Witch’s Favorite nut-free Cookies
Ingredients
Cookie dough
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour + extra for dusting 300g
- ½ cup powdered sugar 50g
- 1 ¾ sticks unsalted butter 200g
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Glaze & Decoration
- 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar 210g
- 2 tablespoons water
- liquid food coloring
- rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
Cookies
- Sift the flour and powdered sugar into a large bowl.
- Add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Knead the mixture lightly until it forms a smooth dough.
- Divide the dough into two equal portions. Add the cocoa powder to one portion and knead until fully incorporated.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ (180℃)
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- On a clean, lightly floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll out one portion of the dough to 1/4 inch (about 6mm) thickness.
- Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into shapes.
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking tray.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the edges are firm.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely.
Decoration
- Place the powdered sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Add a few drops of food coloring and 2 tablespoons of water.
- Mix with an electric mixer until the glaze is smooth.
- Dip the cooled cookies into the glaze.
- Immediately sprinkle rainbow sprinkles on top of the glazed cookies.