Three Color Sugar Cookies Recipe
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. butter or possibly other soft shortening
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 c. flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon double acting baking pwdr
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, optional
- Red & blue food coloring
Directions
- Put shortening in a bowl. Add in sugar. Cream them together. Break an egg and put in creamed mix. Add in vanilla. Beat well till the batter is smooth.
- Measure flour, baking pwdr and salt. Sift together. Dump half sifted ingredients into creamed mix. Stir and stir. It will be hard, but keep on stirring. Add in the rest of flour into batter. Keep mixing till you have a big lump of sticky dough.
- Divide dough into 3 chunks of equal size. Using food coloring, make 1 chunk red, 1 chunk blue, keep 1 chunk white. Stick the balls together. Now stick balls of dough together into 1 big ball. Roll between your palms into a roll. Like a sausage. Wrap in wax paper or possibly foil and chill overnight.
- Set oven at 400 degrees. To bake grease cookie sheets. Unwrap cookie roll and slice with a knife, about 1/4 inch thick. After 8 min, check cookies. Should be brown at edge.
Adding to Planner
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 69g | |
| Recipe makes 8 servings | |
| Calories 293 | |
| Calories from Fat 108 | 37% |
| Total Fat 12.28g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat 7.5g | 30% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium 399mg | 17% |
| Potassium 37mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 43.0g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.6g | 2% |
| Sugars 25.16g | 17% |
| Protein 3.23g | 5% |
