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    Children's Day Festival  (English: International April 23rd, Children's Day Festival; Turkish"  Uluslarasi 23   Nisan Cocuk Senligi ) is a festival which is celebrated on April 23rd each year in Turkey.  This festival is gathering the children from a ll over the world under the motto of  "Love, Friendship and Peace".   The festival is organized by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. History    The April 23rd Children's Festival , a children's festival which was gifted to Turkish children by  Mustafa   Kemal Ataturk , founder of the Republic of Turkey, to mark the opening of the Assembly.  The festival has been celebrated internationally since 1979.  The Children's Festival was first celebrated in Turkey on April 23rd, 1920, when the  Turkish Grand National Assembly  was opened.  The festival intend to contribute creation of a world where children can live peacefully by developing sentiments of fraternity, love and friendship

Soft Almond Sugar Cookies **UPDATE:  A few commenters noted that they had issues with the cookies spreading a bit more than what was depicted in the photos.  A few also mentioned that the cookies were a bit on the salty side.  I've revisited this recipe as of tonight, 11/12/2012, and have posted a new and improved version that gives you the soft, chewy cookies you're seeing in the photos.  A little more cake flour and corn starch, and a little less salt fixed the issue.  Thank you so, so much for your patience :) This past weekend the hubby and I went to eat Sunday lunch with my family.  My mom and sister were in charge of the salad and lasagna (both were amazing by the way) so that left the dessert to me.  I always love whipping up anything with sugar, so this was fine with me :) I had originally planned on taking Irish Car Bomb Brownies, but those were a HUGE flop (I'll share more about that later this week).  So I was back to square one.  I didn't want a