Elk And Other Animal Cut Out Cookies

• 125 g butter, cut into pieces
• 250 g flour
• 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar (or use regular sugar and add some vanilla)
• 70 g sugar
• 1 egg (medium)
• Optional Decorations
• currants (for the eyes)
• colored sprinkles
• royal icing or coloured icing
• melted chocolate

1. In a big bowl combine butter pieces, flour, vanilla sugar, sugar and egg. Knead into a smooth dough. Wrap dough into cling film and refrigerated for 30 minutes.
2. On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough quite thinly (about 3 mm thick).
3. Cut out elks or other shapes using a lightly floured cookie cutter and place on a paper-lined baking sheet. If you like attach a currant to each elk for eyes.
4. Bake in the pre-heated oven at 190u0b0C/375u0b0F for 8-12 minutes or until just slightly browned around the edges.
5. Allow to cool for 10 minutes on the cookie sheets and then transfer to a wire-rack to cool completely.
6. Now you can add any decorations you might like to add. I used some eggnog flavoured icing dipping the cookies into it and attaching a chocolate chip as an eye afterwards.
7. Let dry.

butter, flour, vanilla sugar, sugar, egg, decorations, currants, colored sprinkles, royal icing, chocolate

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/elk-and-other-animal-cut-out-cookies-443973 (may not work)