Easter Cookie Recipe

Yum Yum Kids Easter Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:
Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups icing sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 cups high grade flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Icing
2 cups icing sugar
1/4 teaspoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons water, approximately
1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence

Cookie Method:
1. Beat butter and icing sugar in a large bowl at high speed with an electric mixture until light and fluffy.
2. Add the egg, lemon rind and vanilla and beat well.
3. Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl. Add to the butter mixture and mix well.
4. Divide dough in half.  Wrap each half with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
5. Pre-heat oven to 190 degrees celcius.
6. Roll dough on a floured surface to 3mm thickness.  Cut out dough using Yum Yum Kids cookie cutters.
7. Place cutouts on ungreased baking sheets.
8. Bake for 8 - 12 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned.  Transfer to wire racks; cool completely before icing.

Icing Method:
Sift icing sugar into a bowl.  Add butter.  Add sufficient water to mix to a spreadable consistency. Flavour with vanilla essence.  For different colours add your choice of food colouring.

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