to honor our tricolor miniature dalmatian Cookies 25 20 45 30 for cookies 1 1/4all-purpose flour 1/2baking soda 1/2salt 1/3well-shaken buttermilk 1/2vanilla 5 1/3softened unsalted butter 1/2granulated sugar 1egg for icing 1 1/2confectioners sugar 1light corn syrup 1/4 vanilla 1 to 2water 2dutch process cocoa powder 1/4butterscotch chips make cookies Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Stir together buttermilk and vanilla in a cup. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. add egg, beating until combined well. Mix in flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately at low speed, beginning and ending with flour mixture Mix until smooth. Spoon 1 Tbsp. of batter about 1 inches apart onto a buttered large baking sheet. Place in middle of oven. Bake 11 to 13 minutes, until tops are puffed and pale golden, and cookies spring back when touched. Transfer with a metal spatula to a rack. Cool cookies to room temperature, about 5 minutes. make icing Put confectioners sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl Stir until smooth. Transfer quarter of icing to another bowl and stir in cocoa. Add more water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, to thin to same consistency as white icing. Melt butterscotch chips in microwave. Add a little water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, to thin to same consistency as white icing. Ice cookies: Turn cookies flat sides up. Spread white icing. Dot with chocolate and butterscotch icings, in a dalmatian pattern. Wait at least 5 minutes. Junior is our tricolor miniature dalmatian. He doesn't eat chocolate... but likes it when we do. You will have to multiply the recipe by approximately 4 to make 101 (with some left over for tasting).