Easter Cookies

• 1 cup butter cold, diced
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg separated
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour sifted
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar sifted
• sugar pearls colored, to decorate
• 3 1/2 ounces marzipan
• 2 ounces dark chocolate melted
• carrots marzipan, to decorate
• mini chocolate eggs to decorate
• edible flowers to decorate

1. Combine butter, sugar, egg yolk, 2 tbsp water and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Add flour and knead until smooth. Form into a flat disc, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 mins.
2. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Briefly knead dough then roll out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out oval shapes with a 2 x 2 1/2 inch cookie cutter. Arrange on 3 baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 12 mins. Let cool.
3. Whisk powdered sugar and egg whites until smooth. Use a small, clean watercolor brush to paint over cookies. Decorate borders of 1/2 the cookies with sugar pearls. Set aside to dry for 1 hour.
4. Roll out marzipan thinly and cut out various shapes with cookie cutters. Glue marzipan shapes, chocolate eggs and flowers onto cookies with remaining icing. Decorate with melted chocolate.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Easter-Cookies-1398578 (may not work)