Elk and Other Animal Cut out Cookies |
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Prep Time: 8 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a lovely recipe for plain cut-out cookies. They have a yummy vanilla taste and the dough is super easy to work with. Cut out any shapes you like and decorate them with whatever strikes your fancy. Please note that a 30 min. cooling time is not include in prep time. Yield of cookies will vary according to the size of your cookie cutters. I got 7 large elks and about 15 small ones. Ingredients:
125 g butter, cut into pieces |
250 g flour |
1 tablespoon vanilla sugar (or use regular sugar and add some vanilla) |
70 g sugar |
1 egg (medium) |
currants (for the eyes) |
colored sprinkles |
royal icing or coloured icing |
melted chocolate |
Directions:
1. In a big bowl combine butter pieces, flour, vanilla sugar, sugar and egg. Knead into a smooth dough. Wrap dough into cling film and refrigerated for 30 minutes.
2. On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough quite thinly (about 3 mm thick).
3. Cut out elks or other shapes using a lightly floured cookie cutter and place on a paper-lined baking sheet. If you like attach a currant to each elk for eyes.
4. Bake in the pre-heated oven at 190°C/375°F for 8-12 minutes or until just slightly browned around the edges.
5. Allow to cool for 10 minutes on the cookie sheets and then transfer to a wire-rack to cool completely.
6. Now you can add any decorations you might like to add. I used some eggnog flavoured icing dipping the cookies into it and attaching a chocolate chip as an eye afterwards.
7. Let dry.
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