Two-Tone Butter Cookies

It’s that time of week once again. It’s cookie time. As you know, I am always trying to come up with something tasty yet different. I don’t like serving the same old, same old. After all, variety is the spice of life you know. 🙂 This time, I made some two-toned butter cookies.

These cookies are very easy to make, but working with the food coloring, especially the red, well it looked like I had been part of crime scene. My hands were covered with red food coloring.

As usual, after following the recipe, I found it didn’t work and I needed to tweak it a bit. The original recipe did not call for an egg, but I had to add an egg since the dough was not binding together, no matter how much I worked with it. Once I added the egg it worked just fine. Also per usual, I did not get the yield I was hoping to get either, but that is typical. The recipe said I was supposed to get about 5 dozen, and I only got about 4 dozen. Oh well. I’m used to this. It happens all the time. I am always pleasantly surprised when I get the actual amount the recipe says I will get. This is a bonus. This is why I never give a yield amount. The yield will always be different for everyone.

Two-Toned Butter Cookies

1 cup or 2 sticks softened butter

1 egg

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

2 colors of food coloring

two colors of colored sugar

Mix the powdered sugar and butter together until smooth and creamy. Then add the egg and vanilla and mix again. Slowly add the flour and mix until it is all blended together.

Split the dough in 1/2 and mix in one of the colors into one 1/2 and the other color into the other 1/2. Knead the doughs until the colors have thoroughly worked into the dough.

Roll the colored dough into logs about 8 inches long and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for at least one hour before slicing.

Preheat the oven to 350* F or 190* C.

Line your baking sheets with parchment paper.

When the dough is ready, split each log in 1/2 then press the two colors together firmly and shape into a log again.

Let the dough stand for about 15 minutes, then slice into 1/4″ rounds and place on the baking sheets. Sprinkle a little of the colored sugar on 1/2 of the cookies. I alternated, using both red and gree sprinkles.

Bake for about 15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned and the cookies are set. Let cool for about 5 minutes, then remove and place them on a baking rack to cool completely. Then plate them up and serve.

Have a great day and make everyday great, and colorful. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.