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   MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06   
       
         Title: Holiday Cookies   
    Categories: Desserts, Snacks, Chilies   
         Yield: 36 Servings   
       
     2 1/2 c  All-purpose flour   
     1 1/2 ts Baking powder   
       1/4 ts Salt   
         1 c  Unsalted butter; softened   
       3/4 c  Sugar   
         2 lg Egg yolks   
         1 ts Vanilla extract   
      
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         1 lb Confectioners sugar   
         5 tb Meringue powder or powdered   
              - egg whites   
       1/3 c  Water   
              Ground cayenne (for red)   
              +=OR=+   
              Ground green chile (for   
              - green)   
       
     Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; set   
     aside.   
        
     In mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, 3   
     minutes. Beat in yolks and vanilla. Add flour mixture   
     and combine. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, chill 1 hour.   
        
     WHEN READY TO BAKE: Roll dough to 1/4" thick on a   
     floured surface. Cut as shapes desired. (Dough scraps   
     can be re-rolled up to 2 times.)   
        
     Bake at 350§F/175§C for 10 to 12 minutes. Cookies can   
     be stored airtight for up to 5 days.   
        
     MAKE THE ICING: Mix together sugar, meringue powder   
     and 1/3 cup water on low speed to soft peaks, scraping   
     down sides of bowl, about 10 minutes. (If not using at   
     once, store airtight at room temperature up to 3 days;   
     stir before using.)   
        
     Divide into bowls and color icing with ground chile   
     and food colouring as desired. Transfer immediately   
     into piping bags.   
        
     Makes 2 1/2 cups icing total   
        
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