Girly Zombie Cookies with a Pumpkin Cutter

Directions

1. Begin by preparing the bows. I made these ahead as royal icing transfers, though you can pipe them straight onto the cookie if you wish. For a bow template, find a clipart image you like online and print several copies on one sheet of paper. Slip the paper into a sheet protector; the protector keeps the paper in place while you work. Lightly grease the sheet protector with shortening.
2. Using 20-second icing and a #2 tip, pipe a dot in the center of the bow—no outlining or flooding, just apply pressure in the middle until a nice dot forms. This 20-second consistency yields a pretty, 3D dot that stays smooth and doesn't flatten.
3. Let the center dots dry about 1 hour. Then, using the same technique, pipe the rest of the bow. Allow the transfers to dry several hours, preferably overnight, before removing them.
4. Outline the zombie girl silhouette on a pumpkin cookie with green icing using a #2 tip. I sketched my design and used a projector, but you could also cut the design from thin cardboard and trace it onto the cookie with a food writer.
5. Flood the outlined area with green icing. Immediately place a royal icing transfer bow onto the wet icing and press down slightly.
6. After the icing has dried, use a black food writer to add a couple of stitches for extra detail.