American Girl Baking. Williams Sonoma

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       cup powdered sugar, sied

       tablespoon plus  teaspoon lemon juice or 3 drops of food coloring in your favorite color(s)

      Sprinkles and/or candies for decorating

      MAKES ABOUT 12 COOKIE POPS

      Lemony Cooki Flowe Pops

      These adorable cookie pops make awesome gis for your friends or are super sweet to bring to a bake sale. Aer the cookies are baked, decorate them to look like your favorite flowers, then show off your cookie bouquet.

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      Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

      In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the buer, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on medium speed until well blended, about 1 minute. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on low speed until well combined. Turn off the mixer and scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add half of the flour mixture and mix on low speed just until blended. Add the rest of the flour mixture and mix just until blended. Add the chocolate chips and beat just until the chips are mixed evenly into the dough. Scrape down the bowl.

      Scoop up a rounded tablespoonful of dough, then use your finger to push the dough onto 1 of the prepared cookie sheets. Repeat with the rest of the dough, spacing the mounds 3 inches apart on the cookie sheets.

      When both cookie sheets are full, bake 1 cookie sheet at a time until the tops of the cookies are lightly golden in the center, 10 to 12 minutes. Ask an adult to help you remove the cookie sheet from the oven and set it on a wire rack. Let cool for 5 minutes, then use a metal spatula to move the cookies directly to the rack. Repeat to bake the rest of the cookies. Let the cookies cool completely.

      Turn half of the cookies boom side up and spread a thick layer of frosting on the surface of each upside-down cookie. Top each with a second cookie, placing the boom side onto the filling. Serve right away.

       cups all-purpose flour teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon salt

       cup ( sticks) unsalted buer, at room temperature

      ¾ cup firmly packed

      light brown sugar¾ cup granulated sugar large eggs teaspoons vanilla extract

       cups semisweet chocolate chipsChocolate Frosting (page 64)

      MAKES ABOUT 28 SANDWICH COOKIES

      Chocolat Chi Cooki Sandwiches

      One of the most scrumptious cookies just got even more irresistible! Take two chocolate chip cookies, put a thick layer of super-chocolaty frosting between them, and you’ve got a new favorite treat. Don’t forget a big glass of cold milk!