These sugar cookies are so cute and the perfect Halloween treat. They're perfect for kids to help make for a Halloween party. There are a few steps to the recipe, but it's not hard. The cookies are a plain soft sugar cookie that's a little fluffy and not overly sweet. This recipe is so versatile you can change the colors for any holiday. These are a fun treat that would be great for the kids to help with. The dough is easy to handle once refrigerated for a while, and the cool part is no two turn out the same. Be careful with the food coloring though!!
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Recipe Cuisine: American Recipe Category: Cookies Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients :
- DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE RECIPE, MAKE TWO OR THREE BATCHES OF DOUGH
- COLOR EACH ONE A SEPARATE COLOR
- 2 cup(s) sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1/2 cup(s) soft shortening (i use butter flavor)
- 3/4 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 1 - egg
- 1 tablespoon(s) milk
- 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
- - black and orange food coloring gel
Intructions :
- Mix together shortening and sugar until combined.
- Add egg
- milk
- vanilla
- baking powder
- and salt.
- Add food coloring gel. Mix until well combined
- scraping sides as needed.
- Add flour 1 cup at a time and mix till combined. Scrape sides and make sure all flour is mixed in.
- Form into a ball.
- Repeat process with the opposite color.
- Place in a covered bowl and refrigerate at least one hour or till easy to handle.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Using a small cookie scoop
- scoop all of one color out
- wash scoop
- then dip out the other color. Roll each color into balls. Wash hands between colors.
- Now put one ball of each color together and roll into a log.
- Now twist or break log in half.
- Roll dough back into a ball. Place on cookie sheet about two inches apart.
- Press down with the flat bottom of a glass and bake on second from top rack for 10-15 min until the bottom is set or slightly firm.
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Keyword : twisted-sugar cookie-American-Cookies