In the cutthroat world of political baking, would-be First Gentleman Bill Clinton has made a misstep.
The former president was asked to participate in Family Circle' s 2016 Presidential Cookie Poll (formerly the First Lady Cookie Contest), a cookie recipe competition for the spouses of presidential candidates which has run every election since 1992. He agreed to face off against Melania Trump, but his cookie recipe submission has come under fire.
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