Beehive Cookies

Whether you're a beginner or expert in decorating cookies, this book by Bridget Edwards is a must. You can also check out her blog at Bakeat350. She gives great recipes, tips, and ideas to decorate all kinds of yummy cookies

It can be very frustrating when trying to get your royal icing black if you've never done it before. We use the americolor gel color super black and prefer americolor over some other brands. The trick is to color your royal icing to an almost black color, and let it sit a day or two in the fridge. The color will intensify after having some time to sit. We usually make black and red colors two days before we need it, and add more gel color as needed. Just so you know, you can keep royal icing in the fridge and take it out as needed - just make sure you let it come to room temp before piping

There are many royal icing recipes out there. Some use fresh egg whites, others pasteurized egg whites, but we like to use recipes that utilize meringue powder as the main ingredient. Meringue powder is a dried egg white powder that we use in place of fresh eggs, mainly because it's easy, tastes great, and we know is bacteria free

We presented our Beehive Cookies on a 10-inch square white plate from Sur La Table. We especially love to use these plates in our Experiences as the clean and simple lines tend to complement any dessert table. We recommend getting a variety of sizes if you tend to host parties often

A simple printable dessert label can go a long way to completing the presentation. We offer free printable dessert labels, along with the rest of the Bee Experience Printables, that you can download here. We recommend using cover weight paper which you can find at Paper-Source. We usually use pure white, but feel free to choose a color that works for you