Father’s Day Cookies

Father’s Day 2014 🙂 I loved making these Father’s Day cookies this year.  The way things turned out I didn’t have any of these Father’s Cookies left over for my dad or my husband.  I donated these to local bake sales and they were gone – very quickly!  I wasn’t sure if they would sell but they were gone quickly.  I even had people call to see if I had more.  I loved the way these Father’s Day cookies looked packaged.  I would definitely would make these again 🙂  This same Father’s Day cookie design would be great for Mother’s Day, or with someone’s name at the end.  I love the long rectangular shape – these Father’s Day cookies are like a fun cookie bar!

I have learned over time that the cookies don’t have to be totally perfect.  Just put a lots of love into the Father’s Day cookies and they will turn out just fine.  On these cookies some of my cookie shapes aren’t perfect, nor is the lettering – but overall, the design is simple and effective.  Keep reading to see how I made these Father’s Day Cookies.  

Step 1 – Father’s Day Cookies – Prepare Cookie Dough

Use your favorite cookie dough for these Father’s Day Cookies.  I have a couple that I use.  My basic SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE, that can be FOUND HERE.  You could also try this delicious SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE, this recipe is found as part of a mother’s day post from earlier this year.

Whatever dough you decide to use for these Father’s Day cookies , roll it out to about 1/4 – 3/8 inch thin.  Chill the long sheet of dough until it is firm.  You will need the dough to be firm to get sharp edges for these rectangular shapes.  So mix the dough, roll and chill chill chill…

Step 2 – Father’s Day Cookies – Cut the rectangular shapes & Bake 

I have so many cookie cutters.  I don’t even know why I own so many because I never use them!  In this case, of course I do not have a nice long skinny rectangular cookie cutter needed to make these Father’s Day Cookies.  I found an easy way to cut these shapes – and will use this method again and again on the rectangles.

To cut the strips of dough for these Father’s Day cookies I am using a fondant roller set at one inch wide.  I use this to score the lines, not to cut all the way through (my fondant cutter is not quite sharp enough or big enough to get through all the dough.  So I mark the one inch strips with the fondant cutter.

Above you can see how I am marking the one inch strips of dough with my fondant ribbon cutter. This will make the perfect little canvas for my Father’s Day cookies.

If the dough gets too warm you may have to put it back in the refrigerator.  Next I measure the length of each strip.  For this Father’s Day cookie I cut the dough one inch by 3.5 inches.

Use a pizza cutter to cut along the lines you made earlier.  Remove the extra ends of dough.  You can actually bake these next to each other.  Just take the dough out after five minutes and cut the lines again so that they are not all stuck together.  Bake these Father’s Day cookies as directed in the recipe.

Step 3 – Father’s Day Cookies – Prepare royal icing

For these Father’s Day cookies I am using a softer, royal glaze icing.  You can find the recipe for ROYAL GLAZE ICING HERE.  Use whatever icing you prefer.  You could make these Father’s Day cookies with regular ROYAL ICING, RECIPE FOUND HERE if you prefer.

For these Father’s Day cookies you will need the following for decorating

1. White icing, thinned to a soft, flowing peak stage to outline the cookie.
2. White icing, very thin for flooding – like honey or corn syrup consistency
3. Red icing, thinned to a soft, flowing peak stage to make the hearts
4. Black icing, also thinned to a soft, flowing peak stage to make the black letters

Step 4 – Father’s Day Cookies – Decorate the Cookies

To start, outline the rectangular Father’s Day cookie with the thicker white icing.  Immediately flood, or fill in with white icing.  Allow this to set for at least 30 minutes before adding the letters.  Sometimes I allow the white icing to dry over night so that I can draw the letters on first using an edible ink marker.

I love the blank canvas stage of this Father’s Day Cookie.  So much you can do at this point!  Now I added the “I” and the “DAD” with the black icing.  Last I added all the bright red hearts.  Allow the cookies to dry completely before packaging.  

Step 5 – Father’s Day Cookies – Package the Cookies

I used plain pretzel bags for these cookies and black ribbon to really dress these cookies up.  It is amazing what a cute little bag and a bow will do for a cookie.  These would be the perfect little addition to any Father’s Day gift.