Painting cookies is one of the most fun things you can do, and there are so many ways to do it! For this quick session and video tutorial by @mybabyisnapping (IG handle), she used our Bakell® brand Super Intense Gold Luster Dust and used a "splashing technique" as well as other techniques to decorate her beautiful cookies! All of the edible paints used in this article are Bakell® brand edible dusts and paints which means they are 100% edible, FDA compliant, non-GMO, dairy free, nut free and guilt free! Since Bakell® Luster Dusts are 100& edible and use only FDA approved ingredients... you can paint with confidence & eat guilt free! If you want to learn more about Luster Dusts and how to use them, click here!
Best FDA Approved Gold Luster Dust for Cookie Decorating?
So before we get started on how to decorate with metallic gold luster dusts, you first need to understand which Gold Luster Dusts to use and which ones are safe to eat! So without further uh-do, lets get started!
Ok, so it can be REALLY CONFUSING trying to navigate the world of "edible" and "non-toxic" and "FDA approved" when you are shopping for gold, silver and other metallic (and even some non-metallic) dusts for cookie decorating. Don't worry though, we've got you covered! When it comes to food items that are sold to the general public...well...those are regulated by Health Departments and the FDA in the United States. The edibility of these luster dusts only came into question by the FDA and the baking community at large in the United States about ten years ago. The non-toxic dusts had been used for years without a second thought. But now that edible glitters and dusts ARE regulated by the FDA, what's a cookie or cake decorator to do? And.. which are the best gold metallic dusts and edible paints out there? Well, keep reading....
Bakell® Luster Dusts Voted the #1 and the #2 Best Luster Dusts on Top 10 List FDA List!
World renown Cookie Artist Georgeanne Bell just released her new TOP 10 Best FDA Approved Gold Luster Dust list... and guess who took the top spots? We did... again!
1. Bakell® -- #1 Super Gold
2. Bakell® -- #2 Gold Pearl
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NOW THAT WE GOT THAT OUT OF THE WAY, LET'S GET STARTED...
WATCH VIDEO TO SEE LUSTER DUST "SPLASH & SPLATTER" TECHNIQUE
Have you ever wondered how cookie artists achieve that artistic splatter look on cookies & cakes, watch this great little clip of acclaimed cookie artist @mybabyisnapping using our Bakell Super Intense Gold on her decorative birthday party themed cookies...

PAINTING WITH EDIBLE GOLD LUSTER DUST
To paint with metallic luster dusts, gold or otherwise, mix a small amount of luster dust with water, 190 proof Everclear or you can use my personal favorite... lemon extract! See Below for a few great pictures & videos courtesy of @mybabyisnapping - brilliant!

SO MANY LUSTER DUST COLORS!
OVER 40+ LUSTER DUST COLORS & SHADES TO CHOOSE FROM
There are literally dozens and dozens of colors of Luster Dust colors & shades to choose from! From Silver Sage to Metallic Egyptian Gold, and of course everything in between! Our entire Bakell® Luster Dust collection is 100% edible, uses only FDA approved ingredients, gluten free, dairy free, nut free and is made & packaged right here in the USA at our FDA inspected & FDA registered Southern California facility! Want to check out all the colors in the collection, click here.

COMBINE LUSTER DUST WITH EDIBLE SPRINKLES
The color combinations are endless, but so are the confectionery edible ingredients! Try any of our Luster Dust colors along with our edible sprinkles to make beautiful cookie & cake master pieces. Look how @mybabyisnapping painted our Periwinkle Blue Luster Dust side by side with our Champagne Pink Luster Dust as well as Teal Luster Dust and then added a layer of our Super Gold using "brush & splatter" techniques and then topped it off with our Birthday Party Sprinkles mix & Gold Pearl 4mm sprinkles Beads!
DID YOU KNOW? Bakell now carries edible sprinkles! They are 100% edible, FDA compliant, Kosher and most of all, packaged & processed right here in the USA out of our FDA registered & inspected Southern California commercial kitchen facilities! !

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