Little Lamb Sugar Cookies Recipes

LITTLE LAMB COOKIES

Steps:

• Make the cookies: Sift flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a large bowl.
• Beat butter and granulated sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture, then vanilla. Refrigerate dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Roll out dough to a scant 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut out cookies using a 5-inch lamb cookie cutter, rerolling scraps once. Transfer to a baking sheet, and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Bake until edges just start to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
• Decorate the cookies: Transfer icing to a pastry bag fitted with a small round tip. Pipe an outline of icing around the edges, then "flood" each cookie with more icing to cover. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Let cookies dry completely before tying a pink or blue ribbon around each lamb's neck if desired.

LITTLE LAMB SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Spread cookies with frosting.
• Press cut sides of 24 marshmallow halves, 1 at a time, into sugar. Gently press marshmallow halves, sugar sides up, into frosting on cookies for the lambs' ears and noses as shown in photo. Decorate cookies with remaining marshmallow halves, cut sides down, as shown in photo.
• Spoon chocolate into small resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece from one bottom corner of bag; use to pipe chocolate onto cookies for the mouths and eyes.
• Refrigerate 15 min. or until chocolate is firm.