Schroeder’s Piano Key Cookies

Schroeder’s Piano Key Cookies are inspired by the new Peanuts movie! Plus, links to many other ideas from the movie!

Schroeder’s Piano Key Cookies

Who is going to see the new Peanuts movie?! My kiddos have been anxiously waiting for the movie to come out – and I have to admit, I am looking forward to it, too! I grew up watching Charlie Brown and the gang, so it’s a bit of a trip down memory lane for me. My kiddos enjoy the holiday specials. Since Halloween just passed, we have seen It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown about 50 million times …. and still counting. We DVR’d it so we’ll probably still be watching it at Easter ….

Since the Peanuts movie is hitting theaters TODAY – some of my bloggy friends and I thought it would be fun to get together and come up with a few recipes for you! This is a new monthly series I’m jumping in on – so be sure to look for all of the posts!

One of my favorite Peanuts characters is Schroeder. Although I am not a fancy cake and cookie decorator, I was pretty happy  with how these Schroeder’s Piano Key Cookies turned out! That’s why love bakes good cakes …. because it surely doesn’t decorate well! 🙂 My kiddos also thought the cookies were super fun – so that’s all that mattered! Instead of lemon extract, I used raspberry extract. Feel free to use whatever flavor you like!

Don’t forget to stop by and check out all of the other fun ideas inspired by the new Peanuts movie!

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Little Red-Haired Girl Chocolate Popcorn from Celebrating Family

Printable Snoopy Dog House from Liz on Call

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Lucy Bento Lunch Box from East Valley Mom Guide

“Great Pumpkin” White Hot Chocolate + DIY Linus Blanket Mug Cozy from Girl Chef

Peppermint Patty Stuffed Chocolate Cookies from Around My Family Table

Pipe Cleaner Glasses Craft from Popsiculture

Dust Storm Salted Toffee Muddy Buddies from Lady Behind The Curtain

Mud Pie Brownies from Sugar and Soul

Schroeder’s Piano Key Cookies from Love Bakes Good Cakes

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Servings: 36 cookies

Schroeder’s Piano Key Cookies

By Jamie Sherman

Schroeder’s Piano Key Cookies are inspired by the new Peanuts movie! Plus, links to many other ideas from the movie!

Prep: 25 minutes mins

Cook: 8 minutes mins

Total: 33 minutes mins

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Ingredients 

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For the cookies

• ▢ 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
• ▢ 2 cups granulated sugar
• ▢ 4 eggs
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 5 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt

For the royal icing

• ▢ 4 egg whites
• ▢ 4 cups sifted powdered sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon lemon extract, you can substitute any clear extract

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Instructions 

For the cookies:

• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into rectangle shapes with a cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

For the royal icing:

• Beat egg whites in clean, large bowl with mixer at high speed until foamy (use only grade A clean, uncracked eggs). Gradually add sugar and lemon extract. Beat at high speed until thickened.

To assemble the cookies:

• Tint half of the royal icing black. Place the black icing in a piping bag.
• With the black icing, outline the rectangles. Carefully outline the keys using the pictures in this post as a guideline.
• Place the white icing in a piping bag. Fill the keys in, using a toothpick to spread icing into corners, if necessary.
• Allow icing to harden.

Notes

• Make a variety of keys to mimic a real keyboard.

Nutrition

Calories: 235kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 39mg, Sodium: 102mg, Potassium: 34mg, Fiber: 0.5g, Sugar: 24g, Vitamin A: 263IU, Calcium: 21mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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