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How to Make Simple Basketball Cookies
posted by Lisa on April 11, 2018
I like sports but I wasn’t a huge fan of basketball until I married my husband because he’s a basketball kind of guy and I’m a football kind of girl. Once we had kids my heart opened up to the constant bouncing and swooshing of that orange ball. I still like football better, but one thing we can agree on is sharing a few simple basketball cookies.
Supplies for Simple Basketball Cookies:
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Recipes:
Sugar Cookie Recipe
Royal Icing Recipe
Cookie Cutters:
Circle Cookie Cutter- You can use any size circle cookie cutter you’d like and I used a 3 1⁄2″ and a 1 1⁄2″ for this set of cookies.
Royal Icing Colors:
Black
Orange- Mix Orange food gel color with Lemon Yellow and a little Tulip Red. If you want a burnt orange you can a small amount (like one tiny bit) of chocolate brown food gel color.![]()
Tools:
Tipless Decorating Bags
Turkey Lacer or toothpick
Optional:
Airbrush System with orange airbrush color
Basketball Stencil
Stencil Genie or one dozen magnets
Cookie Turntable
Genie Minimat
I’ve added a few new things to the supply list, but that doesn’t mean you need o purchase them. I recently bought a dozen magnets, a Cookie Turntable, and a Genie Minimat from The Cookie Countess because I’ve watched a few videos with Hillary using them. I wanted to give them a try for myself and I like them so you may see them in a few videos in the future.
- Begin by baking a batch of your favorite sugar cookie recipe and cut out the circle shapes and bake.
- Let the cookies cool completely before you begin to decorate.
- Mix the orange and black colored royal icing and place in your decorating bags or bottles.
- Outline the cookies with the orange royal icing.
- Flood the cookies with the orange icing because basketballs are orange, aren’t they? Some of them are orange and some have really cool designs, but we’re going to focus on orange today.
You can wait a couple of minutes to let the outline dry or you can flood as soon as you make the outline. If you decide to flood right away, be careful because the icing sometimes falls off the edge of the cookies.
- Use the turkey lacer to pop any air bubbles and to help smooth and even out the icing.
- Let the icing dry completely because it’s easier to airbrush the cookies if the icing is dry. If you airbrush when the royal icing is wet you may damage your cookies. I’ve done it wet before and it’s pretty fun but I did damage a cookie or two.
- Next, grab the airbrush gun and get ready to have a little fun.
- Place the basketball stencil in the Stencil Genie or use the magnets to hold it in place so the stencil doesn’t move as the air from the airbrush gun hit it.
- Add a few drops of the orange airbrush color to the airbrush gun and spray the basketball design on the cookie.
- Carefully remove the Stencil Genie by picking it straight up off the cookie.
If you don’t pick it straight up you might smear the airbrush color.
- Airbrush one side of the basketball with the orange airbrush color so it will have a nice shadow.
- Let the airbrush color dry. It should only take a few seconds.
- Now, all that you need to do is add the black lines to the basketball.
- Let the cookies dry completely before you package them.
How to Make Simple Basketball CookiesI’ll make a confession. These cookies aren’t perfect. I got a little spray happy when I was airbrushing the shadow on the edges. All I needed to do was wait a few seconds for the airbrush color to dry, but guess who got impatient? That right, me.
So when you make your simple basketball cookies be patient and don’t rush the airbrushing. Take your time and your cookies will look better than mine.
Now that we know how to make simple basketball cookies you can make them for March Madness, your kids birthdays, Father’s Day or just to make your husband and kiddo’s happy.
Who knows, maybe one day I’ll like to make a few golf cookies and learn how to hit that tiny little ball with that crazy long club. Maybe.
Bear hugs,
Products Featured:
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Truly Mad Plastic Tipless Decorating Bags
Artfully Designed Creations Airbrush System
Cookie Countess Airbrush System
Turkey Lacers
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Basketball Cookies with Royal Icing
Need some cute post-game snacks or a fun birthday surprise? Look no further than these Basketball Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing! These are so simple yet taste as if they came straight out of a fancy bakery! Keep reading to learn how to make these delicious sweet treats!
