Cinderella Carriage Cookies from a Micky Mouse Cookie Cutter

Guys. I am in full prom-recovery mode. One of the things about your child going to a brand-new school...and a small school...is that you have the opportunity to get involved.
(You also have the opportunity to over-commit, but let's not talk about that right now.)



The Junior prom at Jack's school was Saturday and the theme was The Grand Ball...as in Cinderella's Grand Ball. Please tell me you've seen the Cinderella movie that came out last year with Rose from Downton Abbey. It's so sweet.

We'd planned mini desserts for the dessert table carriage. Once I saw these princess carriage cookies by LilaLoa made from a Mouse Ears cutter, I knew some carriage party favors were in order, too.
(Again, another plus to your child going to a small school. Making cookie party favors is actually doable. Would I have done this if his class had 700 students like mine did? Um, no.)



To make Cinderella carriages, you'll need:

• Mickey Mouse ears-shaped cookies. I used this recipe, but made an all-vanilla version.
• royal icing, tinted with AmeriColor (or Hobby Lobby) coloring: bright white, two shades of sky blue, and gold
• offset spatula
• disposable icing bags
• couplers and tips: #2
• squeeze bottles
• toothpicks
• gold luster dust
• vodka
• food-only paintbrush

Use an offset spatula to smear white icing onto each cookie. This doesn't need to be precise...it'll be the "window" in the carriage. 

Place some of the darker blue icing in a piping bag fitted with a #2 tip. Set aside. Thin the remaining with water until it is a medium consistency. When you drag a knife through the icing, the line should disappear in a count of 15-20 seconds.

Pour this icing into a squeeze bottle and outline the wheels.

Use a #2 tip to outline carriage and the door with light blue icing.

Thin the remaining light blue and white icings with water, a bit at a time, stirring with a silicone spatula, until it is the consistency of a thick syrup. (Reserve some of the white icing for piping details later.) You'll want to drop a "ribbon" of icing back into the bowl and have it disappear in a count of "one thousand one, one thousand two." Four is too thick, one is too thin. Count of 2-3 is good.

Cover with a damp dishcloth and let sit for several minutes. Stir gently with a silicone spatula to pop and large air bubbles that have formed. Pour into squeeze bottles.

Fill in the outlines with the thinned icing, using a toothpick to guide to the edges and to pop large air bubbles.

Now, use the reserved blue icing in the piping bag to add the curtains.

With another #2 tip, add details with the gold icing.

Let the icing dry overnight, or for 6-8 hours, uncovered.

Once the icing is dry, it's time to paint. Mix gold luster dust with a bit of vodka until smooth. Use a paintbrush to paint on the areas iced in gold icing. Add more vodka to the mixture as needed whole working as the alcohol will evaporate and the gold "paint" will thicken.

I love that Mickey Mouse ears make for the perfect Cinderella carriages. THAT is Disney magic! 

Thanks, LilaLoa for the inspiration!