Take icing sugar and butter in a bowl, whisk it well until creamy, set aside.

Now separate egg butter mixture into 2 bowls. In one bowl add pink food color and essence. Whisk it well.

Then add half of maida and gather to form a smooth dough.

Cling wrap them separately and put it in the fridge for at least 30mins.

Now take out, unwrap the cling film and start rolling.

Lay a butter paper underneath then roll over it. Cut with desired cookie cutter.

While almost done with cutting the cookies, Preheat the oven at 180 deg C for 10mins.

Lay butter paper in the baking tray. Carefully place the cookies on it.

Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 12-15mins but not more than that.

Turn over to check it , if its golden brown then the cookies are baked.

Cool on wire rack and then store it.

While the first batch is baking you can cut for the vanilla cookies for the second batch. I made some vanilla cookies and use both the leftovers, mixed them together to form marbled effect and cut out few marble cookies too.

Cool on wire rack then store in airtight container.