Angels & wings
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Heavenly cookies for the most peaceful time of the year: our angel cookie cutters come classic, flying, as a guardian angel or in profile – from mini to 20.5 cm, in stainless steel or in a ring. Angel wing cutters create delicate wings that look especially festive with royal icing, glitter or gold leaf. Angels have always been part of the Christmas story and give every cookie platter a solemn, almost reverent touch. At the same time, they are popular far beyond Christmas: a guardian angel made from shortcrust dough is a heartfelt gift for a christening, a birth or simply as a lucky charm for someone you care about.
Ideas: creative uses for angels and wings
Angels and wings can be decorated in a wonderfully delicate and elegant way. Here are a few ideas for showing them off and delighting your loved ones:
- Golden angels: decorate classic 7 or 7.5 cm angels with white royal icing and add accents of edible gold leaf or gold dust to wings and robe. On a dark plate they really shine.
- Angel wings as cake and cupcake decorations: baked or cut from fondant, wings turn a simple cupcake into a little angel. On a white cake, two large wings look elegant and modern.
- The big entrance: the 20.5 cm angel or the large flying stainless steel angel are ideal as a Christmas table centrepiece or as an edible gift wrapped in cellophane.
- A host of angels for the tree: pierce small and mini angels before baking and hang them on the tree with golden ribbons after decorating.
- Linzer angels: with the mini angel in a ring you can cut windows into filled cookies – with pale apricot or red currant jam the angel glows from within.
- Guardian angel to give away: a decorated guardian angel with a name in sugar writing is a personal gift for a christening, the first day of school or a friend who could use a little lucky charm.
Tips: delicate angels that turn out perfectly
Wings and robe have fine curves and narrow areas that easily spread or break during baking. These tips help your angels keep their shape and details:
- Choose a dough that hardly rises, such as Mailänderli or butter cookie dough without baking powder.
- Chill the dough well, roll it out evenly to 4 mm and dip the cutter in flour before each cut.
- Chill the cut-out angels for another ten minutes before baking so the wings don’t spread.
- Bake small angels and wings on a separate tray, as they are ready sooner than large figures.
- For glitter and gold leaf, let the icing dry first and then apply carefully with a dry brush.
- Accentuate the robe with fine lines of royal icing – the angel will look as though it is trimmed with lace.
Combinations for a festive cookie platter
Angels look particularly harmonious alongside stars and hearts, creating a solemn, heavenly overall picture. You’ll find more matching shapes for a festive platter in the More Christmas shapes category. For an elegant platter, choose a restrained colour palette: white, gold and perhaps a soft pink or pale blue. Combine different angel shapes – the classic angel, the flying angel and the angel in profile tell a little Christmas story together. You can also attach angel wings on their own to gingerbread men or star cookies to create entirely new designs that will surprise your guests.
Buying guide: what to look for
With angel cutters it pays to match size and shape to how you plan to use them:
- Size: mini and small angels from 5 cm suit the cookie platter and tree decorations; 6 to 7.5 cm leaves room for fine decorating, while 20.5 cm is a showpiece.
- Shape: classic standing for traditional cookies, flying for dynamic designs, in profile for a modern, graphic look.
- Separate wings: angel wing cutters are versatile – for cookies, cakes, cupcakes and shape combinations.
- Material: stainless steel cutters are sturdy, keep their shape and cut even soft doughs cleanly.
FAQ about angel and angel wing cookie cutters
Which dough is best for angel cookies?
A pale, firm dough without raising agent that takes white and gold icing well. For the delicate wings, roll the dough slightly thicker than for compact figures.
How do I decorate angels with gold leaf?
Let the icing dry, place the gold leaf with a dry brush and press it on gently.
Can I bake angels outside the Christmas season?
Yes, guardian angels and angel wings are popular for christenings, births, communions or as lucky charms.
What is the difference between the angel shapes?
The classic angel shows the whole figure from the front, the flying angel is shown in motion and the profile shows it from the side – together they make a varied platter.
Which angel size is ideal for children?
Medium sizes of around 7 cm are easy to cut and offer enough surface for colourful decorating.
Find more shapes in the Christmas cookie cutters overview and everything for the holidays in our Christmas category. For delicious doughs for your angels, browse our Christmas cookie recipes.