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Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium sized bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
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In the bowl of your mixer, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
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Add egg and extract.
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Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix until combined.
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Remove ⅔ of dough and wrap in plastic wrap.
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Add about ½ teaspoon of red food dye to remaining dough and mix until dough is red.
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Place red dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll to 1 inch thickness.
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Freeze red dough for 10 minutes.
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When red dough is cold, cut out mini red hearts and stack together, carefully not to ruin their shape.
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Cover hearts with large strips of the non colored dough, creating a log.
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Roll log in parchment or wax paper to smooth out.
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Roll in nonpareils then wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate log for at least 1 hour.
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When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Slice log into ½ inch rounds and placed on parchment lined cookie sheet about 1.5 inches apart.
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Bake at 350° F for 8 -10 minutes.