Coconut Snowflakes

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 1/2 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut extract
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
• fine decorator sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350.
• 2 on a well-floured surface, knead together the cookie dough, flour, cornstarch and 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut extract.
• 3 roll between 2 sheets of waxed paper to a 1/4 inch thickness.
• 4 place on a baking sheet and refreigerate for 15 minutes.
• 5 remove chilled dough from baking sheet and remove the top piece of waxed paper.
• 6 cut into snowflakes using a 4-inch cookie cutter.
• 7 place snowflakes on an ungreased cookie sheet, rerolling scraps and cutting them into additional snowflakes.
• 8 if dough becomes too soft, refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
• 9 bake for 10-12 minutes or until puffed and set.
• 10 cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
• 11 remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 12 glaze: in a bowl, mix 1 cup confectioners' sugar, milk and extract until smooth, spreading consistency.
• 13 spread 1 teaspoon glaze on each cookie; let dry.
• 14 piping: in a bowl, mix remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 3 teaspoons water.
• 15 stir until smooth.
• 16 place in a pastry bag fitted with a small writing tip.
• 17 decorate snowflakes in various patterns.
• 18 sprinkle each with about 1/4 teaspoon of decorating sugar.
• 19 shake off excess sugar and let dry.