Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card

These cookies are inspired...by a gift card at Starbucks. The Chinese New Year year gift card caught my eye at the register last week. It was covered with the cutest little rats. When is the last time you said something was covered with cute rats?

Well, they needed to be cookied.

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card

I decided to use my black cocoa cut-out cookies as the base. I really wanted the red and gold to pop off of a dark color. (If you can't find black cocoa and don't have time to order some, just use only Dutch-process. They'll still be dark, just not quite as dark as these.)

For the cutter, I used the mini candy corn cutter from Sweet Sugarbelle. It's the perfect size for these babies - not too small, not too large. Just right.

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card

You can really see the shiny gold here. It's so pretty and festive.

To decorate the Year of the Rat cookies, you'll need:

  • black cocoa cut-out cookies, candy corn shape
  • royal icing, divided and tinted with Americolor  gel paste food colorings: Super Red, Americolor Gold, and Bright White (a tiny bit)
  • disposable piping bags
  • couplers and tips: #2, #3, and #1
  • squeeze bottle
  • toothpicks
  • gold luster dust (look for an FDA-approved one)
  • vodka or Everclear
  • food-only small paintbrush

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card

Use a #2 tip to outline the rat body with red icing.

Thin the icing with water, a bit at a time, until it thinned. A ribbon of icing dropped back into the bowl should disappear in a 2-3 second count. Cover with a damp dishtowel and let sit for several minutes. 

Uncover, stir gently to pop large air bubbles that have formed on top. Pour into a squeeze bottle. 

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card


Fill the outline with the thinned icing using a toothpick to pop air bubbles and guide to edges. Let the icing dry for at least 30 minutes. 

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card


Fit a bag of the gold icing with a #3 tip. Pipe a tail and ears. For the ears, start at the top with more pressure, let the pressure decrease as you pull back towards the body. 

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card


Switch the tip to a #1 and add the nose and whiskers.

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card


Use a #1 tip to pipe eyes with white icing.

Let the cookies dry uncovered for 6-8 hours or overnight. 

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card


Once the icing is dry, mix 1/2 teaspoon luster dust with 1/2 teaspoon vodka or Everclear. Stir until smooth. Adjust consistency as needed. 

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card


Brush this onto all of the gold icing: tail, ears, nose, and whiskers. 

Starbucks chinese new year 2022 gift card


Can I use US Starbucks gift card in China?

You may use the Starbucks Gift Cards for payment at the designated Starbucks Stores within the territory of mainland China (Click to see.

Can you send a Starbucks gift card for a future date?

To plan ahead for upcoming occasions, simply set the desired date for future delivery. Starbucks Card eGifts also allow users to connect to their registered Facebook account from www.starbucks.com/card, to view upcoming birthdays of Facebook friends and send them eGifts directly and post to their Facebook wall.

Does Starbucks sell gift cards in store?

If you wish to still purchase a physical Starbucks Card, you can do so by visiting Starbucks retail stores, various grocery, drug, and mass merchandise stores (including Safeway, Target, and Albertsons) as well as online at Amazon.com.