Description
Baby in Bloom Cookies are soft sugar cookies decorated with pastel floral royal icing, perfect for baby showers, gender reveals, and spring celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract (optional)
Royal Icing
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp meringue powder
- 4–6 tbsp warm water
- ½ tsp clear vanilla extract (optional)
- Gel food coloring (pastel shades)
- Edible pearls or sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract and mix well.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients until dough forms.
- Chill dough for at least 1 hour.
- Roll dough to ¼-inch thickness and cut shapes.
- Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 8–10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Prepare royal icing by beating powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water until smooth.
- Color icing, decorate cookies, and allow to dry overnight.
Notes
Chilling the dough is essential to maintain sharp cookie shapes during baking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: baby in bloom cookies, baby shower cookies, floral sugar cookies, decorated cookies