Paintbox Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
4 egg yolk
red, blue, green and yellow food coloring
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Directions:Preheat oven at 350ºf
Brush two baking sheets with melted butter
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well
Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into the mixture and combine
Wrap the dough in plastic warp and refrigerate for about 1 hour or until firm.
If it becomes to hard, leave at room temp for about 20 minutes
Place each egg yolk in a separate bowl
Add a tsp of water and beat well with a fork
Add a few drops of a different food colour to each one
Divide the dough in half; keep half refrigerated and roll out the other half between two sheets of waxed paper to about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thickeness
Use small paintbrushes to paint the cookies, adding a little extra water to the food colouring to create a more translucent effect
Allow the paint to dry before baking
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly coloured.
Cool on wire rack
Repeat with the remaining mixture, preparing the baking sheets
Prepare time is 25 minutes plus 1 hour refrigeration
Cooking time is 12 minutes |
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