Easter Lamb Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/3 lb cold butter, diced
1/2 cup super fine sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 None egg, separated, white covered and chilled
1 cup powdered sugar
2-3 tbsp lemon juice
None None Red, yellow and green food coloring

Preparation

Mix the flour, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, egg yolk, 3-4 tbsp cold water and a pinch of salt with the dough hook of a mixer. Knead with the hands until smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out 12 large (4 1/3 inches long) and 6 small (3 1/8 inches long) lambs, re-rolling the dough as necessary. Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
Beat the egg white, powdered sugar and lemon juice with the whisk of a mixer. Divide equally into 4 bowls. Color 1 bowl, pink, 1 bowl pale yellow and 1 bowl pale green. Leave the final bowl white. Spoon into 4 piping bags fitted with small, plain nozzles. Decorate the biscuits with the icing and allow to dry.