INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup shortening
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2 cups sugar
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2/3 cup water
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2/3 cup milk
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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6 egg whites
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Powdered Sugar Frosting
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3 (4.5-oz.) packages chewy fruit rolls by the foot
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1/3 cup white sparkling sugar or edible glitter
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8 gingerbread men cookies (3 to 3 1/2 inches tall)