Green Iced Cookies Recipe

How to make it

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• Preheat oven to 180 C.Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Add vanilla and egg and beat well.
• Sift flour and baking powder together in a bowl.Now gradually add flour to the butter mixture.
• {At this stage,you can add food colour,if using.}
• Knead the dough well.Chill for 15 minutes.
• Roll out and cut in desired shapes.
• Place on baking sheet,lined with paper and bake at 180 C for 12-14 minutes.
• Take out and leave for a few minutes on the baking sheet to firm up
• slightly,then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Green Icing:
• Place icing sugar(1/2 cup) in a bowl.Add water(1 tbsp) and a few drops of green food colour.
• Mix thoroughly with a fork until smooth.
• Make sure it is not too runny.If it is,add more icing sugar bit by bit.
• Dip the top of cookies in the icing or spread it over each cookie with
• a spoon.Let it harden.
• Melted chocolate:
• Melt the white chocolate by breaking it into a bowl placed over a pan of simmering water.
• Pour/spoon the chocolate in the piping bag and decorate over the cooled cookies.Leave to cool until chocolate is set.