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Rainbow Sugar Cookies

5/2/2012

 
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It's been one of those insane weeks at work where I basically don't leave my office for eight hours every day. So when I was driving home from work, I decided to forgo my run and bake cookies instead. I like my decision. I was thinking through many cookie options until I remembered a rainbow cookie post that In Katrina's Kitchen did awhile ago. This is a spin on her idea.

These require a little more work than your standard cookie because you have to separate the dough and then color it. But these cookies are a lot of fun, and I think they'd be great for a kid's birthday party. These look like soemthing I would have loved to eat when I was a kid....and I loved eating them tonight. Although something tells me I better not skip that run tomorrow.

This is my family sugar cookie recipe. The dough spreads a bit if it's warm, so I suggest chilling it. In fact, that's what the recipe calls for but I wanted something quick. Since it spread, I used cutters after the cookies were baked to cut them into the stars and Mickey heads. It was a great night of baking therapy.  
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Rainbow Sugar Cookies
Makes about 24 cookies
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1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 1/4 cups flour

In the bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and mix until combined. Add the baking powder, cream of tartar, and nutmeg, and stir until incorporated. Add the flour and mix until fully combined.

Divide the dough into 5 bowls and add your food coloring. I used blue, purple, orange, yellow, and green. The gel colors will be more vibrant than liquid colors. In the separate bowls, chill the dough in the refrigerator for an hour or until cold.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Once cold, take a small piece of each color of dough and combine into one ball. If you want to add sprinkles, press these on the top of the dough ball. Bake for 12-15 minutes. 

Let cool before serving. 

A She Makes and Bakes family recipe.  
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j3nn link
5/2/2012 04:17:11 pm

Cute! I love rainbows, they remind me of growing up in the 80s when everything seemed so colorful, lol.

Vicky link
5/3/2012 12:25:02 am

These are way too cute! I love the Mickey sprinkles! I'm a big Disney fan myself. I'm going to put this on my Pinterest board :) Thanks for sharing!

steph link
5/3/2012 02:48:48 am

How fun are these! I've never seen anything like this before!

RavieNomNoms link
5/3/2012 03:05:11 am

Rainbow cookies?! How much fun are these?!

Living The Sweet Life link
5/3/2012 04:51:22 am

How fun!! 60's disco party? - - I think so ;)

Jen link
5/4/2012 08:57:16 pm

They look great fun to make. The children will love them :-)

Jess @ OnSugarMountain link
5/5/2012 04:33:45 am

These are SO cute! They might be a bit more work but they do look like they'd be so much fun and of course worth the time. :D It's like arts and crafts meets delicious cookies.


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