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Russian piping tips: 3 types to catapult your decorating and sales
Russian piping tips, MINI ones? You haven't heard of them before? Oh sure the big ones, but I mean the ones that are perfect for sugar cookies. That is what the video above is all about.
The minis have been out for a while but seemingly not gained much traction in the United States.
Topics on this page:
-showing each of the mini-tips
-an overview of the large Russian nozzles
-an overview of the Russian ball tips
-where you can get your own set of the minis
The ones I will be talking about in this section, for sugar cookie decorating (here is my delicious and best sugar cookie recipe), are the mini-Russian piping tips.
These mini-Russian piping tips, Nifty Nozzles, are rather difficult to find in the United States. Find the non-affiliate link where I purchased mine near the end of the page. Many cookiers do not know the minis even exist.
The very large ones are terrific for buttercream. Royal icing is too wet and heavy for them. They sink in before they can dry.
When the mini ones came out, I HAD to have a set! These are great with royal icing. (Remember to get my Superior Royal Icing Recipe download here--works ideal for these mini tips).
The mini Russian piping tips are so perfect for decorating our sugar cookies. Say buh-bye to those big bulky tips we use for cupcakes and hello to the minis for sugar cookies...yay!
Did you know there are hundreds of regular nozzles? The original ones were created by a man from Russia who deemed them ‘Nifty Nozzles’.
He partnered with a business in Europe, Sugar and Crumbs, to promote them outside of Russia. There are a great many look-a-likes around. But if it’s the real Nifty Nozzle, it will have the name as well as the number on it. Many of the other brands for the large kind do NOT have a number, which makes it a real pain.
Get your own set through Amazon here. You won't regret it, pinky promise!
- Authentic, High Quality
- Perfect for decorating cupcakes or adding smaller flowers on cakes.
- 1 5/8" height x 1 1/8" bottom base x ¾" tip
The picture shows the size difference between the mini Nifty Nozzle versus the large Russian piping tip
The Russian Piping Tips: showing each nozzle in the
mini-set with their design
Here is the breakdown of each tip with a photo example of their respective design with my Superior Royal Icing.
First, have your delicious sugar cookies baked on the perfect baking sheets (and know how to professionally bake them). Cool. Flood them like an expert. Let them dry overnight. Then get to decorating!
Here are the 13 mini Nifty Nozzles with their numbers:
1180.M
143.M
145.M
1510.M
149.M
139.M
148.M
146.M
1050.M
110.M
147.M
114.M
144.MThese are the tips with the flowers they make right under them. For the bottom flower, I added leaves so you could see the finished flower. Aren't they just lovely and delicate? Ugh, I'm in love!
Imagine how grand they will look on 'Graduation Sugar Cookies' or 'Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies' where flowers are always a must!
Imagine these beauties for a Mother's Day cookie bouquet.
I have piped these mini flowers, let them dry, then airbrushed them for a beautiful enhancement.
This is one of my favorite cookie tools!
This is what comes in the set:
-3 of Master Airbrushes
-bonus Master Airbrush Quick Start Guide and Airbrush Resource Center access card
-1/5 hp single-piston compressor with two cooling fans and more!
You could stencil some cookies with a DIY silk screen stencil or with an acetate (plastic) stencil with the scrape method with royal icing, then add the little flower beauties you created above! These ideas would be perfect for wedding sugar cookies.
What's that? Did I hear you ask if I knew how to stencil cookies for mass production? Well, yes! Here is that page too: Silk Screen Cookie Decorating.
Russian piping tips: an overview of the large nozzles
These are the ones most decorators are familiar with. In the video, I will be working with dreamy American buttercream. Grab the free downloads: Best American Buttercream Frosting AND the Dreamy Chocolate American Buttercream.
*Please note: Swiss buttercream is a little too delicate (not stiff enough), for piping with the large Russian tips. I've not tried it with the mini tips. I assume since the mini tips work better being shorter flowers, it would probably work.
Some cookiers choose to decorate with buttercream frosting instead of royal icing or glaze icing for their cookies. You are also welcome to get my free download of a wonderful Glaze Icing as well!
Now that you’re set with the buttercream frosting, royal icing, and glaze recipes, here is the detailed video tutorial. Again, I’m using Russian piping tips in the large/standard size with American buttercream in this section.
Here are some large Russian piping tips that I selected (out of hundreds out there), with the designs they make:
Here is a set of the regular large ones I have in Shop Gotta-havs. It's a 21-piece set, including a pack of large piping bags, a washable bag, 2 leaf tips, extra-large couplers, and 11 Russian piping tips:
Overview of the Russian ball tips
These are the ball tips I used with the flowers/ruffles they make. Watch the video to see how they are achieved.
I purchased the original Russian piping tips through Amazon some time ago. This is the company I bought from on Amazon, and I was quite pleased.
- Professional cake lcing nozzleWe offer 3pcs/set of Ball Russian Piping Tips, with the right tools, making your own beautiful and unique cakes or pastries is so easy.
- Made Of Food Grade Stainless SteelExceptionally sturdy, durable and reliable, so you get a pastry decorating set that will not only serve you for years to come, but also ensure that your family stays completely safe.
- Easy To StartThe baking accessories included in this set are quite easy to use, which is why they are recommended for beginners or master cooks. So you will now create beautiful cake frosting designs, cake decorations, large pastry tips for beginners, and the perfect cupcake can be as easy as pie!
- Best Baking GiftsOur 3pcs/set Ball Russian Piping Tips is the perfect gift for any occasion, such as birthdays, Christmas, weddings and more. It is perfect for your baking needs
- Excellent Customer ServiceDon't worry about wasting your money, Our team provide 12 months with 12h 365 days customer service even you bought our products for a long time before, If you unsatisfied products quality or other reason, Please contact us or Amazon service for solve it.
As you see, using Russian piping tips enables you to expand and make even more professional cookies for your customers. They will love them and think you spent hours piping flowers.
Here is my page on regular piping tips. It shows the 6 basic ones beginning cookie artists need for well-rounded decorating. I've also included lots of pictures and videos there. Just click on this thumbnail link:
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