Spicy Seascape Cookies

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   Page 207 2 teaspoons ground cardamom 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda Thin Glaze -- (recipe follows) THIN GLAZE 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons hot water Peach or coral paste food color Heat oven to 325º. Grease cookie sheet. Beat butter, powdered sugar, molasses and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cardamom, cinnamon and baking soda. Roll one-third of dough at a time 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut into sand dollars, starfish and scallops as directed below. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Prepare Thin Glaze; decorate cookies as directed. THIN GLAZE: Mix all ingredients until smooth. If glaze becomes too stiff, add additional hot water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time. ____________________ Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved Betty Crocker® Recipe. You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker® cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results are expected. "© General Mills, Inc. 1998." "54 Cookies" Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 3mg Cholesterol; 54mg Sodium Other Carbohydrates Generous amounts of cardamom and cinnamon give these cookies their spicy kick. If you prefer a milder flavor, cut the amount of spices in half. Cardamom Cardamom is an exotic spice with a warm, slightly pungent flavor. It's best to purchase the whole pods and crush the seeds as needed because the ground seeds quickly lose their flavor and aroma. Sand Dollars: Cut dough with round 3-inch cutter. Place on cookie sheet. Draw five-pointed star in middle of circle. Make small hole in center and indentations at edge of circle. After baking, brush with uncolored Thin Glaze; sprinkle with granulated sugar if desired. Starfish: Cut dough with five-pointed star-shape cutter. Place on cookie sheet. Curve tips of stars and make indentations down center of each starfish "arm" with knife. After baking, brush with tinted Thin Glaze. Page 208 Scallops: Cut dough with scalloped 2 1/2-inch round cutter. Cut 2 small wedges off bottom of circle to form base of shell. Draw curved lines across top, using knife, to form shell pattern. After baking, brush with tinted Thin Glaze. While glaze is still wet, lightly sprinkle with baking cocoa; brush to make marbled effect.