ok here is my plan. i plan on using the NFSC to make footballs helmets and jerseys. i then want to ice/decorate with alices icing. the cookies are for the 7th. they are for my nephew and his football team. they live 5 hours away so we will be leaving on the 6th. i need them to be ready to be packaged up Thursday night the 5th. we are leaving around 6:30 friday morning the 6th. i want these cookies to taste wonderful. they are a surprise for him and his team. im not sure when to bake and begin icing them and then still have them fresh!!!! please oh please help me

Bake on the 2nd or 3rd, ice on the 4th, and package on the 5th before you leave.

That's usually my timeline. I like to get them bagged as soon as possible so that they stay fresh so you could try baking and icing on the same day if you want to.

ok so if i bake on the 3rd and start to decorate that same day they should be ready to be packaged by the 5th?? on each jersey i am putting a childs name and number. they play for the "raiders" its so cute a bunch of 10-12 year olds so some of the jerseys will be white and others black and i am going to do my writing in grey/silver. oh can you paint luster dust over alices icing?

thank you so much for your help!!!!!

If it dries hard, I'm pretty sure you can. I've never tried it though.

Those sound soo cute! Be sure to post pics! They should most definitely be ready for packaging if they're iced on the 3rd.