Bunny Carrot Cookies
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup finely shredded carrot
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
- Miniature marshmallows, if desired
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Combine sugar, 1 cup butter and egg in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed until creamy.
- Add all remaining cookie ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.
- Shape dough into 30 (1-inch) balls, 30 (3/4-inch) balls and 60 (1x1/4-inch) logs.
- Place 1 (1-inch) ball onto ungreased cookie sheet; top with 1 (3/4-inch) ball and 2 logs for ears to create each bunny.
- (Make sure dough pieces are touching so that bunny is formed during baking.)
- Bake 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned around edges
- Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter and vanilla in bowl.
- Beat at low speed, gradually adding milk, until desired spreading consistency.
- Place frosting into pastry bag fitted with decorator tip.
- Pipe faces onto cookies, as desired.
- Attach marshmallows for tails using frosting, if desired.
sugar, butter, egg, allpurpose, carrot, cream of tartar, baking soda, vanilla, salt, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, milk, marshmallows
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/681/bunny-carrot-cookies (may not work)