Cute faces ~ not sure if they look like cute monkeys

LOL ~  I can't stop laughing.  I was trying to do cute monkeys.  I had the correct design, but I got stuck in doing the dark brown areas of the monkey .. I tried and it didn't come out right.  So, I left the cookies looking like this ...

It was my first trying these monkeys.  I really wanted them to look like my monkeys for my sons 1st birthday coming up.  But oh well... maybe next time.

Here is the recipe for the sugar cookies:

You then print the image you want for the cookie cutter.  This is the image I chose:

I had my husband design the cookie cutter because I couldn't find one that I really liked.

You bake for 8 minutes at 375 degrees

My little helper "Patty"

Fresh out of the oven - allow it to cool

for 10 minutes

Royal icing recipe:  2 egg whites mixed with 3 cups of confectionar sugar.

Add brown food coloring
Royal icing takes time to dry - sometimes a couple of hours
you have to wait for this coat to dry before you
do the eyes and so on

:o)

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Royal Icing for Monkey birthday

well well - the sugar cookies are done and they are soooo cute!

My dear lovely husband that I adore ~ designed a monkey cookie cutter for me!  yay!  I gave him the printed image, he went to home depot to get the special wire and he did it!!  It came out perfect!

Today I will be working with the royal icing part .. the fun part and the part that can be messy too if I am not too careful.

Check back later for before and after pictures ..