Star Spangled Sandwich Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Flat wooden craft sticks
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons water
• Red, white and blue decorator sugars or sprinkles

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Combine sugar, 1/2 cup butter, sour cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed.
3. Add all remaining cookie ingredients; continue beating until well mixed.
4. Divide dough in half.
5. Working with one-half at a time; roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
6. Cut with 2 1/2-inch star cookie cutter.
7. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
8. Place wooden craft stick under each star; pressing cookie dough gently into stick.
9. Bake 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned.
10. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet; carefully remove to cooling rack.
11. Repeat rolling and cutting with remaining dough.
12. (Do Not Insert Sticks.)
13. Bake 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned.
14. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet; carefully remove to cooling rack.
15. Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla in bowl.
16. Beat at low speed until well mixed.
17. Add milk; continue beating until well mixed.
18. Beat at high speed until creamy.
19. Cover; set aside.
20. Combine corn syrup and water in another bowl.
21. Brush glaze over 1 cookie without stick; immediately sprinkle with decorator sugars or sprinkles, as desired.
22. Repeat with remaining cookies.
23. Frost bottom of 1 cookie with stick with about 1 teaspoon frosting.
24. Place 1 decorated cookie without stick over frosting; press down slightly.
25. Repeat with remaining cookies.

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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3472/star-spangled-sandwich-cookies (may not work)