Valentines - Luv Bug Parade

The Luv Bug
Parade!

3 Inch Heart Cookie Cutter
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Rose Icing Color
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Roll-Out Cookie Dough
(See recipe below)
or Cookie Dough in the refrigerated
section of your grocery store.

Royal Icing
(used as 'glue')

Bite-Size Licorice Pieces

Black String Licorice

Eyes Hard Sugars

Heart Candies

Spice Drops

Tint cookie dough pink (rose).
Cut four cookies for each Luv Bug.
Bake and let cool completely.

Roll-Out Cookies
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups flour
Preheat oven to 375°.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Add baking powder and flour one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
The dough will be very stiff; blend last flour in by hand.
Do not chill dough.
Divide dough into 2 balls.
On a floured surface, roll each ball in a circle approximately 12" in diameter and 1/8" thick.
Dip cutters in confectioner's sugar before each use.
Bake cookies on un-greased cookie sheet on middle rack of oven for 8-12 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.

Let cool completely.

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