These exquisite decorated cookies will add a tasty and decorative touch to any autumn celebration.

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Print out maple leaf pattern and cut out a template that you can use to cut cookies out of the sugar cookie dough. Bake according to recipe directions and cool completely.

1. Using a round tip #4, pipe a dark green outline around half the cookie.

2. Using a round tip #4, pipe light green icing in a thick line next to the dark green outline. Do not let the icing dry.

3. Using a toothpick, immediately drag the light green icing into the dark green icing to weave them into each other.

4. Using a round tip #4, pipe yellow-green icing in a thick line next to the light green icing. Do not let the icing dry.

5. Using a toothpick, immediately drag the yellow- green icing into the light green icing to weave them into each other.

6. Repeat the process on the other half of the cookie.

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