Bunny Cut-Out Cookie Bouquet
Serves: 3
Zoie Ernser
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
58
Spice
51
Sweetness
55
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
6.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Special equipment: Wooden cookie sticks 5-inch bunny-shaped cookie cutter To make the cookies: In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar cookie dough, bubblegum extract, and 1 1/2 cups flour
2
Divide the dough in half, form into balls, and cover with plastic wrap
3
Refrigerate for 1 hour
4
Remove the dough balls from the refrigerator and unwrap
5
On a lightly floured board, roll the dough out to 1/2-inch thickness
6
Cut out bunny-shaped cookies with the cookie cutter
7
Place the cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet
8
Carefully insert the wooden cookie sticks into the cookies, far enough to hold the cookie, but not so far as it comes out the other end
9
Place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator and chill for 1 hour
10
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
11
Bake the chilled cookies for 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown
12
Remove from the oven and cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes
13
Transfer to cooling racks
14
Allow cookies to cool completely before decorating
15
To decorate: Create the border icing by combining 1/2 pound confectioners¿ sugar with a drop of food coloring, then gradually adding enough water until the mixture is thick but still squeezable
16
With a piping bag, create a thin border around the perimeter of each cookie
17
Create the center icing by combining 1 pound confectioners¿ sugar with at least 1/2 cup of water, adding enough to create a thinner consistency
18
After the border icing has hardened, pipe the center icing onto the middle of the cookie to fill the surface within each cookie
19
Complete each cookie with a star-shaped dragee for the "eye" and 4 chocolate sprinkles for the "whiskers
20
" Sprinkle generously with sanding sugar