What is cookie flooding?

Table of Contents:

1. What is cookie flooding?
2. How do you decorate fall cookies?
3. What does it mean to flood a cookie with icing?
4. What tip to use for flooding cookies?
5. How many seconds is medium consistency icing?

What is cookie flooding?

Watching time-lapse videos of someone decorating a cookie can give you the impression that it is very easy to flood a cookie. Flooding is a technique that take icing to create a smooth finish on a cookie. This technique allows you to create different designs.

How do you decorate fall cookies?

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What does it mean to flood a cookie with icing?

Once you've outlined your cookies with your royal icing outline, you'll fill in your designs with “flood” icing. Flood icing is basically just a watered-down royal icing (watered down in consistency, not flavor). It gives your cookies that beautiful, smooth texture.

What tip to use for flooding cookies?

When flooding your cookies use a smaller decorating tip, like tip 2, or no tip at all. Start by outlining your cookie. Keep the icing about 1/8 –to– 1/4 of an inch away from the edge, slightly more if you plan to do a border.

How many seconds is medium consistency icing?

Icing Consistency Counts: Stiff or Thick Icing: 20-25 seconds to smooth out. Lines will not totally disappear. Medium Thick Icing: 18-19 seconds to mostly smooth over.