Need to make some delicious sugar cookies without dairy and don't want to waste ingredients with a non-dairy butter that won't work? You're in luck! I tried out all the leading non-dairy butters I could find and ranked them by flavor, texture, and spread. Keep reading for the best non-dairy butter for roll out decorated cookies! Whether by preference or due to an allergy, if you've ever found yourself in need of substituting your tried and true ingredients and brands with an unknown ingredient, it can be frustrating to go through all the effort and expense of making, rolling, cutting, and baking sugar cookies only to discover that they've spread horribly or taste like... well... like nothing YOU want to eat. Much less share with others.  I get asked A LOT about butter substitutes. I've tried a few different kinds of non-dairy butters with mixed results. I was trying to figure out some kind of sciencey-type formula based on the ratio of fat to water to.... I

Use this icing color palette and the formulas to make icing for your next school or teacher cookie project!!  I used Chefmaster brand food coloring for all of these formulas.  If you're not sure what the "parts" mean, or how to use these formulas, check out THIS POST for detailed step-by-step photos!  When I make different colors with the same ratios (like the red and pink above), I usually make the darkest color first. Then I add some of the darker colored icing into a bowl of fresh white icing to make a lighter version of the same icing.  See more of my color palettes and formulas HERE !  I made these colors to match these fun Teacher Appreciation pouches from Miss Cookie Packaging. You can snag some of them HERE .  All of these cookies were made with cutters from the Sweet Sugarbelle Mini Cutter TWO set. You can get them all HERE . 

Use this icing color palette and the formulas to make icing for your next spring or flower cookie project!!  I used Chefmaster brand food coloring for all of these formulas.  If you're not sure what the "parts" mean, or how to use these formulas, check out THIS POST for detailed step-by-step photos!  When I make different colors with the same ratios (like the top two blues above), I usually make the darkest color first. Then I add some of the darker colored icing into a bowl of fresh white icing to make a lighter version of the same icing.  See how I made the tropical flower cookies HERE!! Grab the cutters/supplies:  tropical flower cutter ,   rose cutter ,  sun cutter ,  cloud cutter ,  leaf cutter ,  splash cutter ,  bow cutter ,  letter cutters , and  black marker . See more of my color palettes and formulas HERE! 

 Learn how to make some brightly colored tropical flower decorated sugar cookies with this royal icing cookie decorating tutorial!! My brain follows a semi-predictable pattern every spring.  YEAY!!!!!!!!!! I haven't seen the sun in 62 years! It's finally spring again! I love you Spring! I love you! I'm going to take you home and squish you and love you forev----