How to make a Cute Baby Girl Cookie – Great Cookie Favor for a Girl Baby Shower

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Cute Baby Girl Cookies for a baby shower

I wanted to make sugar cookies for a baby girl themed baby shower and I realized I don’t like to make the same cookie twice.  I really was happy with the ones I made last Spring, but wanted to try something different.  I was at a loss, then thought of this little scrap-booking image I used 9 years ago for my daughter’s birth announcement.  I was happy with how these turned out.

Keep reading for details as to how I made these.

Supplies Needed for the baby girl cookies:

  • sugar cookie dough
  • royal icing
  • Ornament cookie cutter
  • Americolor black,  ivory,  brown, and soft pink & Wilton deep pink color dust.
  • Pink sanding sugar for hearts.
  • For icing; black outline or piping icing, skin color (ivory, brown & pink) thinned flooding icing, dark pink (electric pink and purple) for flooding bows.


I was happy to realize that my Christmas ornament will work for this project.

Squeeze the ornament while cutting.  Each shape will be slightly different but the end result will be fine.

Outline the heads in black using a size 3 tip.  I used Wilton.  Again, the shapes will not be perfect, but it will work.  I only need 12, but I always make extra because of the little mistakes I make throughout the process.

Start by placing the skin toned flood icing close to the black.  Be sure it is filled in well so no craters are formed.

Flood with the skin-toned icing.  If a line has formed where you first started filling gently stir with a toothpick.

I was in a hurry with these, so I tried placing the cookies in the oven at 95F.  A lot of decorators have been using dehydrators on a low setting to help their royal icing set and to reduce the formation of craters.   I was happy with the result and was able to move on to the bows about 30 minutes later.

Use the black piping or outline icing to add the eyes. I used the KopyKake to help with placement, but you could use pins the way sweetsugarbelle does.   Make a figure “8” shape to make the bow.  Because the part on top of the head was lower than the part with the icing I had to add three layers of icing to the top part of the bow to create a well for the dark pink icing.  Once the black bow has set go back and add the curly-q shape.  I did this by drawing three “c” shapes.

Carefully fill the small wells in with dark pink icing.  Do this carefully making sure you don’t create any air bubbles that will later become craters.

I realized that if I left the bows alone the icing might fall off the cookie.  I solved this problem by propping the tray up on what was already on the counter; in this case my pizza stone and saran wrap.

About 8-12 hours later the royal icing will be dry (unless you live in a humid environment).  I mixed a little Wilton Color Dust in deep pink with a bit of almond extract to paint the cheeks on the baby faces.

Use black piping or outline icing and a P.M.E. 1.5 tip to connect the cheeks with a wide smile.  Done!  Allow time for icing to dry completely.

I also made simple little hearts to bring to the baby shower.  I have found that some people just want a little bite of a cookie so I always make minis.  I simply baked the little hearts, and coated them in a medium consistency 10-count icing. I sprinkled a little bit of sanding sugar on them to give them a nice sparkly look.

These hearts took minutes to decorate, but went a long way at the baby shower.  Some people just have a hard time eating a pretty cookie, or are dieting, or just can’t tolerate all the sugar.

I brought the cookies on a disposible tray.  I think the baby faces look cute with the little hearts.

Cute little baby girl face cookie.  I’m kicking myself now for not making the boy version.  I’m thinking maybe just some spiky hair?