Basketball Cookies with Royal Icing
My daughter turns ten this week.
The years have flown by; it seems like yesterday she was a curious toddler. Her special request for her birthday was cookies decorated like basketballs. After doing a little online research, I decided to try royal icing.
Update May 2022: She is now 18 and just graduated from high school last week. The days are long but the years fly by for sure.
HOW TO MAKE SUGAR COOKIES WITH ROYAL ICING
These cookies are very easy to make. You only need a few ingredients to whip these up for a birthday party or another event.
What is Royal Icing?
Royal Icing is made up of confectioner’s sugar, meringue powder, and water. Using meringue powder probably sounds like a gross thing to put in icing, but I promise you, it’s good. This icing is perfect for sugar cookies because you can whip it up super quickly and it sets very quickly once placed on top of the cookies.
Ingredients:- Butter
- Granulated Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
Ingredients for Royal Icing:
- Meringue Powder– This will make the icing nice and fluffy.
- Powdered Sugar will sweeten the icing and give it a nice texture.
- Water– This thins the icing, so it’s not too thick. You can add as much or as little to get the right consistency.
- Food Coloring– This is entirely optional. If you want themed cookies, you can use food coloring. Leave it out if you’re allergic to food coloring or don’t want to use it. The icing will be white.
Start by following the steps in the recipe card to make sugar cookies, then chill the dough to make the most delicious chewy sugar cookies. Next, knead the dough and roll it out on a floured surface. Finally, use a circle cookie cutter to cut into basketball-shaped cookies before baking.
Tip: Silicone baking mats are beneficial as they prevent foods from sticking to the baking pan without having to grease them at all.
After the basketball cookies have completely cooled, make the royal icing and begin icing the cookies.
Start by drawing a circle around the outside perimeter of the circle, then fill in the circle with royal icing.
Tips: I used decorating bottles to pipe the edge around the cookies. I have always used pastry bags, but the decorating bottles made it so much easier.
Tips for Using Royal Icing to make Basketball Cookies- You will need to thin the icing out slightly, as it is pretty thick at first. I had to experiment a little to get the right consistency.
- Pipe a border around the edge; you want it to be thick enough not to drip off so that it will set.
- The next step is flooding the middle.
- If needed, take the top off the decorator tip and add a little water one tablespoon at a time. Do this until it flows easily out of the tip to spread the icing over the cookie’s surface.
- Keep any royal icing you aren’t using covered, as it will harden quickly.
Use the back of a spoon or a toothpick to spread the royal icing to the edges.
Allow it to harden.
With the black royal icing, pipe the lines to make basketball cookies.
Tip: Make sure to drag the icing over the edge of the cookies. Allow it to set for several hours to harden.
Check out Throw the Perfect Basketball Party for more fun ideas.
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Basketball Cookies with Royal Icing
Basketball cookies made with sugar cookie dough and royal icing are perfect for anyone that loves basketball. They are perfect for birthday parties or team events.
Ingredients for Sugar Cookies:
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Ingredients for Royal Icing:
- 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 5 1/2 tablespoons water room temperature
How to Make the Sugar Cookies
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Cream together butter and sugar until smooth.
Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until combined.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt, then add to the mixture.
Stir until combined.
Cover and cool in the fridge for at least an hour.
Flour the surface, knead the dough, and roll out.
Cut into circle shapes, place on a cookie sheet, and bake for 6-8 minutes.
Allow to completely cool before icing.
How to Make Royal Icing
In a bowl, combine meringue powder, powdered sugar, and water.
Beat on high speed for 3-5 minutes. When you drop a spoonful of icing, it should drop and smooth out in approx 5-10 seconds. At this point, the icing will be pretty stiff. Divide and place in airtight containers.
Add food coloring if desired (the gel high concentrated kind).
Thin out the icing to desired consistency with water as needed.
Make sure to keep covered to avoid drying out.
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