Description
These colorful sliced cookies are perfect for any festive occasion!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tube red gel food coloring
- 1 tube green gel food coloring
- to garnish red sanding sugar
Instructions
- Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. With the paddle attachment, beat at medium speed until creamy: about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat well. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- In a medium bowl, add the flour, salt, and baking soda. Whisk to combine.
- With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture and beat to combine. Remove the dough from the bowl and divide it into thirds.
- Return one portion of the dough to the mixing bowl, add in the red food coloring, and beat until evenly colored.
- Remove the dough, wipe the bowl clean, and repeat with another third of dough and the green food coloring. The final third of the dough requires no food coloring.
- Shape each portion of the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Remove from the refrigerator and roll each ball between two sheets of parchment paper into a 7-inch square. Refrigerate the dough again, for 15 minutes, keeping it between the parchment paper.
- Stack the dough onto a piece of parchment paper starting with the red, followed by the green, and ending with the plain.
- Add a piece of parchment paper to the top and roll out the dough into a 12×8-inch rectangle.
- Remove the top sheet of parchment paper. Then, starting on one of the long sides, tightly roll up the dough into a log.
- Wrap the log in the parchment paper and freeze for one hour.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Use a serrated knife to cut the dough log into 1/3-inch thick slices.
- Roll the edge of each slice in the red sanding sugar. Place the slices 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes or until set.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once completely cooled, pack and store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Ensure to chill the dough properly for better slicing.
- You can use other gel food coloring for different shades.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg