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LEAF SUGAR COOKIES




Source of Recipe


Craftlady


Recipe Introduction


Use leaf shaped cookie cutters.


List of Ingredients




1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
yellow food color
red food color
green food color




Recipe



Heat oven to 400°. Stir together sugar, butter and shortening in large bowl. Stir in vanilla and eggs. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.

Divide dough into 3 equal parts. Stir 8 drops yellow food color into 1 part dough to make yellow dough. Stir 8 drops yellow and 3 drops red food color into another part dough to make orange dough. Stir 10 drops red, 8 drops green and 3 drops yellow food color into remaining dough to make brown dough. Or, stir in 8 drops green to make green dough.

Drop small portions of each of the 3 colors of dough close together in random pattern onto lightly floured cloth-covered surface. Roll doughs together into marbled pattern to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2- to 3-inch leaf-shaped cookie cutter. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched in center. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely on wire rack. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.