Ring in the New Year with Luck and Sweetness with these Lucky Pig Fondant Cookies. As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, usher in good fortune and indulge in the charm of these colorful treats. These delightful cookies are a feast for the taste buds. Also, they carry the symbolic glücksschwein motif. This adds an extra layer of meaning to your celebrations.
The glücksschwein, or lucky pig, holds a special place in German culture, symbolizing good luck and prosperity. The tradition of baking and exchanging glücksschwein baked goods on New Year’s Eve dates back centuries. The belief is that these sweet porcine delights bring good fortune for the coming year. It’s a gesture of well-wishing and a sweet start to a new chapter. Additionally, the pig motif is said to symbolize a wish for a family to have a pig to feast on in the upcoming new year.
Several Shortcuts will Save You Time:
Crafting Lucky Pig Fondant Cookies for New Year’s Eve is made easy with a clever shortcut. Start with store-bought cookie dough and a pig-face cookie cutter. The secret lies in using pre-tinted pink fondant. This saves you time and ensures a perfect piggy hue. Cut pig faces from the cookie dough. Then, bake them to golden perfection. Then use the same cutter to cover them with the pink fondant.
To add a touch of whimsy, adorn your lucky pigs with candy eyes, and hand-shaped shamrocks. A sprinkle of red and green disco dust brings a festive shimmer. Applying the disco dust is a breeze with a paintbrush dipped in vodka, ensuring a flawless finish.
Secure the fondant and decorations with a tube of store-bought white royal icing. This versatile adhesive ensures that your cookies are not only visually appealing but also stay intact throughout the celebration.
These Lucky Pig Fondant Cookies are an ideal addition to any New Year’s Eve gathering. Share these sweet symbols of luck with friends and family. Then, savor the joy of beginning the year on a delightful note. May the sweetness of these cookies bring good fortune and smiles as you welcome the coming year with open arms.
Lucky Pig Fondant Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 package sugar cookie dough
- 8 oz pink tinted fondant
- 1 tube white royal icing
- 24 candy eyes
- 25 large black non nonpariels
- green disco dust
- red disco dust
- 1 oz vodka or clear liquor
Instructions
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Roll out the cookie dough, cut out pig shapes, and bake according to the package's instructions.
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When the cookies have cooled completely, roll out the fondant and cut out pig shapes.
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Lightly coat the cookies with the royal icing ad ahere the fondant to the tops of the cookies.
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Use royal icing to glue the candy eyes onto the cookies.
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Roll 12 small balls out of the fondant and press them into the center of the cookies, creating the nose.
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Press two black nonpareils into each nose to create the nostrils.
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Use a mini 4-leaf clover or shape with your hands 24 shamrock shapes out of the fondant.
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Dip one of the paintbrushes into the vodka, then into the green disco dust and coat the shamrocks.
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Adhere 1 shamrock to each ear.
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Use a mini half-moon-shaped cutter or your fingers to create 12 mouth shapes.
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Dip the other paintbrush into the vodka, then into the red disco dust and coat the half-moons.
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Adhere the half-moons to the mouth position under the noses.
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Plate and serve.
Like these Lucky Pig Fondant Cookies? Also, check out some of these other New Year’s Eve treats:
LUCKY MARZIPAN PIG CHAMPAGNE TORTE
NEW YEAR’S LUCKY PIG MERINGUES
HOMEMADE MARZIPAN LUCKY PIGS
