Baseball Shaped Sugar Cookies with Balloon Cookie Cutters

Making Fun Baseball Cookie Designs with Balloon Cookie Cutters

Baseball shaped sugar cookies decorated with royal icing are a fun way to celebrate birthdays, game days, or just because. Using balloon cookie cutters to shape the cookie dough allows you to easily make round cookies resembling baseballs. These baseball theme cookies are sure to be a hit at your next party!

Balloon Cookie Cutters are Perfect for Shaping Baseball Cookies

Balloon cookie cutters come in a variety of sizes and make cutting out round cookie shapes easy. The best part is you likely already have everything you need to make them at home. All you need is a round balloon and some kitchen shears or a sharp knife to cut the bottom off, leaving an instant cookie cutter!

To make a balloon cookie cutter, blow up a round balloon to the desired size, tying it off at the end so no air escapes. Use a sharp pair of kitchen shears or a sharp knife to snip the round bottom off the balloon, leaving an open balloon ring that will cut perfect circles in rolled out sugar cookie dough.

The size of the balloon determines the size of your cookies. For baseball shaped sugar cookies, standard 9-12 inch balloons work perfectly to achieve the round shape. Just make sure your cookie dough is rolled evenly to 1⁄4-1⁄2 inch thickness so the cutter can cut through cleanly.

Baking and Decorating Baseball Shape Sugar Cookies

Once you have your balloon cookie cutters made, it’s time to bake up some yummy sugar cookie dough. Any basic cut-out cookie recipe will work well. Roll dough out evenly on a lightly floured surface to desired thickness. Use your balloon cookie cutter ring to cut rounds out of the dough, transferring rounds to a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake cookies according to recipe directions until lightly golden brown around the edges. Cool cookies completely before decorating with royal icing.

Tint some royal icing with red food coloring to pipe on details resembling baseball seams. Use a round tip and slowly pipe slightly curvy vertical lines from top to bottom of the cookie, working your way around to connect lines.

Add white accents and sprinkles if desired. Let the icing set completely before serving or packaging up your baseball cookies.

Creative Ways to Use Balloon Cookie Cutters

The fun doesn’t have to stop at baseballs! Balloon cookie cutters can be used to make sugar cookies in all shapes and sizes for holidays, birthdays, baby showers, weddings and more!

For a baby shower, use pink and blue balloon cutters to make cute cookies resembling pacifiers. Graduation or birthday calls for numbers and letters cut from differently sized balloons.

Heart and star shaped balloon cookie cutters are perfect for Valentine’s day treats. Around the holidays, Christmas tree and ornament shapes can be cut from green and red balloons.

No matter the occasion, balloon cookie cutters offer an easy way to transform basic sugar cookie dough into fun shapes kids and adults will both enjoy. The shaping possibilities are endless!

Tips for Making Baseball Themed Cookies

Here are some helpful tips to ensure your baseball sugar cookies turn out looking like perfection:

• Use parchment paper when rolling out dough for easier transfer.
• Chill cookie dough thoroughly so shapes hold form while baking.
• Smooth dough edges after cutting for clean shapes.
• Allow baked cookies to cool completely before decorating for best results.
• Use a toothpick to draw baseball stitch marks before piping icing.
• Start piping icing lines in the center, working outward.
• Let icing harden several hours for crisp lines that won't smear.

Making Balloon Cookie Cutters with the Whole Family

Crafting unique balloon cookie cutters and baking fun sugar cookies is a great kitchen activity to do with kids. Children can help with:

• Blowing up balloons to different sizes
• Cutting balloons to make circular cutters
• Rolling out chilled cookie dough
• Cutting shapes with the balloon cutters
• Decorating cooled cookies

Supervise closely while allowing kids hands-on learning as they follow recipes and directions. Eating delicious homemade treats they helped create makes all their hard work in the kitchen well worth it!

So next time you host a baseball themed party or just want to make fun sugar cookies, grab some balloons and put those balloon cookie cutters to use. In no time you’ll have scrumptious decorated baseball cookies ready for snacking!

FAQs

What size balloon should I use to make baseball cookie cutters?

Standard 9-12 inch round balloons work well for cutting baseball shaped sugar cookies. Make sure your cookie dough is evenly rolled out to 1⁄4-1⁄2 inch thickness so the cutter cuts cleanly.

What is the best icing for decorating sugar cookies?

Royal icing is the preferred icing for decorating sugar cookies because it hardens smoothly and allows you to pipe clean lines and details. Tint it with food coloring to decorate the baseball stitch marks.

How do you make royal icing?

Beat together powdered sugar, egg whites or meringue powder, and a small amount of lemon juice or water until fully combined and pipeable. Adjust consistency as needed by adding more liquid or powdered sugar.

How long does it take royal icing to harden on cookies?

It's best to allow iced cookies to sit uncovered at room temperature overnight, or at least 6-8 hours, to give the icing time to harden completely before packaging or serving.

Can I freeze decorated sugar cookies?

Yes, place completely hardened, decorated cookies between layers of wax or parchment paper in an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.