The most extraordinary playful Watermelon Cookies made by whisking 3 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt beating 1 cup softened butter and 4 oz softened cream cheese smooth adding 1 cup sugar beating 2 minutes adding 1 room temperature egg 1 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp almond extract mixing combined adding flour mixture on low just combined dividing into two discs wrapping and refrigerating minimum 1 hour preheating oven to 375°F rolling chilled dough to 3/8-inch cutting star shapes with 3 to 4-inch star cutter baking 8 to 10 minutes until edges barely golden cooling completely then whisking 3 cups sifted powdered sugar 3 to 4 tbsp meringue powder and 6 to 8 tbsp water smooth and glossy dividing into portions tinting one vibrant pink and one vibrant green flooding center of each star with pink icing leaving thin border setting 15 to 20 minutes applying green as thin outer rind border placing black sesame seeds or mini chips as seeds while wet setting completely 1 hour before serving. A completely perfect summer star-shaped sugar cookie pink watermelon green rind black seed royal icing cookie recipe.