Ultimate Ladybug Cookies ♥ Fleece Fun

A friend of the family was throwing a Ladybug-themed family. She asked my husband (who’s known for his love of baking) to make ladybug cookies. So we took to the web and to Pinterest…. and couldn’t find anything we liked! So we put our heads together and came up with what is the Ultimate Ladybug Cookies.

It takes a little work, but the results speak for themselves. So here’s how to make them, step by step.

YOU WILL NEED:

Egg shaped cookie cutter
Small tulip cookie cutter
Heart shaped cookie cutter
Sugar cookie dough
Royal icing
Red food coloring
Black Food coloring
Decorating gel (we used black sparkling gel)
Butter cream frosting for dirty icing.

Step 1 – Prep the cookies shapes

Prep the cookie shapes. These ultimate ladybug cookies aren’t just treats… they’re little showstoppers. Bright red, perfectly spotted, and full of that “you made these?!” magic. We started making them for a sweet family friend, and now they’ve become one of our most-requested desserts. Follow the step-by-step tutorial and bring these charming ladybugs to life in your own kitchen.

For each lady bug cookie, you will need the following shapes cut out:

1 egg shape, 1 tulip shape, with the top cut off, and 1 heart shape with the point cut off.

Bake the cookies according to the recipe using. These ultimate ladybug cookies aren’t just treats… they’re little showstoppers. Bright red, perfectly spotted, and full of that “you made these?!” magic. We started making them for a sweet family friend, and now they’ve become one of our most-requested desserts. Follow the step-by-step tutorial and bring these charming ladybugs to life in your own kitchen.

Bake the cookies according to the recipe you are using. Once baked, allow the cookies to cool completely before decorating an ultimate ladybug.

Step 2 – Painting the LAdybug cookies

Preparing the royal icing. These ultimate ladybug cookies aren’t just treats… they’re little showstoppers. Bright red, perfectly spotted, and full of that “you made these?!” magic. We started making them for a sweet family friend, and now they’ve become one of our most-requested desserts. Follow the step-by-step tutorial and bring these charming ladybugs to life in your own kitchen.

Prepare and tint the royal icing to the desired colors.

Painting the egg-shaped cookies. These ultimate ladybug cookies aren’t just treats… they’re little showstoppers. Bright red, perfectly spotted, and full of that “you made these?!” magic. We started making them for a sweet family friend, and now they’ve become one of our most-requested desserts. Follow the step-by-step tutorial and bring these charming ladybugs to life in your own kitchen.

Using clean, washed sponge brushes, paint the egg-shaped cookies and the tulip cookies with black frosting.

Paint the clipped heart-shaped cookies red.

Placing the cookies on wax paper. These ultimate ladybug cookies aren’t just treats… they’re little showstoppers. Bright red, perfectly spotted, and full of that “you made these?!” magic. We started making them for a sweet family friend, and now they’ve become one of our most-requested desserts. Follow the step-by-step tutorial and bring these charming ladybugs to life in your own kitchen.

Place the cookies on wax paper and allow them to dry completely. Once the tops have dried, gently flip the cookies over so any frosting that has leaked underneath can fully dry as well.