Fish-Shaped Cut-Outs

Fish-Shaped Cut-Outs
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These crisp, tender buttery cut-out cookies can be decorated in inviting fish shapes.
1:00
Prep Time
2:30
Total Time
42 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie

1 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1 cup
sugar
1
large Land O Lakes® Egg
1 teaspoon ( )
vanilla
2 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon
baking powder

Glaze

5 cups
powdered sugar
1/4 cup
water
2 tablespoons
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
Food color, if desired

Decorations

Decorator sugars, edible sprinkles, etc.

Directions

  1. Combine 1 cup butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add flour and baking powder; beat at low speed until well mixed.
  2. Divide dough into thirds. Shape each third into ball. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; flatten to 1/2 inch. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
  3. Heat oven to 400°F.
  4. Roll out dough, one-third at a time, on lightly floured surface (keeping remaining dough refrigerated) to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch fish-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 6-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.
  5. Combine powdered sugar, water and 2 tablespoons butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, adding additional water, if necessary, for desired glazing consistency. Tint with food color, if desired.
  6. Glaze cooled cookies; decorate as desired. Let stand until set.

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts (1 cookie)

Calories
140
Cholesterol
20mg
Carbohydrates
22g
Protein
<1g
Fat
5g
Sodium
50mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

I usually make the Land O Lakes cut out recipe that adds 2 T of Orange Juice to the batter. I didn't have any in the fridge, so followed this which omits the juice and they were EXCELLENT. I also couldn't wait to refrigerate for an hour and used the dough right away. No problem, they were perfect!

Posted July 07, 2014 by Kath

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