Trying a Cookie Kit from 'Because Carbs'

I love decorating cookies. I've taken two in-person beginner classes, used a commercial kit from the grocery store, and tried two at-home kits from Color My Cookie and one from Baketini. I loved it all. Neither Color My Cookie nor Baketini are in business anymore, so I was thrilled to find a local cookie artist who sells (and hand-delivers!) cookie kits. Alli of Because Carbs has appeared on Christmas Cookie Challenge on the Food Network, so she's the real deal. 

 

Here's what came in the 6-cookie kit I ordered:

I like when kits have duplicate cookies so that I can do a practice cookie and then learn from my mistakes on the second one. I didn't allow enough time for the icing to crust over on my first donut or coffee cup, so I allowed a lot more drying time for my future cookies. 

One of the things that appealed to me most about this particular kit was that it would allow me to try a technique I'd never used: breaking the icing on the ice cream cookie using the back of the scribe tool. It also gave me the chance to practice making royal icing transfers. I played around with a lot of sizes of red hearts and even tried doing some swirled designs. 

Ready to see my finished cookies? In each picture, the first cookie I made is on the left. 

First up are the donuts. I didn't allow enough drying time for the tan on the first cookie, so the pink settled right into it. By letting the tan dry completely on the second cookie, the pink sits on top, just like it really would on a donut. 

Here are the ice cream cookies. 

And finally, the coffee cups. They were the most difficult by far. 

I had so much fun with this kit! And I'm happy to report that the cookies were delicious. I'll definitely be getting another kit from Because Carbs sometime in the near future.