Simple Swirl Roses
Are you in the “never figured out ribbon roses” crowd? No worries. I have something even easier. And when I say easy, I mean easy. My sister-in law, who’s experience with a piping bag is pretty much limited to picking it up and squirting it into her mouth, can do this!
To make these you need:
- #13 star tip {14-16 will work also)
- stiff royal icing
- boo boo stick or toothpick
- wax or parchment paper taped to a cookie sheet
- #65 leaf tip {optional}
The steps are pretty straightforward. You are basically making a swirl. Make a little Hershey Kiss like dollop, then swirl the icing up and over.
Sometimes you end up with a little point. This is no cause for alarm, simply use the boo boo stick to gently attach it to the side of the rose.
If you want to add leaves, use a #65 tip to attach them after the rose has dried.
These are so easy, I made hundreds in just under an hour.
This is one of those things that looks a little easier in real life. This is my first video in a very long time. Go easy on me. It’s not my favorite way to talk to my cookie friends, but I’ll do it for you because I love you!
I always feel like I made something amazing after I make a bunch of these babies. They’re so simple, but oh so pretty. The neat thing is, they can range in size from itty bitty to huge depending on the tip you use.
No matter what your skill level, there is a royal icing rose for you. You can check out more rose techniques by clicking on these links:
Don’t let roses intimidate you. Someway, somehow, you can do it!
Beautifully done & the video is very helpful, Thank you.
Meus parabéns!!!
Nossa lindos e deliciosos!!
Belissimas rosas lindas tudo perfeito.
Palmas muitas palmas para vc parabéns!!!!!!
These roses are adorable!! but do u have a good recipe for the royal icing?
It’s at: https://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2014/02/royal-icing-for-cookie-decorating/ (Top bar of this page, under recipes).
I used it and it works GREAT! Getting perfect icing every time has been difficult for me, but this one always works. I’ve tried about 5 different icings, and I really like this one.
I felt like my icing was thick but when I do this it turns out to be a blob 🙁 I decorate pretty fancy cookies with royal icing but have never done flowers. Any suggestions
Do you have a Youtube Channel? Also is there any 1 place to see your cookie cutters?
Hi. Lve the roses. Pls give me ur royal icing recipe for those roses. Greatly appreciated. Thanks
These are soooo beautiful! Do you have a suggestion of something other than royal icing to stick in the bag to make these stand-alone treats?
I bet meringue would work! 😉
What is the second rule to make these roses? 20 second / 25 second rule?
Hi,
Want to experiment with these flowers; you mentioned the icing should be stiff. Does that mean peaks in the icing? Or if you hold the paddle upside down, the icing doesn’t slide down? Have had luck with outlining and flooding cookies and now want to move on to decorative 3D decorations. Thanks for your time!
That royal icing worked perfect for me. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Sweet Sugarbelle! Thanks for this great tip! I ensured that my royal icing was stiff, however it was near impossible to squeeze out of the bag! I had to run the tip under hot water and that seemed to help. However I had to do this for every rose. Do you have any tips so it won’t be so stiff the next time, but still not to runny that it will collapse?
How long will these keep stored?