Swirled Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie
- 2 Cups Butter, softened
- 2 Cups Granulated Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Tbs Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Tsp Almond Extract
- 3 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 6 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 10 Drops Red Food Dye*
- 10 Drops Green Food Dye*
Icing Sugar**
- 2 Cups Confectioners Sugar
- 2 Tbs Water
- 1/2 Cup Red & Green Sprinkles
Instructions
Sugar Cookie
- In a stand mixer add softened butter and sugar. Cream together until smooth and creamy and no lumps appear. Then add eggs, vanilla and almond extract. Cream again until eggs are incorporated and the mixture is a light yellow colour. crape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine.2 Cups Butter,, 2 Cups Granulated Sugar, 2 Eggs, 1 Tbs Vanilla Extract, 1/2 Tsp Almond Extract
- Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture: flour, baking powder and salt.3 Tsp Baking Powder, 6 Cups All Purpose Flour, 1 Tsp Salt
- Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Add one of the dough sections into a bowl and add green food dye. Make sure to mix in food dye using a food safe glove or you can use a spatula. Add food dye until you get a vibrant colour. Repeat this step with the one other section with the red food dye. You should have 1 green section, 1 red section and 2 plain white sections.10 Drops Red Food Dye*, 10 Drops Green Food Dye*
- After 1 hour, it's time to roll out each section. Roll out the green dough into a rectangle looking section. Cut off edges to make dough into a straight rectangle. Repeat this step with all the other dough sections leaving you with 4 rolled out dough rectangles.
- Take the green dough rectangle and place it directly on top of the plain white dough rectangle. Make sure edges are even and not overlapping too much. Repeat this with the other red and plain white dough rectangles. Start from the shorter end of the dough rectangle and start rolling the dough until you form a log. Make sure to roll the dough tight onto itself. The dough should appear swirled from 2 different doughs.
- Place the dough in plastic wrap and then place the dough in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- After 1 hour use a sharp knife to slice the log into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Place on a lined baking sheet and bake at a preheated 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes or until edges are light blonde colour.
Icing Sugar
- Mix the icing sugar and water together to form a smooth and runny icing sugar mixture. Then in a shallow bowl place your green and red sprinkles.2 Cups Confectioners Sugar, 2 Tbs Water, 1/2 Cup Red & Green Sprinkles
- Once the cookies are cooled, roll the edges in the icing sugar, then immediately roll the edges in the sprinkles.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*You may need more or less food dye colouring depending on what brand you use. You want to use enough to ged a vibrant red and green colour so it just depends on how much you use.
**When creating the icing sugar you may need more than the 2 tablespoons of water listed. I always recommend adding less than adding more. Add the 1 tablespoon of water and see what the consistency is like and if you need more than add 1/2 tsp at a time. You want the consistency to be runny but still able for the cookies to stick to the icing.
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