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Alien Faces
Alien Faces
Yield: Makes 36 cookies
Ingredients:
1/2cup butter
1/4cup shortening
1cup granulated sugar
2tablespoons light corn syrup
2large eggs
1teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2teaspoon almond extract
1/8teaspoon salt
2cups all-purpose flour, divided
1teaspoon baking powder
2-1/2cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1/3cup cream
Black decorating gel or black gumdrops
Preparation:
1.Cream butter, shortening and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed for 1 to 2 minutes. Mix in corn syrup, eggs, vanilla and almond extracts and salt; mix until fluffy. Sift together 1-3/4 cups flour and baking powder and stir into sugar mixture; blend well. Cover dough; refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.2.Preheat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle flat surface with remaining flour and roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out faces with oval or egg shaped cookie cutters. Use edge of a teaspoon to form teardrop-shaped eyes. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until sides begin to brown slightly. Cool on cooling rack positioned over sheet of waxed paper.3.To make glaze, sift confectioners' sugar and add cream, tablespoon by tablespoon, until smooth and thin. Pour glaze over cooled cookies on rack. (Waxed paper will catch drips.) Once glaze is dry, decorate faces with black gel or use sliced black gumdrops to make eyes.
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