Pirate cookies

Have you picked out your costume yet? Are you going to be a princess, superhero, or maybe a pirate? I am going as Dr. Seuss's Thing One in which I like to call myself Wild Thing One. My niece requested some pirate cookies which I happily obliged. These aren't too scary to eat. The kids liked to help decorate which always make it fun.

Pirate Cookies
Sugar Cookies
Red Royal Icing
White Royal Icing
Black Royal Icing

Directions:

1. Make a red circle about 1/2 inch from the edge.
2. Take half of the red icing and add 1/2 tsp of water to thin it out.
3. Flood the red circle with the thinned out icing. Allow to set for at least one hour.
4. Once the red icing has set, take the white icing and pipe the shape of a light bulb onto the top 1/3 section of the cookie
5. Below the light bulb shape, pipe a letter "X" underneath. 
6. At the edge of each "X", add a little circle.
7. Take about 1/3 of the white icing and add a little water to think it out. 
8. Flood the inside of the light bulb shape. Allow to set for at least one hour.
9. Once the white icing has set, add 3 dots to form the two eyes and nose.
10. Add a couple of lines for the mouth. 
11. Add some black icing for decorations and other decorations like an eye patch. Allow to set before serving.

Cookies created by Jen of Sweet Morris. Cookie recipe and icing found at the links.

One year ago.......................I made Chocolate Brownie Cookies.
Two years ago.....................I made Mummy Cake Pops. (Check them out!)

Did you already know.........
-Between 1700 to 1725, the Caribbean had numerous of pirate attacks.
-The famous Black Beard would make put fuses in his hat so he appeared to be on fire to intimidate the ships he was attacking.
-Not all pirates were men during that time, Anne Bony and Mary Read were two female pirates who fought with the men. They were captured but were saved from the death penalty due to pregnancy.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............matey!