"Bake the cookies up to five days ahead, and store in an airtight container. To make our wind cookies and leaf cookies, we used round cutters and swirly piping to represent the wind, and various sizes of leaf-shaped cutters for fluttering foliage. For more on decorating cookies, visit southernliving.com/cookietips...."
INGREDIENTS
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3/4 cup butter, softened
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3/4 cup granulated sugar
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1 large egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 3/4 cups plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
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1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
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1/4 teaspoon table salt
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Parchment paper
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ICING
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1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar
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2 large pasteurized egg whites
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Food coloring (optional)