Bitten Apple Cookies
Here’s another throwback to my beginner days. Classic apple cookies gain ten cuteness points when they become bitten apple cookies. I still remember how mindbown I was when it hit me that you could cut a cookie that had already been cut. It’s a simple concept but as a beginner epiphanies like this were a really big deal.
Rather than purchasing a bitten apple cookie cutter use a small scalloped circle to cut an apple cookie and create your own. Go a step further and leave only the core if you like.
To make these cookies you will need:
- Red piping and flood icing
- Brown piping icing
- Ivory 20-second icing
- Green piping icing
Begin by outlining and flooding the cookie as pictured below. Be sure to leave a small gap {approximately 1/4 inch} beside the bite mark.
Add a stem using a #3 or #4 tip then use 20-second ivory icing to fill in the small gap along the edge of the bite.
Finally, use green icing and a #67 tip to create a leaf. Holding the bag at a forty-five degree angle, position the tip between the apple and stem. Apply gentle pressure while slowly pulling the tip away from the starting position. Finally, release pressure and draw to a point. If you aren’t comfortable using a leaf tip, it’s perfectly okay to outline and fill. Do what works best for you.
Let the cookie dry completely. This can take from a few hours to overnight.
Bitten apple cookies are perfect for back to school, teacher appreciation and many other themes. For more back to school themed treats check out these links:
Thanks to YOU (and your blog), I might think of decorating an apple cookie with a bite out of it, but I probably still would never think about just making the apple core:) How cute! Maybe doing a progression of the whole apple getting eaten via decorated sugar cookies would be fun!
I feel like I hit the jackpot to have you link to my cookies two times in the same week!!! THANKS so much, my friend! XO!
Is that a vanilla bean dough you used? Those cookies are too cute. I may have to make some for the other teachers at work 🙂 #wreckemtech
It’s my regular recipe with vanilla bean paste. Good stuff.
Love the simplicity of these. They are super cute!
It’s funny how a half-eaten apple adds major cute points, but it does! Thanks so much for linking to my globe cookies! Every time I attempt to reinvent cookie cutter shapes, you’re always my inspiration. Thanks for sharing your cookie genius with us all!!
Very cute! If I were a teacher I would definitely prefer it to the real thing on my desk. 🙂
Such fun – I love the smooth apples – with the bite – perfection.
These are so very cute! I’m definitely a beginner cookie decorator, but I feel like this is something I could manage. Thanks for the fantastic, detailed tutorial. I’m excited to try these for myself!
Oh what a cute idea!! I’m looking to start cookie decorating soon and this would be a great first project
Genius.. I am new checking your site… what camera do you use to make such beautiful pictures?
I use a Cannon Rebel T3i. Here’s a post with EVERYTHING I know {which is actually very little}. I don’t claim to be a photographer, but with a few little tricks, anyone can take a decent photo. https://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2012/05/cookie-photography-for-dummies/
Thanks… I definitely need to invest in one of those. Love your site..
Super cute idea! I needed a pretty simple idea for a block party full of families. I thought this may fit the bill, since kids may think they are cute and would work for the grown-ups. On my own, I would never have come up with the idea of the bite out of the apple. Thanks for helping me out on this pot luck!
These are so cute can’t wait to make them. Where can I get vanilla bean paste?
They carry it at craft stores, gourmet food stores, and you can definitely order it online. Ross carries it sometimes also.
I so wanna try these coookies they are sooooo cute
I gave each of my 4th graders one of these on the first day of school. The only difference with mine was that I wrote an “A+” on the apple. They loved them! A few actually asked me if I had bitten the cookie! I thought that was funny!
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What a great recourse this text is.
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