First Communion Cookies

Continuing on with the sacrament cookie motif ;)... (Remember the confirmation cookies earlier this week?  These are for the same sweet family.)





I was really looking forward to making these cookies again.  The last time I made them was for kiddo's First Communion....FOUR years ago.



{That picture on the left is one of my favorites ever.  Rockin' the powder blue suit, yo. Maybe we can find a blue tux for prom in a few years.}



OK...thanks for letting me reminisce.



These cookies start out with the perfect cutter.  I love this cutter...it's pricey because it's copper, but so worth it.





For the cookies, you'll need:

• chalice and host cookies


• royal icing tinted with AmeriColor Gold, Bright White, Regal Purple and Leaf Green


• disposable icing bags


• squeeze bottles


• decorating tips (#1 & #2) and couplers


• gold luster dust


• vodka (yep.)


• small paintbrush

With a #2 tip, outline the chalice.





With another #2 tip, outline the host.



Thin the white & gold icings (reserve a bit for later) with water, a little at a time, until it is the consistency of thick syrup.  Cover with a damp dishtowel and let sit several minutes.



Stir gently with a rubber spatula to pop any large air bubbles that have formed. Transfer to squeeze bottles.





Fill in the chalice with the thinned gold icing.  Use a toothpick to guide into corners.





Fill in the host with the thinned  white icing.  Use a toothpick to guide into corners.



Let dry at least one hour.





Add the detail with the reserved white and gold piping icing.



Let dry overnight, or at least 6 hours.





Get out your luster dust supplies:  Luster dust, small ramekin, small paintbrush and vodka (a good excuse to always have vodka in the house).



This is "Golden Charm" luster dust.  I LOVE it and bought it at a little shop in Houston.  Can't seem to find it online, but any gold luster dust will do.





Mix up your luster dust with a few drops of the vodka and brush it on. (The alcohol will evaporate, leaving just the gold sheen.)  Add a few drops of vodka to the ramekin as you're working if it starts to get clumpy on you.  A little goes a long way, so don't worry about using all of the container in one shot.  (Here's a video about applying luster dust...)





Then, with #1 tips, add the grapes and leaf/stem detail.

All ready for First Communion!