Easter Chick Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter, cubed
2 cups flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 None egg plus 1 egg white
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
None None Yellow and red food coloring
None None Flax seeds, for the eyes

Preparation

Beat the butter, flour, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt with an electric mixer mixer until well blended. Knead with your hands to form a smooth dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 mins.
Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. On a floured work surface, roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 2 1/2 inch diameter cookie cutter, cut out 35 circles. Reroll the dough as necessary. Place on the baking sheets.
Bake one sheet at a time for 8-10 mins until browned and crisp. Cool cookies a wire rack.
Beat the egg white, powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Set aside 2 tbsp of the icing for the white icing. Color 2 tbsp of the icing orange with the yellow and red food coloring. Color the remaining icing yellow.
Spread the yellow icing evenly on the cookies. Let stand to dry. Spoon the white icing into a piping bag fitted with a small, plain nozzle. Pipe eyes on the cookies. Add flax seeds for pupils. Spoon the orange icing into a piping bag fitted with a small, plain nozzle and draw beaks, wings and feet. Let stand to dry.