"I make these almond butter cookies for all occasions. In the spring, I cut them in flower shapes and insert a lollipop stick in them to make a bouquet. Using candies, food coloring and a wild imagination, try your hand at this Halloween-inspired version. —Kristine Fossmeyer, Huntley, Illinois..."
INGREDIENTS
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1-1/4 cups butter, softened
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1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
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2 ounces almond paste
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1 large egg
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1/4 cup 2% milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 packages (12 ounces each) white candy coating melts
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Decorations of your choice: jumbo sprinkles, peppermint candies, candy-coated sunflower kernels, Skittles, Twizzlers Rainbow Twists and Good & Plenty candies
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Black paste food coloring