
You might not believe me yet, so I’ll say it again. YOU CAN pipe intricate lace designs on cookies.
When I first started my cookie adventure, I saw these lace cookies by Rosey Sugar {Yukiko Mori} and said to myself, “I MUST LEARN TO DO THAT!”
But when it came time to try, I was so intimidated I put it off. After a couple of months I finally worked up the nerve to experiment. I was shocked at how easy it was. I made THESE on my very first try!
Now I am here to tell you…Don’t waste another moment being afraid.. I’ll show you how easy lace can be. Are you ready?
To pipe lace on cookies you will need:
- flooded cookies in the color of your choice
- piping icing in the color of your choice
- push-pin
- notebook paper
- 1-2 PME #1.5 tips {you can find these art Karen’s Cookies and Country Kitchen Sweet Art}
- toothpicks {for unclogging your tip as you work}
- damp towel {keep your tips clean so icing will go where you tell it to}
Okay, here we go…
When creating designs like this, having a guide is very helpful. I use a simple trick that I refer to as “the push-pin trick” to make my line.
Cut a strip of notebook paper along the straight edge to make a flexible “mini-ruler”. You want it thin so you can see enough of the cookie to properly position the guide. I like notebook paper because the lines act as a secondary way to make sure that things are evenly spaced.
Begin your design but using the push-pin to mark a line down the center of the cookie.

Anyway, I started with a simple line of dots, then came back and added a few more details. Try to keep things symmetrical because that’s an important characteristic of real lace.






Here’s a quick summary and a few more tips to help you along:
- Use a push-pin trick as a guide until you build up the confidence to attempt free hand design.
- Icing consistency is KEY! Watch THIS VIDEO for tips an getting the perfect piping consistency.
- To save time, try flooding your cookies using THIS TECHNIQUE from Created by Diane. If you look closely at Rosie’s work, she uses a similar method. This works well for those of you who use corn syrup icing because you can use that as a base and royal icing for the detail work.
- PME#1.5 tips are your FRIEND. You can use use #1 and #0 tips to create a more delicate design, but I don’t have the patience for pantyhose and clogged tips. However, if you are DEAD set on smaller tips, Sweetopia has a great post on managing clogs HERE.
- If you would like to create a doily-like design like I did HERE, use a round cookie cutter to make a circular template for marking.
- Sketching really helps {and I should practice what I preach}. Map out your design BEFORE piping so you’re not piping blind.
- If you like having pictures for reference Google LACE EDGES or LACE CLIP ART and click on IMAGES. You’ll find enough inspiration to last a lifetime.
- Scrapbooking sites also have great lace graphics. If you need something simpler to refer to, I suggest looking there.
- Lace designs look BEAUTIFUL on a variety of color combinations. Design Seeds and Photo Card Boutique are wonderful resources for complimentary color pallets.
- I ran across THIS IDEA on My Little Bakery’s cookie blog yesterday and was floored! It was so simple, I was almost embarrassed to post this. Cookie BRILLIANCE, for sure!
Haniela’s
Jill’s Sugar Collection
Katie’s Something Sweet
Sweet Ambs
Ali Bee’s Bake Shop

Now go. Make cookies.
http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2012/01/piping-lace-on-cookies/
If you would like to learn how to make cookies like these, click HERE.
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