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" Cookies Ingredients \u2022 3 sticks (1\u00BD cups) unsalted butter, softened \u2022 1 cup granulated sugar \u2022 1\u00BC cup packed light-brown sugar \u2022 1 large egg \u2022 2 tsp vanilla extract \u2022 \u00BC tsp lemon extract \u2022 \u00BD tsp salt \u2022 4? cups all-purpose flour \u2022 Decorating Icing (recipe below) Special Equipment: 4-in. tree, snowflake and flying-dove cookie cutters; small ziptop bags; green, blue and yellow paste food colors; candy flower and star decors; and fine white decorating sugar Directions Beat butter and sugars in a large bowl with mixer on low speed until fluffy. Beat in egg, extracts and salt. Beat in flour just until blended. Divide dough in thirds. Shape each third into a 1-in.-thick disk; wrap separately. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Heat oven to 375\u00B0F. On floured surface, roll out 1 disk at a time to \u00BC in. thick. Using floured cutters, cut out trees, snowflakes and doves. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheet(s). Re-roll scraps and cut once. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden at edges. Cool slightly on sheet on a wire rack; move to rack to cool completely. Tint 1 cup icing green, 3 Tbsp icing yellow and \u00BC cup icing blue. Spoon \u00BD cup white icing into a ziptop bag. Put remaining white icing in a bowl. To thin icing for spreading: Add drops of water to tinted and white icing just until thin enough to spread. Trees: Spread green icing on cookies. Let dry 3 hours. Cut tip off corner of bag of icing; pipe garland. Add decors. Doves: Spread thinned white icing on cookies, leaving beaks un-iced. Let dry 3 hours. Dip a fine brush or a toothpick into yellow icing; paint on beaks and eyes. Using icing in bag, pipe wing outlines. Immediately sprinkle with white decorating sugar.  Snowflakes: Spread thinned white icing on cookies. While wet, use a toothpick to drop on dots of thinned blue icing. Drag the pick through both colors to marbleize. Let dry 3 hours. Pipe outlines; sprinkle with white decorating sugar. Let cookies dry at least 6 hours. Storage tip: Store airtight with wax paper between layers at cool room temperature up to 3 weeks. Decorating Icing  Ingredients \u2022 3\u00BC cups confectioners&amp;#039; sugar \u2022 \u00BC cup Just Whites \u2022 ? cup water Directions Beat confectioners&amp;#039; sugar and Just Whites (see Note) in a large bowl with mixer on low speed until combined. Add water; beat until blended. Increase speed to high; beat 8 minutes or until icing is very thick and white. Makes 2\u00BD cups.  Note: Find Just Whites (powdered egg whites) in your store&amp;#039;s baking section. \u2014Courtesy of Woman&amp;#039;s Day Magazine "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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