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High-Flying Flags
Yield: Makes 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
3/4
cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

1/4
cup granulated sugar

1/4
cup packed light brown sugar

1
egg yolk

1-3/4
cups all-purpose flour

3/4
teaspoon baking powder

1/8
teaspoon salt

Lollipop sticks

Blue decorating icing, white sugar stars, white decorating icing and red string licorice



 
Preparation:
1.
Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and egg yolk in medium bowl with electric mixer until well blended. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat until well blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour or until firm.

2.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets. Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out dough using 3-inch flag-shaped cookie cutter. Place lollipop stick underneath left side of each flag; press gently to adhere. Place flags 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.

3.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks and cool completely.

4.
Spread blue icing in square in upper left corner of each flag; arrange sugar stars on blue icing. Spread white icing over plain sections of cookies. Place strips of red licorice on white icing; let set.





This recipe appears in: Patriotic

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