FISH SHAPED SUGAR COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Sugar Cookies: In large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• With electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Add flour mixture; mix on low speed to combine. Wrap in plastic; chill 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees. On lightly floured surface, roll dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut into fish shapes, 1 to 3 inches long, using a paring knife or cookie cutter. Transfer to ungreased baking sheets; chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until edges just begin to brown. Cool on wire racks.
• Royal Icing: Beat meringue powder and scant 1/2 cup water in electric mixer on low. Add confectioners' sugar, scrape sides, and beat until soft peaks form, about 10 minutes. To thin icing for filling in shapes, or "flooding," add a little more water. Tint some icing with food coloring, if desired.
• Decorate cookies with icing and sanding sugar.

Steps:

• Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl; beat into butter mixture. Stir in mini morsels. Flatten dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill 1 hour or until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut out shapes with a 4-inch fish-shaped cutter. Place on prepared baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Place large morsels on cookies to resemble fish eyes. Cool on pan 10 minutes, and transfer to wire racks to cool completely.