Pansy Cookies Food

PANSY COOKIES

Steps:

• Break off a quarter of the cookie dough (about 6 tablespoons) and divide into 2 pieces. Put each piece in a separate small bowl. Tint one piece with 4 drops of purple gel food coloring. Tint the other piece with 3 drops of purple gel food coloring and 2 drops of white food coloring.
• Roll out the remaining un-tinted cookie dough between 2 pieces of parchment to an 1/8-inch-thick round (about 12 inches in diameter). Remove the top piece of parchment and reserve.
• Break off a chickpea-size piece of dark purple dough and roll into a rough ball. Place on the rolled-out dough. Arrange 6 roughly rolled chickpea-size pieces of the light purple dough around the dark purple dough in a flower pattern (these will become the petals) about 1 1/2-inches round. Make more flowers with the remaining tinted dough: leave about a 1/2 inch between each flower shape and alternate between dark purple and light purple dough in the center and petals.
• Top the dough with the parchment and gently roll out until the dough is flat and even. Slide the round onto a rimmed baking sheet and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• Use a 1 3/4-inch 6-petal flower cookie cutter to cut out each flower shape. Arrange on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing the cookies 1 inch apart. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the cookies until just barely golden on the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet on a rack.
• Pipe a small yellow dot of icing in the center of each cookie. Let sit for 15 minutes to set.

PANSY COOKIES

Steps:

• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle, cream butter on medium speed. Gradually add granulated sugar; beat until fluffy. Add eggs gradually; beat until fluffy. On low speed, add vanilla and reserved dry ingredients; mix until combined. Divide dough into two balls; wrap in plastic wrap. Flatten into disks. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk egg white with 1 tablespoon water until frothy. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one ball of dough to a 1/4-inch thickness.
• Using 1 1/2- or 2 1/2-inch-round fluted cookie cutters, cut out shapes. Place on baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Brush tops with egg wash. Place a pansy on top of each cookie; affix petals with more egg wash. Sprinkle sanding sugar over pansies. Bake until lightly golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.