Marbled Greeting Cookies
These festive goodies are like little Christmas cards with holiday wishes for your guests. Using a fluted pastry wheel gives the edges a pretty, ruffled finish.24 ServingsPrep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Red and green food coloring
- 1 tube white decorating gel
Directions
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light
- and fluffy. Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour,
- baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed
- mixture and mix well.
- Divide dough into thirds. Tint one portion red and one portion green;
- leave one portion plain. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill for 30 minutes
- or until easy to handle.
- Drop dough by tablespoonfuls, randomly alternating colors, onto a
- lightly floured surface. Press together, forming a 13-in. x
- 4-1/2-in. rectangle. Roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness, forming a