Star-Spangled Sweets Cupcakes

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1. - Make cookies one day in advance. Prepare and roll out dough following recipe directions. Use second smallest star cutter (2 1/4 in.) from set to cut cookies. Bake and cool cookies.
2. - Fill in cookies. Prepare royal icing following recipe directions. Tint portions red and blue. Reserve remaining white icing. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag and full-strength colored icing to outline cookies. Use thinned colored icing to fill in outline. For striped cookies, use tip 2 and thinned red to flow in stripes before icing sets. Let dry overnight.
3. - Decorate cookies. Use tip 1 and 2, and thinned white royal icing to pipe various sized dots on red and blue cookies. For striped cookies, use tip 14 and full-strength blue royal icing to pipe stars. Let dry, about 1 to 2 hours.
4. - Make cupcakes. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool cupcakes. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Use tip 2A and icing to pipe swirl on cupcake. Position star cookies on cupcakes.

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