Yield
60 - 70 cookies
Prep Time
45 Min
Cook Time
15 min
Passive Time
1 hr
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
| 310g | Blue Key Superfine Superwhite Flour, plus more for dusting |
| 1 tsp | Baking powder |
| ¼ tsp | Salt |
| 220g | Unsalted butter, at room temperature |
| 158g | Caster sugar |
| 1 | Egg, grade A |
| 1 tsp | Star Brand Vanilla Flavour |
Royal Icing
| 4 | Egg whites, grade A |
| 450g | Icing sugar, sifted |
| 1 tsp | Freshly squeezed lemon juice |
| 1/8 tsp | Star Brand Apple Green Colour |
| 1/8 tsp | Star Brand Orange Colour |
| 1/8 tsp | Star Brand Cochineal Colour |
| 1/8 tsp | Star Brand Egg Yellow Colour |
| 1/8 tsp | Star Brand True Blue Colour |
Method
- Preheat oven to 180˚C and line baking tray with parchment paper.
- Combine and sift Blue Key Superfine Superwhite Flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Beat butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and Star Brand Vanilla Flavour. Mix well.
- Add flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix until just incorporated.
- Transfer dough to a bowl and cover with cling film. Chill in the fridge for a minimum 1 hour, or until firm.
- Place dough on a lightly floured surface and roll out into 5mm thickness. Cut out shapes using desired cookie cutters and arrange on the prepared tray.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until slightly puffed and just golden in colour. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking tray before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
- To prepare royal icing, whisk egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add icing sugar and continue to whisk until incorporated.
- Add lemon juice and continue to whisk until stiff peaks form.
- Divide the royal icing equally into six portions. Set aside one portion and leave it plain. To the other portions, stir in Star Brand Colour (1 colour to 1 portion). Mix well.
- Decorate each cookie with your desired royal icing colours.