instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray Bunny Cookie Treat Pan with vegetable cooking spray.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add orange zest, egg and vanilla. Mix to blend.
In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
Add to butter mixture alternately with carrots, mix just until combined. Stir in optional nuts.
Press about 2 tablespoons dough into each pan cavity. Press in stick and cover with about 1 teaspoon dough.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are a light golden brown. Cool in pan on cooling grid for 15 minutes.
With thin spatula, gently loosen edges and remove gently from pan. Cool cookies on rack completely before icing.
To Decorate:
Using Icing Colors such as Rose, Violet, and Lemon Yellow to pipe ears and facial features on cookies using the Dessert Decorator Pro™ and tip 3. Use tip 2 for pupils of eyes.
For star work, use tip 16. Use tip 2 for whiskers.
For smooth icing cookies, warm white Ready-To-Use Decorator Icing in the microwave at 30% power for 30 seconds, stir and warm for another 20 seconds and stir.
The icing should be fluid and easy to pour, if not, heat for a few more seconds at 30% power.
When icing is ready, set cookies over a cooling grid with a cookie sheet link to 2105-6213 underneath to catch the icing drippings.
Pour the icing on the cookies, let it set for 15 minutes.