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Sand 'N Surf: Cookie Sandcastle (Tutorial)






To make a cookie sandcastle you will need:

 The cookie shapes and sizes are completely up to you.
I "googled" sandcastles and decided on a two tower castle
with a large rectangle base and then squares, circles, and triangles stacked on top. 
(Note, I put holes in all the smaller cookies thinking I would put my toothpick flags into the holes, 
but in the end,  I didn't use the holes.....so they are not necessary.)

I like to line up the cookies in the order I am going to stack them together.

Use Sand-Colored 10-Second Glaze to glue the pieces together.






Allow the cookie sandcastle to dry for an hour or two before
covering the entire castle in Sand-Colored 10-Second Glaze.




Place the still-wet castle (parchment paper and all) into a deep
container that will contain all the Demerara Sugar you will pour over it.



I made some tiny flags with toothpicks, colored paper, and 
scrap booking double-sided glue tabs.

 I attached to the back of the towers and used 
extra glaze to glue them securely.






Sand 'N Surf: Cookie Beach Umbrellas (Tutorial)





To make a cookie beach umbrella, you will need: 


You can use a plain round or fluted circle cutter for the umbrella. 
On the underside of the cookie, use your cookie stick
and make an indention that will hold the stick later. (see photo below)
Add additional cookie dough to the top of the cookie
to form a "cone shape" like a real umbrella.


 Once baked and cooled, 
turn the cookie upside down (see the indented hole for the stick?)
and outline and flood the underside.
I chose white glaze for the underside, but you can use whatever color you'd like.
Allow cookie to dry for a several hours.


Turn cookie right side up and outline and flood it.
You can do a pattern, or just make it one solid color.
 Allow it to dry overnight.

For set up, add some glaze to the end of the stick and 
"glue" it into the umbrella top.



Flip Floppin' Over Ice Cream :)

OK.....a little cheesy, but I got your attention, right?

The last few designs of my summer collection..............


These are probably my faves this go-around. 


I hope your weekend is filled with lots of fun family time celebrating our freedom.

Since I'm just decorating my patriotic cookies TODAY (lol).....I guess you won't see most of them until after the Fourth. Sorry about that. I'm still trying to catch up after my Ukraine trip.

Happy Fourth of July to all my American friends!
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