Easter cookies "Chicks"

1. Transfer the butter to a deep bowl, add sugar and start beating with a hand blender at low speed.

2. When the sugar has melted a little, beat in the eggs and continue beating.

3. Pour in the milk, add baking powder, vanilla sugar and start adding flour little by little. When it becomes difficult to mix the dough with a blender, start kneading with your hands.

4. You will need enough flour to get a smooth, soft dough that does not stick to your hands; the amount of it depends very much on the size of the eggs, since eggs of the first category have different weights for all brands. My flour weight often fluctuates from 300 to 370, or even more grams. Although it’s not exactly “sand”, it’s better to cover the bowl with cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes; it will be easier to work with the dough later.

5. Now roll out the dough to a thickness of 3-4 millimeters, cut into round pieces, transfer them to a baking sheet lined with parchment and place in an oven preheated to 190 degrees for 10-12 minutes without convection. Cool the finished cookies.

6. While the cookies are baking, let's make the glaze.

7. Pour the powder into a deep, comfortable bowl, add a pinch of salt, beat in the egg white and start beating on low speed for 2-3 minutes. Once the mixture thickens slightly, increase the speed and beat the glaze until it is nicely glossy and has increased in size. Lastly, pour in the lemon juice and beat for about another minute. To give the glaze a beautiful yellowish tint, you can add a couple of drops of gel coloring or add a pinch of turmeric.

8. Transfer the glaze into a pastry bag and place in the refrigerator for a while. You can put some of the white icing in a separate bag, you can use it to draw eyes. Or place the drops on cling film, put black sesame or poppy seeds in the middle in the form of a pupil and let them harden - you will get excellent eyes for future themed cookies. This is exactly how I make them, except I also color a little of the icing for the pupils with black gel dye.

9. Baking powder will cause the cookies to “grow” slightly and the top will become semicircular, so turn it upside down and paint the bottom flat part. Apply yellow icing, distribute it evenly throughout the gingerbread, glue ready-made sugar eyes or draw with white icing, glue on the beak and beard. My beak and beard are made from store-bought sunflower seeds in orange glaze, but you can easily make them from M&Ms candies, which need to be cut in half with a knife with a thin blade. Leave the Easter Chick Cookies until the icing is completely dry.

10. Such cute cookies in the shape of chickens can be served not only for Easter, they can be prepared for any children's holidays. Have a nice one.