High-Flying Flags
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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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