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1 cup butter or margarine softened
1 2/3 c  granulated sugar
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp vanilla

5 c all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 c milk

In mixing bowl cream butter and sugar together thoroughly. Add beaten eggs and vanilla. and continue beating until fluffy.

Blend dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Chill until firm or over night.

Divide dough in half roll out on Lightly floured surface to about 3/8 inch thickness.  Cut out with 3 in round cookies cutter and place on lightly greased baking sheet.  bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges are slightly golden…DO NOT let tops brown because the cookies will then be dry.  .  Ice cookies with glaze.

GLAZE

2 1/2 c of powdered sugar
2 to 3 TBS of milk

Blend powdered sugar and milk together until spading consistency…If Icing is too stiff add a few more drops of milk.

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Prepare a single 9′ Pie Crust, bake it, and cool it.
Combine following Ingredients in a Sauce Pan
3/4 C Sugar
3 TBS Strawberry gelatin
3 TBS Cornstarch
1 C Hot Water

Stir these with a wooden Spoon and bring them to a boil.
Cook the mixture for three t five minutes until it is rather clear and thick. Cool

While the glaze is cooling wash and stem enough strawberries to fill the crust (At least a quart unless you pile them up high OR have a deep dish pie plate).

Arrange the berries with their cuts sides down in the cooled pie Cruist.

Pour the cooked mixture over the berries and cool in Refrigerator for and hour or so.

Top with whipped topping.

Serves 6

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