Directions (continued)

• until easy to handle.
• Use a floured hand-shaped cookie cutter or trace a child's hand onto
• a piece of cardboard with pencil and cut out for a pattern.
• On a well-floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/2-in. thickness.
• Either use a sharp knife to cut around the cardboard hand pattern in
• dough or use cookie cutter to cut out hand shapes. Place 2 in. apart
• on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 425° for 7-9 minutes or
• until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• In a small bowl, combine the glaze ingredients and beat until smooth.
• Set aside 1 teaspoon of white glaze for eyes. Place 1/4 cup of glaze
• into each of four bowls. Tint one red, one yellow, one orange and
• one green. Place 1 tablespoon of glaze in another bowl and tint dark
• brown. Tint the remaining glaze light brown.
• Frost the palm and thumb of each cookie light brown. Frost each
• finger a different color, using red, yellow, orange and green.
• Place the remaining yellow glaze in a pastry or plastic bag. Cut a
• small hole in the corner of bag. Pipe a beak on each thumb.
• Repeat with dark brown glaze to pipe a pupil in the center of each
• eye and to pipe wings in the center of each cookie.
• Use remaining red glaze to pipe wattles on each thumb. Let dry
• completely. Yield: about 3 dozen.