Art Masterpiece Cookies: Make Art Education Delicious

Art education doesn't have to be dry and dusty. You can make it fun, educational and delicious with these art masterpiece cookie lessons. All you need are sugar cookies, icing and kids. Mix them together and you have a recipe for fun.

Materials
4" Sugar Cookies
Cookie Icing
Food Coloring
Popsicle Sticks or Paint Brushes
Icing Bag (or sandwich bag with cut corner)

Free Lesson Plans
Read about the artist, and then have your children paint their own masterpiece after the artists work.

Henri Matisse Cookies
This art masterpiece cookie is based on Henri Matisse's Icarus. You will need yellow, dark blue, and black cookie icing. Spread a thin layer of dark blue icing for the background, and let it set. Next, paint the figure and the stars with a very thin icing.

Pablo Picasso Cookies
This art masterpiece cookie is based on Pablo Picasso's Woman with a Hat. You will need white, lavender, pink, brown, olive and black cookie icing. Spread a thin layer of lavender icing for the background, and let it set. Next add the shapes in layers beginning with the neck, brown hair, bow and dress. When set, add the rest of the features.

Jackson Pollack Cookies
This art masterpiece cookie is based on Jackson Pollack's NumberOne. This style of painting is created by splattering and dripping paint on the canvas. Your canvas is your cookie. You can begin with a white canvas (a white layer of frosting), or just spatter right on the cookie. No special colors are required. Choose any color pallet that you like, and paint.

Vincent van Gogh Cookies
Vincent van Gogh is known for his paintings of sunflowers. You will need yellow, brown and black cookie icing. Spread a thin layer of yellow icing for the background, and let it set. Next, paint the center of the flower by adding the brown circle, letting it set, and layering on the black circle. Then add the dots. You will finish by adding the brown lines with an icing bag (or sandwich bag with cut corner).

Frank Lloyd Wright Cookies
The distinctive stained glass windows of Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the most influential architects of his time, is the subject of our final cookie. You will need yellow, red, dark blue and black cookie icing. Begin by painting the black lines with an icing bag (or sandwich bag with cut corner). Finish by painting the colored glass.