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Instructions
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Place a small amount of vanilla frosting on the back of a Nilla Wafer; Place Nilla Wafer on bottom half of a Milano cookie.
2
Place a small amount of vanilla frosting on the back of 2 eyes; Place eyes on the top end of the Milano cookie, about 1/4 of the distance between the top of the cookie and the Nilla Wafer.
3
Use the chocolate frosting to create a tuft of horse mane in the center of the top of the Milano cookie.
4
Use the vanilla frosting to create ears on either side of the tuft of mane on the top of the Milano cookie.
5
Use the colored gel frosting to draw an arced lined slightly above the Nilla Wafer to resemble the horse's reigns.
6
Use the black gel frosting to draw two nostrils and a mouth on the Nilla Wafer.
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Repeat these steps for all remaining cookies.
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All frosting to set before serving.
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Tips & Tricks (5)
- Frosting Temperature Control 🌡️Slightly warm your chocolate and vanilla frosting by microwaving for 10-15 seconds to make it more spreadable and create smoother, more professional-looking coats on your cookie pieces.
- Cookie Structural Stability 🏗️Use the Milano cookies as the horse's body and head since their elongated shape and structural integrity hold frosting better than wafers, while reserving Nilla Wafers for ears and details.
- Candy Eye Adhesion Hack 👀Apply a tiny dab of frosting to the back of candy eyes and let it set for 30 seconds before pressing onto the cookie to prevent them from sliding or falling off during assembly.
- Gel Frosting Precision Lines ✏️Use the black gel frosting in a piping bag fitted with a fine tip to draw delicate details like nostrils, mouth, and mane lines—it's easier to control than regular frosting and dries quickly without smudging.
- Assembly Line Organization 📋Set up your decorating station with all components pre-arranged in the order you'll use them, allowing you to assemble multiple cookies in rapid succession while frosting sets between each step.
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