Ingredients

How to make it

  • Cream together the butter and sugar. Add egg and extract of your choice. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture, slowly. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll dough into a rectangle and use your choice of cookie cutter to make the desired shape. Place on a prepared cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350F degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Let rest for 2 minutes on cookie sheet before removing to a cooking rack.
  • Whisk the powder sugar, boiling water and food color together and use to drizzle over the cooled cookies. Leave for 10 minutes to set.
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    " It was excellent "
    ambus ate it and said...
    OHHH,that's sssooooooooo lovely!Even better than my Alphabets cookies recipe.Very tempting snap,Ahmed!
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    " It was excellent "
    shecooks4u ate it and said...
    could be a big hit at x-mas with alternating white and red, or red/green? cool.
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    " It was excellent "
    angieaugusta ate it and said...
    great post.looks beautiful...
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    " It was excellent "
    minitindel ate it and said...
    Ahmed so beautiful my friend!!!! could you add a dozen of these to my valentine order??? please!!!!! thank you
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    " It was excellent "
    michellem ate it and said...
    Lovely as usual! When does the new bakery open? You can name it Ahmeds bakery..fine pasterys with the artistic touch!
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  • gardener61 17 years ago
    You are a true artist, not only with the recipes but the photos as well!! I only hope I can get that good someday! :)
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    " It was excellent "
    magali777 ate it and said...
    I´m thinking doing some M´s and the stripes with dark, milk and white chocolate, thanks Ahmed!
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    " It was excellent "
    lunasea ate it and said...
    Beautiful and sounds delicious. Thanks my friend! :) Vickie
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    " It was excellent "
    taylorsue82 ate it and said...
    Looks great, n sounds so yummy.
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    " It was excellent "
    bluewaterandsand ate it and said...
    Wow, you are amazing! Looks wonderful and sure sounds heavenly! Sorry I haven't been around in a week, been in the Hospital but I am back!
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