mickey mouse cookies

giant mickey mouse cookies

ingredients
for the cookies
200g (7oz) of unsalted butter
200g (7oz) caster sugar
1 egg
 400g (14oz) plain flour plus extra for dusting
1/2tsp of vanilla essence

for decoration
500g (1lb 2oz) icing sugar sifted
black and pink food coloring

1. place the butter and sugar in to a bowl and beat theme until they are just creamy in texture ( dont over mix because cookies will spread in baking ) add the vanilla essence and then beat in the egg until well combined.

2.add the flour and mix until a dough forms. Gather the dough into a ball,wrap it in clin flim and chill for atlest an hour

3.place the dough on a lightly floured surface and using a rolling pin roll it out to 1 even thickness approximately 5mm (1/4 in)

4. dut the top of the dough very lightly with flour then u can cut out the cookie and do its face

5. make the icing  and put in the right place