When I want to make a royal icing transfer design and place it on a cookie, I can never get the transfer to lie flat on the cookie. There always seems to be a space between the bottom of the transfer and the top of the cookie. Is there something I am doing wrong? Does anyone have any tips on how to get the transfer on the cookie so that it looks "seamless"?
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I have found that the paper you make the transfer on REALLY needs to be flat... I use wax paper and tape it to my cookie sheet... Montreal confections addressed this in one of her many videos, she said she uses sheets of parchment, not a roll of parchment, as that way it lies flatter. I also use my transfers in such a way so that a slightly uneven bottom really does not matter all that much as in when I am making eyeballs for face cookies, I flood the cookie, and then "float" the eyeball in the face and even push it in a little bit. So here I made all of the eyes and ears as transfers, and inserted the eyes when I flooded the cookie. I added the ears when I put the trim for the hats on.
I have found that the paper you make the transfer on REALLY needs to be flat... I use wax paper and tape it to my cookie sheet... Montreal confections addressed this in one of her many videos, she said she uses sheets of parchment, not a roll of parchment, as that way it lies flatter. I also use my transfers in such a way so that a slightly uneven bottom really does not matter all that much as in when I am making eyeballs for face cookies, I flood the cookie, and then "float" the eyeball in the face and even push it in a little bit. So here I made all of the eyes and ears as transfers, and inserted the eyes when I flooded the cookie. I added the ears when I put the trim for the hats on.
Some people use plastic page protectors for royal icing transfers. I think the heavier weight ones would be good because they would stay flat, but I have never tried them. I have found that using small pieces of waxed paper (maybe 4"x8" or so) works better for me than large sheets. And finally, if you want that seamless look, you can try dropping the transfer onto your wet flood -- that way it kind of sinks in a little. Good luck!
