{Bunny} Cookies and Milk

Yesterday I was completely inspired when I spied these cookies from Fancy Flours and decided to make them then and there!  I didn't have their bunny ear cutters of course, so made my own template. I immediately imagined a glass of milk as a white bunny, and using markers to make a simple bunny face:) I also dressed the ears up with royal icing. 

I had so much fun on this cookie project and was tickled with the results!

I made the template by cutting out some bunny ears (4.5-inches x 2-inches, at widest part) freehand from a file folder.  I got the glass(es) I was going to use from the cupboard and fiddled with the template (especially the notches) until the ears fit correctly on the glass rim, and stayed upright.

From there I rolled out the sugar cookie dough fairly thick (3/8-inch).  I placed the templates on the dough and cut around them with a small, sharp knife, then transferred the cut-outs to the baking sheet. Before baking, I placed the baking sheets into the freezer for 10-15 minutes to hold the shape, particularly the notches. Even so,  immediately after baking I used the small, sharp knife to cut into the  dough to make the notches more pronounced and precise.

{Be sure you bake the cookies long enough so that they'll be firm and stay put on the rim of the glasses.}

Let the cookies cool completely and then decorate with royal icing.  Outline the ear in white (see middle photo) and let that dry for about 15 minutes before filling in with white, thinned royal icing. Allow to dry for about an hour. Do the same with the pink icing, and let dry overnight, if possible. 

For the faces, simply use a dry erase marker, or Sharpie (It washes off easily with soap), to pen a cute bunny face.  Pour in enough milk* to make your bunny faces:) Place the ears carefully on the rims of the glasses.  If they fit too tightly (or don't quite fit), use the small, sharp knife and gently scrape the inside of the notches for a better fit.

*You can also make brown bunny faces with chocolate milk:)

Drink your milk, dip your bunny ears in the milk, nibble (as bunnies do) and ENJOY! 

Make some of these cookies for your favorite munchkins to let them know that somebunny loves them:)

Now, instead of making your own template, you can purchase a cutter (based on this design) from Bobbi's Cookies and Cutters, right HERE!

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