These fun grill summer cookies are a perfect treat to bring to a BBQ! And they are surprisingly easy to make. 

BBQ grill summer cookies

Hosting or heading to a BBQ? Bring along these super-cute, fun BBQ grill summer cookies. They are sure to be a conversation-starter, and they are really easy to make thanks to store-bought candy turned into kebabs and hot dogs. I’m late this year, but these would have also worked for Father’s Day cookies. 

more summer cookies ideas 

BBQ not your thing? Fear not. Here are plenty more sweet treat ideas for summer. 

• pool party cookies
• watermelon slice and bake cookies
• firefly cookies 
• mini popsicle cookies 
• and a round-up of 20 MORE summer cookie ideas 

how to make BBQ grill summer cookies 

you will need:

• cut-out sugar cookie dough
• royal icing recipe
• circle cookie cutter (2 1/4-inches used here)
• food coloring (Black, Red Red, Orange, and Egg Yellow)
• disposable decorating bags
• coupler
• size “3” decorating tip 
• black food coloring pen 
• Mike & Ike’s candies (you’ll need the red)
• Dots candies or mini gumdrops (you’ll need red, orange, yellow, and green) 
• dried spaghetti 

Most of the above will be available at the craft store, or click the links to buy online. Americolor food coloring is available online or at specialty cake decorating stores. For tips on basic cookie decorating, click here. 

step one: prepare your cookies

Prepare the cookie dough according to the recipe, chill it, roll it out, cut out circles, bake, and let cool completely. 

step two: prepare your icing

Prepare royal icing according to the recipe. Divide (I color about 3/4 cup at a time, so you will have leftover icing) the icing and tint black, red, orange, and yellow.

The black icing should be of outline consistency, or stiff enough to keep its shape when piped. The red, orange, and yellow icing should be thinned with drops of water until a flooding consistency. However, don’t thin the icing too much, as you don’t want it to run off the side of the cookie. 

Assemble a decorating bag with coupler and tip, fill with the black icing, and close tightly with a rubber band. The red, orange, and yellow icings can be transferred to decorating bags (no tip and coupler needed) with the tip snipped. 

step three: make your kebabs and hot dogs

To make the hot dogs, use a black food coloring pen to draw lines on a red Mike & Ike’s candy. Set aside. 

To make the kebabs, cut yellow, red, orange, and green Dots candy or mini gumdrop in half horizontally, and then in half again. This will give you wedge shapes. Break a piece of dried spaghetti into 2 to 2 1/2 inch pieces. Press four candy pieces onto the top of the piece of spaghetti. The candy should be sticky enough to attach to the spaghetti. Set aside. 

NOTE: You may use a toothpick in place of the spaghetti. However, I chose to use spaghetti as a precaution, in case kids try the cookies and forget to remove the kebabs. 

step four: decorate your cookies 

Outline a cookie in yellow or orange icing. Pipe a bit of yellow icing, orange, and then red icing on each cookie. Use a toothpick or piece of spaghetti to swirl the icing. Let the cookies set well, about an hour. 

Pipe a grill shape (a circle with lines) using the black icing. Top with a kebab and/or hot dogs. 

Let the cookies dry overnight. 

Yield: 25 cookies

BBQ grill summer cookies

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Fun BBQ grill summer cookies with candy "kebabs" and "hot dogs."

Ingredients

• cut-out sugar cookie dough
• royal icing recipe
• circle cookie cutter (2 1/4-inches used here)
• food coloring (Black, Red Red, Orange, and Egg Yellow)
• disposable decorating bags
• coupler
• size "3" decorating tip 
• black food coloring pen 
• Mike & Ike's candies (you'll need the red)
• Dots candies or mini gumdrops (you'll need red, orange, yellow, and green) 
• dried spaghetti

Instructions

1. Prepare the cookie dough according to the recipe, chill it, roll it out, cut out circles, bake, and let cool completely. 
2. Prepare royal icing according to the recipe. Divide (I color about 3/4 cup at a time, so you will have leftover icing) the icing and tint black, red, orange, and yellow. The black icing should be of outline consistency, or stiff enough to keep its shape when piped. The red, orange, and yellow icing should be thinned with drops of water until a flooding consistency. However, don't thin the icing too much, as you don't want it to run off the side of the cookie.
3. Assemble a decorating bag with coupler and tip, fill with the black icing, and close tightly with a rubber band. The red, orange, and yellow icings can be transferred to decorating bags (no tip and coupler needed) with the tip snipped. 
4. To make the hot dogs, use a black food coloring pen to draw lines on a red Mike & Ike's candy. Set aside. 
5. To make the kebabs, cut yellow, red, orange, and green Dots candy or mini gumdrop in half horizontally, and then in half again. This will give you wedge shapes. Break a piece of dried spaghetti into 2 to 2 1/2 inch pieces. Press four candy pieces onto the top of the piece of spaghetti. The candy should be sticky enough to attach to the spaghetti. Set aside. 
6. NOTE: You may use a toothpick in place of the spaghetti. However, I chose to use spaghetti as a precaution, in case kids try the cookies and forget to remove the kebabs. 
7. Outline a cookie in yellow or orange icing. Pipe a bit of yellow icing, orange, and then red icing on each cookie. Use a toothpick or piece of spaghetti to swirl the icing. Let the cookies set well, about an hour. 
8. Pipe a grill shape (a circle with lines) using the black icing. Top with a kebab and/or hot dogs. 
9. Let the cookies dry overnight. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

25

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 56Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 14mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 0g

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