Are you fond of baking cookies? Do you have a passion for baking or cooking? Want to try something new? If your answer is yes, then rubber stamping can be a great option for you to consider.

Rubber stamping on cookies is not actually a new trend. Thousands of chefs and cooks have already tried it in most of their baking projects. What’s nice to know about the art is that it is not only easy and fun to do, but is capable of giving you a feeling of satisfaction knowing that you’ve done a great artistic job. And, what more can you expect for your friend to feel after you’ve given him or her pack of rubber stamped cookies but joy.

Although easy and fun, there are some pointers to note when rubber stamping on cookies. Much of these pointers generally have something to do with the preparation and the decoration process. Of the most important things to consider when rubber stamping on cookies, below are the basics:

Before doing the rubber stamping on cookies, it is necessary to wash the rubber stamps first. Wash the stamps thoroughly with an antibacterial soap. Along with that, prepare your cookies for the craft.

Stamp only the stamps on the cookies are already cooled. Prepare your dry felt pad, which is naturally included in any cookie kit. Use this pad for the initial work which involves the saturation needed prior to the stamping. Most experts recommend the use of black liquid airbrush color for this step.

To proceed, remove the fondant you’ve prepared from its package. Cut small pieces of it and wrap the remaining pieces with a plastic. Store the fondant properly in a sealed container. Then, before touching the pieces, lubricate your hands with a vegetable shortening. This is a great move to take for kneading the fondant until it becomes soft.

Apply the stamp right after the felt ink pad and the fondant are ready. You can consider rubber stamping on cookies in two ways. First, by applying the stamp into the felt pad, and second is by using a cookie brayer, which is considered by many crafters as a necessary tool for the cookie stampers. This brayer is what allows you to stamp an image that is flawless and clear. Either of these ways will require you to stamp the inked image into the prepared fondant.

Note that you can create great results when rubber stamping on cookies if you prepare or saturate the ink pad the night before the stamping. In this way, clean and clear images will be transferred into your cookies, then making your cookies flawless.