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In my house, we really love… Star Wars and Mickey Mouse! So, I thought about how I could come up with the ultimate cookie recipe that showed some love for both of these things. I’m expecting these to go over HUGE with my wife and daughter… Star Wars Mickey Cookies. Enjoy!!!

Star Wars Mickey Cookies

• 5 C flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 C soft unsalted butter
• 2 C granulated sugar
• 4 eggs

• 2 egg whites
• 1 C powder sugar
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• Black, grey, green & red gel food coloring

• Mickey Mouse head

1. Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
2. Add all 4 eggs at one time. Continue to mix.
3. Add the vanilla.  Continue mixing.
4. Sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.
5. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
6. Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
7. Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
8. Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
9. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
10. Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
11. Put flour out on the wood cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into the batter.
12. Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.
13. Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
14. Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
15. Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes.  Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
16. Take the  cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely.
    (About 10 minutes).

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
2. If icing is  not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.
3. Take out 1/3 C of icing add several drops of red gel food coloring. Stir to mix.
4. Divide the remaining icing into three bowls.
5. The first bowl add several drops of black gel food coloring. Stir to blend.
6. The second bowl add several drops of green gel food coloring. Stir to blend.
7. In the third bowl, keep this bowl of icing white.
8. Spoon each color of icing into individual frosting bags with a #2 tips. Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.

1. Using the Darth Vader in the picture as the outline.
2. Outline each of the cookies in black.
3. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before filling in the cookie.
4. Fill in the cookie with the black thinner icing.
5. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds.
6. Squeeze  the half of the black of the icing into a bowl then add 1 tsp of water to this and mix it in.
7. Leave the rest of the icing in the frosting bag for later use on the cookies.

Next, a little closer to the inner mickey head, draw a top of a heart connecting to the outlining of Mickey’s head. Add the half circle eyes and the dot between the nose followed by a small rectangle nose with two short lines pointing to the outside of the face. Close to those two lines draw one line on each side of the face directly from the corner of the eyes to the mouth. Draw another rectangle for the mouth, between the nose and mouth make three small lines. Refer again to the picture of Darth Vader to ensure the face resembles that picture. Allow the icing to dry for between 5-10 hours.

1. Using the Storm Trooper in the picture as the outline.
2. Outline each of the cookies in white except for the ears .
3. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before filling in the cookie.
4. Fill in the cookie with the white thinner  icing.
5. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds.
6. Squeeze the half of the white of the icing into a bowl then add  1 tsp of water to this and mix it in.
7. Leave the rest of the icing in the frosting bag for later use on the cookies.
8. Outline the ears in black .
9. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before filling in the ear.
10. Fill in the ears with the black thinner  icing.
11. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds.
12. Squeeze the half of the black of the icing into a bowl then add 1 tsp of water to this and mix it in.
13. Leave the rest of the icing in the frosting bag for later use on the cookies.

Using  the black thicker icing draw a line across the face of the Star Wars Mickey cookies just above the bottom of the ears. Allow a few seconds for this to dry. Move down to the eye area and draw two candy corn shaped eyes laying on their sides. On each side of the cookie where the eyes are, add two straight lines in black. Allow to dry slightly before moving to the next area on the face. For the mouth draw a upside V in black. On each side of the face draw three short lines in the thick black  icing. Allow to dry for 30 seconds. For the chin in black icing draw a two tier cake with the bottom layer a littler larger than the top layer. Fill in the layers in the thinner black icing. Allow to dry for 30 seconds. Last step is to add two black dots next to the drawing on the chin. Allow for the cookie to dry for 5-10 hours.

1. Using Boba Fett in the picture as the outline.
2. Outline each of the cookies in green .
3. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds before filling in the cookie.
4. Fill in the cookie with the green thinner  icing.
5. Allow to dry for about 30 seconds.
6. Squeeze  the half of the green of the icing into a bowl then add 1 tsp of water to this and mix it in.
7. Leave the rest of the icing in the frosting bag for later use on the cookies.

Following the outline in the picture, draw the semi-circle of his face in thick red from the bottom of each ear. Continue with the red thick icing in outlining the bottom half of Mickey’s face. Fill in center of the face (red icing) with the thick black icing. Allow 5-10 hours for the icing to dry completely. Then eat up the goodness that is the Star Wars Mickey cookies.