< Previous24 CoLor Chartspinksmauvedusty rose1 part tulip red1 part electric pink2 parts electric pink1 part orange1 part electric pink1 part gold1 part super red1 part electric purple123456CoLor Charts 25soft pinkdeep pink2 parts electric pink1 part burgundy3 parts electric pink1 part burgundy1 part electric pink1 part burgundy1 part super redelectric pink789101112CompendIum 67 4 Fill in the top half of each section with a medium-consistency darker green icing and a #2 tip. Carefully pipe over the top of the light-green section to give the appearance of dimension between the boughs on the tree. 3 Fill in the lower half of each section with a medium-consistency light-green icing and a #2 tip. Let it dry for 20 minutes.2 Use thick green icing and a #2 tip to outline the sections of the tree. Christmas Tree1 Use a Christmas tree cutter to cut out and bake trees according to recipe directions. 68 CompendIum 6 Add a tree trunk with medium-consistency brown icing and a #2 tip. 5 While the darker green icing is still wet, add sugar pearls or sprinkles for ornaments.Circles, BakingIf you’ve ever baked a circle cookie, you’ve lamented the ease at which cutout circle cookies get wonky. The good news is that there is an easy solution. First, it’s super important that you find a recipe you love that doesn’t spread. (See Chocolate Sugar Cookie or Vanilla Sugar Cookie if you need a suggestion.) Begin by cutting out a circle of dough just larger than the circle you actually want. Transfer the cutout in all its wonky, stretching goodness to your baking sheet. Cut the dough again with your smaller, perfect circle cutter. Remove the excess cookie dough and . . . Ta-da! Instant perfect circle for baking. Also, you should know that plastic circle cutters hold their shape much better and longer than aluminum or tin circle cutters. CompendIum 117reindeer1 Use a snowman cutter to cut out cookies, and then bake them according to recipe directions. 2 Turn the cookie upside down. With a medium-consistency brown icing and a #3 tip, pipe what appears to be an egg with a bite taken out of the top. It was probably a chocolate candy egg. Let it dry for 15 minutes.3 Pipe another egg-shaped blob on top of the first one. This time it’s upside down and will magically turn into a head. Give it a few minutes for the surface to set before moving on.4 Add two tiny brown ears at the top of the head. I find it easiest to pipe a circle where the top of the ear will be and then use my icing tip to drag the dot toward the head. Immediately repeat the process with medium-consistency white icing before the brown has time to dry.118 CompendIum5 Pipe some fancy reindeer antlers with the same brown icing and #3 tip. You could also do plain and comfy reindeer antlers for those days where your reindeer just doesn’t feel like going out. It’s up to you. I don’t judge.6 With medium-consistency red icing and a #3 tip, pipe a scarf between the head and shoulders of your reindeer. 7 Immediately pipe some skinny white lines on top of the red scarf with medium-consistency white icing and a #2 tip. Do not use a #3 tip. The white lines will spread and drown out the pretty red part of the scarf. 8 Pipe two . . . wait for it . . . egg shapes in the middle of the head for the eyes. Pipe them right next to each other and let them run together. Immediately add two beady little black dots with medium-consistency black icing for the pupils. CompendIum 1199 Use the same medium-consistency black icing to add a big ol’ black nose. Pipe a drop of white icing on top of the nose and use a toothpick or scriber to pull it out into a shine line. 11 With thick white icing and a #1 tip, add a fringe to the end of the scarf. Use thick black icing and a #1 tip to add eyebrows and a mouth to your reindeer. 10 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to add the end of the scarf. Let it dry for an hour. We hope youenjoyed this EYB Book PreviewThe complete book is available from all major booksellers. Or use the "Buy Book" button and help support EYB.Next >