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Election Day Cookies

"For the last presidential election, I made these cookies for my co-workers as a reminder to head to the polls!" Colleen Sturma, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

60 ServingsPrep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
6 tablespoons butter, softened
2-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Red and blue food coloring
Assorted patriotic decors

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light
and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Gradually add flour and salt;
mix well. Divide in half; flatten and wrap each portion in plastic
wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut
with floured 2-1/2-in. donkey and elephant cookie cutters. Place 2
in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.

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Election Day Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to
wire racks to cool.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar,
vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Tint some
frosting red and some blue; leave some white. Frost cookies;
decorate as desired. Yield: about 5 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 frosted cookie (calculated without decorations) equals 87 calories, 4 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 70 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.