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- 4 cups Flour, sifted
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 stick Butter, unsalted and in room temperature
- 1 cup Icing sugar or fine granulated sugar
- 1 Egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- 1 tsp Almond essence, optional
- 1 tsbp Milk
- More flour for rolling out the dough
- 1 and 1/2 cups Icing sugar, sifted
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
- 1 tsp Light corn syrup (for the glossy effect), optional**
- 3-4 tsp Liquid milk, at room temperature
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