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Show Takes NoTricksTo Make These Treats r 1 I ' - -i i I. - Irish settlers brought the custom of Halloween and its symbols to this country in the late 19th century, and Americans have been celebrating cele-brating it ever since. It takes no tricks to make specially-shaped cookies cook-ies for your own Halloween celebrations. All you need is ready-to-slice refrigerated cookie dough and directions . to cut and shape pumpkin, owl and cat figures. After baking, allow cookies to cool. Then use your own creativity to decorate cookies cook-ies with frosting and candies. HALLOWEEN COOKIES 1 roll refrigerated sugar (17 oz.) or natural chocolate choc-olate flavored chocolate chip (16 oz. or 27 oz.) ready-to-slice cookie dough Buttercream frosting, tinted to desired colors Pastry tubes Si tips. Slice well -chilled cookie dough into 14-inch slices. Shape cookies as directed below on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350F. for 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely complete-ly on rack before decorating. Pumpkin Use 1 slice. Cut small pie-shaped pie-shaped wedge out of slice to form stem of pumpkin. Push remaining slice back together where wedge was removed. On cookie sheet, place wedge, pointed-end out, on top of slice. Bake; cool on rack. oo OQ 0 H Cat , Use 2 slices. Cut bottom 13 off one slice. Cut 13 Owl Use 2 slices. Cut bottom 13 off each slice. Place the remaining 23 slices, cut sides together, to form head and body. Cut one, 13 slice in half to form legs. Attach legs, pointed-end-down, to body. Place remaining 13 slice lengthwise length-wise under legs and shape to form branch. Bake; cool on rack. slice into a equal wedges. Roll remaining 23 slice into in-to ball to form head. Place ball 14 inch above whole slice to form head and body. Attach 2 wedges to ball, pointed-ends out, and shape slightly to form ears. Attach remaining wedge to body, pointed -end out, to form tail. Bake ; cool on rack. |