There is always a lot of fan fair when a new baby arrives. People cooing over the newborn and showering baby with gifts. However, we must not forget about the other children in the family once the new one arrives. They need to adjust to the new baby and family dynamic. Empower older siblings by honoring their new part in the family with I’m a Big Sister cookies. Make them feel proud to be a role model, helper, and still one of our loved children.
Supplies for I’m a Big Sister Cookies:
- Sugar cookie recipe
- Royal icing recipe in white, soft turquoise, pale pink, and strawberry pink colors
- Cookie cutters: footie pajamas, t-shirt, and circle
Steps for making I’m a Big Sister Cookies
For this set, we decided to honor both the newborn and the big sister. Selecting a soft color palette that would work for both was the key. We decided on a white, soft turquoise, pale pink, and a deeper strawberry pink for contrast. The footie pajamas is one of our favorite baby-themed cookie cutters. Tying in the colors of this cookie with the t-shirts for the “grown-up” big sister cookies was one way to make the set cohesive. To complete the collection, add some monograms and hello baby cookies on a simple circle.
Start by outlining the footie pajamas cookie in white icing 
Next, fill with white flood consistency icing 
Immediately add dots of light blue flood consistency icing 
Or add stripes in pink pipe consistency icing 
Once the cookie has dried for a little while, pipe details in white
Outline t-shirt cookie with pipe consistency icing 
Then fill with flood consistency 
After letting icing dry, pipe saying with another color 
Try different phrases using the same font
Outline and flood circle cookie 
Once icing has dried, add monogram or saying
