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Prep Time: 240 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 252 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Plan ahead, needs to chill Get a head start on these buttery cookies by shaping and chilling the homemade dough ahead of time. When your are ready just slice and bake the tricolor treats. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups butter, softened (no substitutes) |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla |
3 cups flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
yellow food coloring paste |
orange paste food coloring (if you can't find the paste you can use the liquid type but don't use too much. you don't want to ad) |
Directions:
1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
2. Beat in vanilla.
3. Combine flour, baking.soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
4. Divide dough in half.
5. Tint one portion yellow.
6. Divide remaining dough into two-third and one-third.
7. portions.
8. Color the larger portion orange; leave smaller portion white.
9. Shape each portion of dough into two 8-inch logs.
10. Flatten top and push sides in at a slight angle.
11. Place orange logs on yellow logs; push the sides in at a.
12. slight angle.
13. Top with white logs; form a rounded top.
14. Wrap in plastic wrap.
15. Chill for 4 hours or until firm.
16. Unwrap and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
17. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
18. Bake at 350 F degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until set.
19. Remove to wire racks to cool.
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