Instrument Cookies

Wow your party guests with these decorative instrument cookies--they're sure to be music to kids' mouths!

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Ingredients

• 1 roll (16.5 oz.) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour, plus flour for dusting the work surface
• 1 box (16 oz.) confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tbsp. egg-white powder
• 6 tbsp. warm water
• Brown, black, blue, and yellow food coloring
• Candy melts or other flat, round candy (optional)

Supplies

• Parchment paper
• Instrument Cookie templates
• Resealable bags

Directions

1. Step 1: Get ready

   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. Step 2: Make the cookies

   On a clean work surface, knead the cookie dough with the flour until the dough is smooth. Dust the work surface with flour. Roll out the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness. Using the printable template or your own cookie cutters, cut out as many instrument shapes as possible. Transfer cut-outs to the prepared pans, about two inches apart. Place the cookies in the oven and bake until they are just golden, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven. Transfer to a wire rack and let them cool completely.

3. Step 3: Make the frostings

   Add the confectioners' sugar, egg-white powder, and water to a bowl. Beat until the frosting is thick and fluffy. Add a teaspoon more water if it is too thick. Divide the frosting into six small bowls. Tint each bowl of frosting a different color: light yellow, dark yellow, brown, black, and light blue, leaving one bowl of white frosting. Spoon half of each of the frostings into separate resealable bags. Thin the remaining frostings with a teaspoon or two of water or until they are the consistency of slightly whipped cream. Spoon each thinned batch of frosting into a resealable bag.

4. Step 4: Decorate the cookies

   Snip a very small corner from the bags with the thicker frosting. Pipe outlines on top of the cookies in your choice of color. Snip very small corners from the bags of thinner frosting. Fill in the outlines with the thinned frosting and let the cookies dry for at least 1 hour. In contrasting colors, pipe decorative designs on top of the cookies. (You can also use a candy melt or other flat disk candy to create each guitar hole). Let them dry completely.

Nurtition Facts

• Calories: 197
• Total Fat: 5g
• Saturated Fat: 1g
• Trans Fat: 1g
• Cholesterol: 3mg
• Sodium: 75mg
• Total Carbs: 38g
• Fiber: 0g
• Sugar: 30g
• Protein: 1g