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Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from goluxx and more videos in the Cookies category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com You’ve got the basic recipe. Now learn all the different ways you can decorate those holiday sugar cookies like a pro. To complete this How-To you will need: Specialty decorating items Sugar cookie dough Cookie cutters Cookie sheets Currants, chopped nuts, or assorted candy Eggs Food-coloring liquid and food-coloring gel or paste A pastry brush or small artist’s brush Hard candies A plastic bag A rolling pin Plastic squeeze bottles Royal icing A butter knife Rolled fondant Waxed paper Cookie tins A straw A toothpick Step 1: Get supplies Go to a baking-supply or craft store, or shop online for specialty cookie-decorating items. Step 2: Jazz them up There are tons of ways to decorate your cookies before baking. After you’ve rolled out the dough and cut the cookies into shapes, press currants, nuts, or candy into them. Or brush them lightly with egg white and dust with colored sanding sugar or sprinkles. Tip: Dragees, those tiny gold and silver balls that adorn fancy cookies and cakes, are edible. But because they contain real metal, eating them is not advisable. Step 3: Glaze them To add colorful shine, glaze cookies before baking by whisking …

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Jordana_Giorgio and more videos in the Easter Crafts category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com Make your Easter eggs little oval works of art. To complete this How-To you will need: Eggs A saucepan Newspapers Old clothes Large paper cups Vinegar Dye tablets or food coloring Wax crayon Tape or rubber bands Stickers or rubber cement An egg dipper, slotted spoon, or tongs Empty egg cartons Fruits and vegetables for natural dyes Vegetable oil Step 1: Hard-boil the eggs Put eggs in a saucepan, add water until they’re covered, and gently bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for ten minutes. Remove from the heat completely and add very cold water to stop the cooking process. Step 2: Cover up Put newspapers over your table or workspace so you don’t get dye on it, and change into something you won’t mind getting stained. Decorating Easter eggs can get messy! Step 3: Ready the dye Fill some large paper cups halfway with hot water. Then add a teaspoon of vinegar and the dye tablets, which will dissolve. Don’t have dye tablets? Add one teaspoon of food coloring into each cup of water and vinegar. Tip: Try natural dyes. In a pan, arrange the eggs in a single layer and cover them with water. For red, add fresh beets; blue …