Any Suggestions on a Quick Way to Coat the Raised Surface of Cookies?

You could dip them in thinned white royal icing; let them dry; and then pipe over the raised parst. Or you could sponge the cookie with white food coloring (though it can sometimes crackle as it dries).

Thanks.  Would thinned white royal icing be better than glaze for this?

LouisXIV posted:

Thanks.  Would thinned white royal icing be better than glaze for this?

I think royal icing would dry more opaque, but whether that is "better" sort of depends on what you're trying to achieve.

Maybe you could color the dough white? I'm not quite sure how good this will work, you will probably only get an off-white at best. But in contrast to the red and blue it would look whiter in the end, I suppose.

Or try painting the surface of the cookies with white. That works pretty well, if you don't mind that it is not really a thick coat and the structure of the cookie still shows. I mix Americolor Bright White with a few drops of Vodka for this purpose and paint it on with a large brush. It doesn't take long, dries pretty quick, and you can pipe the icing on top of it.

I have seen cookiers make a thinned down royal icing and paint a thin layer on the cookie. They use a pastry or silicone brush. Here's a quick youtube video I found on it called "brush flooding". I would make the white icing a thin layer so you can still see your outline for the rest of the details. I have that cutter too. GO CUBS GO!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAloikWLErk