Election Day Cookies

Name: Election Day Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons almond extract; 6 Tbsps butter, softened; 320 grams confectioners sugar; 1 egg; 313 grams all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp milk; 60 servings Red and blue food coloring; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

If you have about 40 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Election Day Cookies might be an awesome lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 51 calories. This recipe serves 60. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a dessert. This recipe from Taste of Home requires flour, butter, confectioners' sugar, and food coloring.

Instructions

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.

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Powdered Sugar

Butter

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Wrap

Egg

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On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness.

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Dough

Roll

Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. donkey and elephant cookie cutters.

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Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

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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.

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Butter

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Servings:

2teaspoons

almond extract 6Tbsps

butter, softened 320grams

confectioners' sugar 1

egg 313grams

all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

milk 60servings

Red and blue food coloring 1teaspoon

salt 1teaspoon

vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco

Cookies works really well with Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco. Sweet bubbly Prosecco doesn't overwhelm simple sugar or shortbread cookies, a sweet cream sherry complements spiced cookies, and madeira's nutty notes match cookies with nuts perfectly. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.

NV Solera Cream Sherry

The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.