Prancing Reindeer Cut-Out Cookies

Instructions

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1. - Make cookies 1 day in advance. Prepare Roll Out Cookie dough following recipe directions. Cut out shapes using deer cutters. Bake and cool cookies.
2. -

   Prepare royal icing. Prepare icing according to package directions. Divide icing and tint ¼ cup teal, ¼ cup periwinkle, 1/4 cup blue; reserve remaining icing white.

   *Combine Sky Blue and Kelly Green to make teal shown. Combine Sky Blue and Violet to make periwinkle shown.

3. - Prepare decorating bags. Prepare decorating bag with tip 2 and fill with 1/4 cup full-strength white icing. Thin teal, periwinkle, blue and white icings to a count of 10 and place in separate decorating bags.
4. - Decorate cookies. Cut tips off bags when ready to decorate. Use full strength white icing to outline cookies. Let dry 15 minutes. Thin white icing to a count of 10 and fill in cookies. Immediately pipe random teal, periwinkle and blue dots; use toothpick to swirl dots to create marbleized effect. Let dry overnight.