and either 2 shades of grey fondant or black gel colorant (from a baking store)
  • A pin roller
  • Baking paper
  • Cookie cutter(s)
  • Water in a bowl
  • Gold leaf (from a baking store)

Set of alphabet stamps captured by Carolyn Gregorowski Photography

Sugar biscuit recipe

Adapted from the Donna Hay – Basics to Brilliance cookbook.

AuthorKari

How to Make Marbled Easter cookies captured by Carolyn Gregorowski Photography

Prep Time20 minsCook Time14 minsTotal Time34 mins

Ingredients

 185 g Unsalted Butter
 1 cup Castor Sugar
 1.50 tsp Vanilla Extract
 2.50 cups All Purpose Flour
 1 Egg
 1 Egg Yolk

Method

1

Pre-heat oven till 160 degrees Celsius.

2

Place the butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a food processor until smooth.

3

Add the flour, egg and additional egg yolk to the mixture and process till a dough like mixture.

4

Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and divide in half. Roll each piece out between 2 sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick.

5

Refrigerate for 10 minutes / until firm.

6

Remove the top sheets of baking paper and using a cookie cutter stamp out your cookies, removing the excess dough. Re-rolling as necessary.

7

Place the sheets into a backing tray and bake till golden brown for 12-14 minutes.

8

Allow to cool fully before adding the marbled fondant in the steps below.

Ingredients

 185 g Unsalted Butter
 1 cup Castor Sugar
 1.50 tsp Vanilla Extract
 2.50 cups All Purpose Flour
 1 Egg
 1 Egg Yolk

Directions

1

Pre-heat oven till 160 degrees Celsius.

2

Place the butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a food processor until smooth.

3

Add the flour, egg and additional egg yolk to the mixture and process till a dough like mixture.

4

Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and divide in half. Roll each piece out between 2 sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick.

5

Refrigerate for 10 minutes / until firm.

6

Remove the top sheets of baking paper and using a cookie cutter stamp out your cookies, removing the excess dough. Re-rolling as necessary.

7

Place the sheets into a backing tray and bake till golden brown for 12-14 minutes.

8

Allow to cool fully before adding the marbled fondant in the steps below.

Notes

Vanilla sugar biscuit recipe

Karen Kelly of the Lovilee Blog captured by Carolyn Gregorowski Photography

How to make Marbled fondant

The marbling effect of the fondant is essentially achieved by partially blending 2 or 3 colors of fondant together.

  1. Roll the fondant into a strip. Added some black gel food coloring to the mixture.
  2. How to marble fondant with coloring
    How to marble fondant with coloring

  3. Gently fold and twist the strips to create the marble effect, careful not to overwork it.
  4. How to marble fondant with coloring
    How to marble fondant with coloring

    How to assemble the cookies

    1. After rolling the fondant out, using the same cookie cutter as you used for the cookie, stamp out a piece of fondant.
    2. How to Make Marbled Easter cookies captured by Carolyn Gregorowski Photography
      How to Make Marbled Easter cookies captured by Carolyn Gregorowski Photography

    3. Carefully lift the fondant and using your finger and water apply some to the back of the fondant and place on the cookie. The water will act like a glue.
    4. How to Make Marbled Easter cookies captured by Carolyn Gregorowski Photography

    5. Stamp the cookies using your stamping set.
    6. Letter Stamps captured by Carolyn Gregorowski Photography

    7. To add the gold leaf place a drop of water on the spot you’d like to add it and lightly press the gold leaf on top.

    TADA! A perfect Easter cookie!

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