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Mrs. Obama Decorates Cookies
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- Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
Mrs. Obama Decorates Cookies
Creator: Pete Souza.
First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Pastry Chef Bill Yosses laugh as a young visitor tastes her decorated cookie during a holiday craft demonstration with the children of military personnel in the State Dining Room of the White House, Dec. 1, 2010.
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