Are you looking for the Best Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe?  Give this one a try at your next meal and let us know what you think.

Ingredients:
4 lbs Russet Potatoes
2 sticks (8 oz) room temperature Butter
1 cup room temperature Heavy Cream
1 head Garlic
1 tbsp Virgin Olive Oil
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Directions:

1. Cut end off end of head of garlic, place in foil and drizzle with olive oil.
2. Close up foil and bake in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.
3. Allow to cool.
4. Peel and dice potatoes into 1/2″ cubes.
5. Cover in water in large pan and boil 20 – 30 minutes, until soft.
6. Drain potatoes.
7. Add 4 cloves of the roasted garlic by popping out of their skins.
8. Mash potatoes with a masher until everything is pretty mashed
9. Add butter.
10. Use hand mixer to smooth out any remaining lumps.
11. Slowly add cream until potatoes reach right consistency.
12. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

(Serves 6-7 people)

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INGREDIENTS
3 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup softened Butter
1 1/2 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
Wilton Orange Cookie Icing
Can Whipped Cream

ICING INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup softened Butter
1 tbsp Milk
2 cup Powdered Sugar
1/2 tbsp Cocoa Powder

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine dry ingredients and set aside
2. Cream butter and sugar.
3. Add beaten egg and vanilla.
4. Gradually add in dry ingredients.
5. Take teaspoon size pieces, roll into balls and place on parchment lined cookie sheet.
6. Bake in 375 degree oven about 8-10 minutes (watch for edges to begin to turn lightly brown).
7. Leave on cookie sheet for several minutes before moving to cooling rack.
8. After cookies are cool cover top of cookie in orange icing.
9. Allow to dry.
10. In a large bowl, cream the butter.
11. Mix in the sugar one cup at a time.
12. Add cocoa powder and mix until color is uniform.
13. Beat in the milk mixing until fluffy.
14. Transfer icing to a piping bag.
15. Refrigerate to firm.
16. Pipe a ring around the cookie to look like crust.
17. Put a tiny dollop of whipped cream in center of cookie.

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