Day of the Dead Cherry Skull Cookies

I had this design on my mind since last year but never got around to make the cookies.

I’m not sure where I first saw the idea but I suspect it was a tattoo design of some sort. You know things you come across when you browse the online world, it got stuck in my head.

Those of you who saw my Nutella Cookies tutorial, probably will remember this super fun and easy decorating technique with wet on wet royal icing and edible markers. Despite their complicated look these cookies are  super easy to make.

To make these cookies you need:
STEP BY STEP VIDEO TUTORIAL

Sugar Cookie Recipe

Fresh Lemon Royal Icing –

15 to 20 second consistency -white for the base, red, blue, yellow and orange, all 15 to 20second consistency

Piping consistency – black icing

Fine Tip Edible marker – black by Rainbow Dust

To color my icing I used Americolor Gel Colors