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12 • Milwaukee County Post • December 24, 2015 (Family Features) — Treat your holiday guests to something special this Christmas. From mouth- watering spritz cookie recipes that will outshine the rest, to delicious hot cocoa boosted with salted caramel and an edible candy spoon on the side, you'll be the host with the most in no time at all. Spritz cookies with a little glitz You know gingerbread and sugar cookie, but do you recall the most impressive cookie of all? Spritz cookies are fast and fun. Use a Wilton Cookie Press to make dozens of delicious, perfectly- shaped unifor m cookies quickly. Add a spritz of edible silver or gold Color Mist Food Color Spray to make them shiny and bright. Santa's favorite spritz cookie Indulge Santa's sweet tooth with decadent choco- late spritz cookie sand- wiches filled with a layer of peppermint icing. Take a shortcut by using deco- rator icing that is already flavored and ready to squeeze, perfect for the time-crunched holidays. Ho-ho-hot cocoa with a twist There's nothing quite as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter day, but add a dash of salt- ed caramel flavor and you're in for a real treat. Made with velvety Dark Cocoa Candy Melts candy, steamed milk and a splash of Treatology Salted Caramel flavor, this cocoa offers just the right bal- ance of salty and sweet. M e l t - i n - yo u r- m o u t h sugar cookie spoons The delicious taste of sweet, baked Christmas cookies is captured in the Limited Edition Sugar Cookie Flavor Candy Melts candy and made into edible candy spoons with a microwaveable Spoon- Shaped Silicone Candy Mold. For more holiday ideas and inspiration, visit wilton.com. Metallic Spritz Cookies Makes: 10 dozen cook- ies 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking pow- der 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) but- ter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon Wilton Pure Vanilla Extract 1/2 teaspoon Wilton Imitation Almond Extract Silver Color Mist Food Color Spray Gold Color Mist Food Color Spray Buttercream icing Wilton Silver Sugar Pearls Wilton Gold Sugar Pearls Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In medium bowl, com- bine flour and baking pow- der. In large bowl, beat but- ter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk and extracts; mix well. Gradually add flour to but- ter mixture, mixing to make smooth dough. Do not chill. Place dough into cookie press using an 8-petal flower disk and press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Cool cookies on pan on cooling grid 2 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on grid. You will need two cookies per treat. Use silver or gold Color Mist food color spray to spray cookies. Let dry, about 3-5 minutes. Tur n cookies over and spray underside. Let dry, about 3-5 minutes. Prepare buttercream icing or use pre-made but- tercream icing. Use tip 12, cut disposable decorating bag and icing to pipe elon- gated beads on bottom of one cookie, following cookie shape. Sandwich two cookies together. Use tip 4, cut disposable decorating bag and icing to pipe a dot in center of sandwich cookie. Top dot with either silver or gold sugar pearls. Chocolate Peppermint Spritz Sandwich Cookies Makes: 4 dozen sand- wiches 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup fir mly-packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon Wilton Pure Vanilla Extract 2 eggs Wilton Pepper mint Decorating Icing Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In medium bowl, com- bine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat but- ter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour mix- ture to butter mixture, mixing to make a smooth dough. Place dough into cookie press and press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Cool cookies on pan on cooling grid 2 min- utes. Remove from pan; cool completely on grid. Sandwich cookies together with Peppermint Continued on Page 13 Metallic Spritz Cookies FOOD

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