Oops, I said a bad word but let’s face it, cancer is a horrible disease! The “s word” is considered disrepectful in our family. We always encourage users to come up with other words to describe their feelings. You’d be amazed by how many creative alternates you can come up with that better describe your feelings. So let me start again. Cancer is nasty, dreadful, insufferable, terrible and (you fill in the blank). Unfortunately, we have several friends and family members that have been touched by this ghastly disease recently. In the hope that we could provide some empathy and support, we created cancer succs cookies to cheer them up.
Supplies needed for Cancer Succs Cookies:
- Classic sugar cookie recipe
- Royal icing recipe
- Cookie cutters: plaque, potted cactus, spring basket, poinsettia
We wanted to make several different shaped succulents but didn’t have cookie cutters for each. A cactus cookie cutter can be used for a segmented ice plant or bear-claw type succulent. Spring baskets can pass for a bulbous succulent. Finally, we did a little surgery to make a spiky leaf succulent by combining the bottom of the cactus cutter with part of a poinsettia cookie cutter. You can see the line on the bare cookie but don’t notice a thing once it’s iced.
Steps to make Cancer Succs Cookies:
For the focal cookie, outline a plaque shape with pipe consistency icing. 
Next, fill plaque with flood consistency icing. 
Once icing has dried a little, pipe words “Cancer Succs!” 
Finish cookie by piping succulent using a variety of leaf , star, and round tips.
Pointy leaf succulent cookie:
For a point leaf succulent, outline the planter with pipe consistency icing. 
Next, fill top portion of planter with flood consistency icing 
After top sets for 15 minutes, fill bottom portion of planter with flood consistency icing. 
WIth a number 67 leaf tip, pipe leafs using pipe consistency icing. 
Finally, once leaves are dry, brush gold simmer paint on tips of leaves.
Segmented succulent cookie:
Start by outlining planter with pipe consistency icing. 
Using pipe consistency icing, pipe segments of succulents. 
Next, fill every other segment with flood consistency icing. 
After that sets for 15 minutes, finish filling all leaf segments with flood consistency icing. 
Add dots to lead segments using pipe consistency icing. 
Lastly, brush a little gold simmer on to planter.
Bulbous succulent cookie:
Start the bulbous succulent by piping outline for planter. 
Next, pipe a round, bulbous half circle for plant itself. 
Fill the planter with flood consistency icing. 
After planter sets for 15 minutes, fill top with green flood consistency icing. Set aside to dry. 
Once icing on plant has hardened, pipe curved lines radiating from top of plant. Add x marks for detail using pipe consistency icing. 
Pipe dots in flesh color at the top and middle of each x mark. 
Finally, brush gold simmer on planter.
Watch how to make Cancer Succs Cookies: