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Monday, March 25, 2013

Buttery Cookie Flowers

*Holiday Collection- A perfect Easter treat!!! Prep time: 35 min-Total time: 1 hour  1 cup butter,softened  1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 TB orange juice 1 TB vanilla 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder Assorted spring-colored decorator sugars Jelly beans or other small candies, if desired Yellow or white icing pen or decorator icing if desired. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 36 mini muffin pan cups lightly with no-stick cooking spray; set aside. Combine butter,sugar and egg in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add orange juice and vanilla. Continue beating,scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Add flour and baking powder, beating at low speed until well mixed. Shape dough into 36 (about 1 1/4-inch) balls. Roll in decorator sugars. Place in prepared muffin pan cups. Refrigerate 10 min or until firm. Cut each ball in almost half, using kitchen scissors (do not cut all the way through). Cut each half into 3 petals. Bake 10-12 min or until cookies are set in center and tips are just begining to brown. Cool 5 min in muffin cups; remove to cooling rack. Attach jelly beans to centers of cookies with small amount of icing, if desired. 3 dozen cookies. (Source: Land O Lakes)


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