Shortbread Bunnies with Blue Icing

Bunnies are one of the quintessential symbols of Easter: they bring tenderness and cheerfulness, especially when made of shortbread!

These shortbread bunnies with blue frosting are perfect for a fun gift to both children and friends, but also to bring to the table on Easter or Easter Monday. Made with the natural dye Taste and Color Blue, with spirulina and green apple extracts, they certainly won’t go unnoticed!

Ingredients for 12 bunnies

Preparation of shortbread bunnies

You can make the shortcrust pastry either by hand or by helping yourself with a food processor. Mix the pastry flour with the sugar, butter and baking soda, then add the egg and lemon zest. Once you have a nicesmooth dough, make it into a loaf and place it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

After the resting time has elapsed, take the shortcrust pastry and roll it out to a thickness of about 0.4 mm. With the self of a stencil, cut the dough and form the bunnies. At this point, place them on the baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing them slightly apart to prevent them from sticking to each other during baking.

Bake your bunnies in the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown; once cooked, let them cool on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, prepare the colored icing by mixing the dye with about 2 to 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar, adding water a little at a time, until the desired consistency is achieved. It should be of such a consistency that you can spread it on the cookies with a teaspoon or a sac à poche, using a small nozzle suitable for decorations.

Perform the frosting decoration on the completely cooled cookies. Make sure the frosting is completely set before serving.

For the recipe, thanks to Erika of Sugar Games.