Step-by-Step Instructions

1. 1.Prepare Unicorn Cookie Shapes

   Roll out your sugar cookie dough. Use a cat cookie cutter to cut out the unicorn head shapes. Bake according to your recipe's instructions and let them cool completely.

2. 2.Outline Cookie Designs

   Using a black edible pen, draw the design lines for each unicorn cookie. For the Frankenstein unicorn, draw a curved line across the face and a few stitches. For the Candy Corn unicorn, draw lines to separate the white, yellow, and orange sections. For the black and white unicorn, draw a curved line to separate the colors. For the mummy unicorn, no initial pen lines are needed for the mummy wraps.

3. 3.Flood Base Colors (Black & White Unicorn)

   Using medium consistency black royal icing and a #2 tip, outline and flood the bottom section of the black and white unicorn. Let it dry slightly. Then, outline and flood the top section with white royal icing. Use a scribe tool to evenly distribute the icing.

4. 4.Flood Base Colors (Candy Corn Unicorn)

   Outline the top section with white royal icing and flood it. Let it dry slightly. Then, outline and flood the middle section with yellow royal icing. Finally, outline and flood the bottom section with orange royal icing. Use a scribe tool to evenly distribute the icing.

5. 5.Flood Base Colors (Frankenstein Unicorn)

   Outline and flood the bottom section with black royal icing. Let it dry slightly. Then, outline and flood the top section with green royal icing. Use a scribe tool to evenly distribute the icing.

6. 6.Flood Base Colors (Mummy Unicorn)

   Outline and flood the entire cookie with purple royal icing. Use a scribe tool to evenly distribute the icing and let it dry completely.

7. 7.Pipe Unicorn Horns

   Using stiff consistency white royal icing and a #3 tip, pipe a swirled horn shape onto each unicorn cookie.

8. 8.Decorate Hair/Mane

   Using medium consistency white royal icing and a 1M tip, pipe the hair/mane onto each unicorn cookie. Apply sprinkles of your choice immediately after piping the hair.

9. 9.Add Facial Features

   Once the base icing is dry, use a black edible pen to draw the eyes (closed or open) for each unicorn. For the Frankenstein unicorn, draw stitches with a white edible pen.

10. 10.Paint Horns Gold

    Using a fine brush, paint the unicorn horns with gold edible paint.

11. 11.Add Embellishments

    For the Candy Corn unicorn, place small pumpkin candies on the mane. For the black and white unicorn, add black and green round candies. For the Frankenstein unicorn, add black and green round candies. For the mummy unicorn, pipe white royal icing strips using a #47 tip to create the mummy wraps, then add green round candies and edible googly eyes.