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Bunny Cut-out Cookie Bouquet
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee

Ingredients
Cookies:
2 (18-ounce) store-bought sugar cookie dough rolls
1/2 teaspoon bubblegum extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
Wooden cookie sticks

Decoration:
1 1/2 pounds confectioners’ sugar
Food coloring, various colors
Water
Star-shaped dragees
Chocolate candy sprinkles
Sanding sugar

Special equipment: 5-inch bunny-shaped cookie cutter

Directions
To make the cookies: In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar cookie
dough, bubblegum extract, and 1 1/2 cups flour. Divide the dough in half, form into balls, and cover
with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Remove the dough balls from the refrigerator and unwrap. On a lightly floured board, roll the dough
out to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut out bunny-shaped cookies with the cookie cutter. Place the cookies on
an ungreased cookie sheet. 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.

Place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator and chill for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Bake the chilled cookies for 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool
on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to cooling racks. Allow cookies to cool completely
before decorating.

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.
With a piping bag, create a thin border around the perimeter of each cookie. 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. After the border icing has hardened, pipe the center icing onto the
middle of the cookie to fill the surface within each cookie. Complete each cookie with a star-shaped
dragee for the "eye" and 4 chocolate sprinkles for the "whiskers." Sprinkle generously with sanding
sugar.