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In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
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In a large mixer bowl, beat butter and shortening together.
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Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy; beat in egg and extract.
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With mixer at low speed, gradually blend in flour mixture just until well-mixed.
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Turn dough out onto a sheet of plastic wrap, cover with another sheet, flatten into a disc and chill until firm, 15 to 30 minutes.
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While the dough is chilling, give each child a few 3-by-5-inch index cards.
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Cut each card to resemble a pair of sunglasses (just the frames, not the temples); set patterns aside.
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Divide Life Savers by colors.
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Place each color in a freezer-weight zipper-sealed plastic bag and crack coarsely with a tin can or meat mallet.
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Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
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Place about half the dough on a surface lightly sprinkled with flour.
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Sprinkle dough lightly with additional flour and roll to about 1/4 inch thick.
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Lay sunglasses patterns on dough and cut around.
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Cut holes for inchlenses inch out of each cookie, leaving inchframe inch at least 1/2-inch wide all around.
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Lift cookies onto a lightly greased, foil -lined baking sheet.
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Spoon crushed candy into lens holes, filling level with top of cookie.
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Bake 7 to 9 minutes; let cool completely on sheets.
