Easter bunny cookies

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with parchment.

2. Beat the butter and sugar in the machine until fluffy.

3. Mix the egg, lemon juice, zest, and vanilla extract together and gently add it to the creamed butter and sugar and combine.

4. Mix the flour with the baking powder and combine them with the rest of the ingredients.

5. When the dough begins to come together, take it out of the machine and knead it lightly into a ball. Wrap it in cling film and leave in the fridge for an hour.

6. On a lightly floured surface roll the pastry to about three millimeters in thickness. Cut with a bunny cookie cutter and lay flat on a lined baking tray.

7. Bake the biscuits for 7-8 minutes, or until they are nicely golden.

8. Whisk the egg white and icing sugar together until smooth. Add the lemon juice to loosen the icing.

9. Decorate each cookie with a blob of the white icing for the bunny’s tail. Dry the biscuits in the warm place to set the icing, a still warm oven or near your oven. Tie a ribbon around the bunny’s neck if you wish.