Slice of Watermelon Cookies

Instructions

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1. - Make template. Print watermelon template. Following template, cut out watermelon shape from cardstock. Set aside.
2. -

   Bake cookies. Prepare cookie dough following recipe instructions. Roll dough to 1/8 in. thick. Place in freezer for 5 to 10 minutes.

   Using cardstock pattern and paring knife, cut out cookies. Bake and cool.

3. -

   Prepare sugars. Fill three decorating bags, separately, with Pink, Dark Green and granulated sugars. Cut ½ in. off tip of each bag.

   On short end of cake board, pour 3/8 in. horizontal line of dark green sugars, followed by ¼ in. line of white granulated sugars and 2¼ in. wide line of pink sugars. Use spatula to help keep lines of sugar straight.

   Reserve remaining sugars in bags.

4. -

   Make icing. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe instructions (medium consistency).

   Prepare decorating bag with icing; cut ½ in. off tip of bag.

5. -

   Decorate cookies. Pipe icing onto cookies using spatula to smooth. Press iced side of cookie into sugars, lining up bottom of cookie with Dark Green sugars. Lift carefully. Using reserved bags of sugars, fill in any gaps.

   Using Black icing color, tint ¼ cup icing black. Prepare bag with tip 3 and black icing. Using pull-out dot technique, pipe seeds on cookies.

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