I've received several compliments about them, because they taste just good! And also because you can decorate them as you wish with a simple Royal Icing recipe.
This bunnies may be great for Eastern. Even though here in Mexico we don't celebrate it, I'm used to see a lot of bunnies and colored eggs in April (:
I remember making this and wrapping them in baskets whenever I needed a gift for someone, even one of my cousins who went to Canada for a year asked if I could bake her a basket before she went away.
Sugar Cookies
Yields ~ 40 cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 1/2 tsp almond extract (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
Directions
- Cream butter. Add powdered sugar. Blend in egg, almond extract, vanilla, salt and flour.
- Chill dough until firm. Roll to 1/4" thickness on a floured surface. Cut the shapes you want with cookie cutters.
- Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 F (190°C) for 8-10 minutes.
- Let cool and decorate.
I'll also share with you my fave Royal Icing recipe, so you can decorate this delicious cookies with this equally yummy icing.
Royal Icing
Ingredients:
- 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tbsp. meringue powder (substitute w/ 3 egg whites)
- 5 tbsp warm water
Directions
- Beat the egg whites and add sugar slowly, finally add water depending in its texture and how you want it for your cookies.
- If it's too thick add more water, until you have the right consistency for piping.
Note: I normally cut this recipe in half as it makes lots of icing, though its not easy to measure 1.5 egg whites, I do my best and it always ends up great.
As you can see this recipes are real easy, and you can whip a batch of decorated cookies in no time. Fabulous, don't you think?
Share with me how you did. Any suggestion or question, leave it on the comments, down there. :D
OXO
Val
