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Cream together sugar and shortening. Add and mix in eggs, almond extract, milk, flour, salt and baking powder.
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Place dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
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Using flour and a rolling pin, roll out the dough and cut into bunny face shapes (use a 5 inch cookie cutter).
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Place on a baking sheet and into a 350 degree F pre-heated oven. Bake 6-8 minutes then remove from oven.
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Allow cookies to cool on towel or rack completely.
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To make frosting, mix together about 5 cups of powdered sugar with a few teaspoons of water at a time until it becomes a smooth, easy to spread (but not too runny) consistency. In a small bowl, mix about a cup of frosting with a very small amount of pink food coloring.
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Decorate one bunny at a time so that icing stays wet and goodies will stay attached to frosting.
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Frost top of bunny with white icing.
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Place pink frosting in decorating bag. Cut a medium hole at a corner of the bag. Starting at top of bunny ears, apply a straight line of frosting downward, letting up on pressure so becomes thinner and finally stops at bottom of ear (this is the pink, inside of the ear).
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Place a pink chocolate egg where nose should be. Place blue or green M&M's with picture or logo upside down where eyes go.
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Cover all remaining white frosting that shows with grated coconut and gently remove excess coconut.
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These cutie bunnies are fun to make with kids too!
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Hoppy Easter!
