Delicious decorated butter cookies for a baby shower; the decoration depends on the baby: pink for a girl, blue for a boy, yellow if the gender is not known yet.
In a deep bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking powder with a whisk.
In an electric mixer with the paddle attachment (not the whisk), mix the softened butter with the sugar. Add the egg, brandy, and vanilla, and continue combining. Gradually add the flour and finish mixing.
Place the dough on a clean floured surface and make two balls of dough. Cover the balls with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Flour a clean surface and use a rolling pin to roll out a ball of dough until it is 1/4 cm thick. It is important to use the rolling pin to one side and keep moving the dough to prevent it from sticking.
Using a baby clothes-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the cookies and place them on the baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
While the cookies cool, make the icing by beating the powdered sugar, egg white, and water with an electric mixer using the paddle.
With food coloring, tint the icings (remember to use very little coloring to achieve a good pastel color).
Pink: a drop of red
Blue: a drop of blue
Yellow: a drop of yellow
Decorate the cookies with the icings.
Nutritional Information
* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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