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Rainbow Butter Cookies Recipe

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Our family can't get through the holidays without these fun, colorful cookies. They come out of my oven by the dozens!

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Rainbow Butter Cookies Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 24 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
Green, red and yellow food coloring
Milk

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Divide dough into three portions; tint each a different color. Roll each portion of dough on waxed paper into a 9-in. x 5-in. rectangle. Freeze for 10 minutes.
Cut each rectangle in half lengthwise. Lightly brush top of one rectangle with milk. Top with another colored dough. Remove waxed paper; brush top with milk. Repeat with remaining dough, alternating colors to make six layers. Press together lightly; cut in half lengthwise. Wrap each with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
Unwrap dough; cut into 1/8-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 109 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 117 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Rainbow Butter Cookies in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1998, p30

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Reviewed on Aug. 07, 2011 by XiolaBlue

Made these with my 4 year old. She thought the stripes were cool and we Used the scraps to make marbled round cookies which she enjoyed doubly.

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2010 by Saskie73

I didn't bother with the ribbon effect or the food colouring, but because they are a sliced cookie, I tried something alot easier. I used maple flavouring instead of the vanilla and rolled the dough into two logs. I froze one for later use and sliced up and baked the other one. YUMMY! This is an easy and basic butter cookie recipe that comes out tender, with almost a shortbread texture. I want to try with different flavourings as well.

Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2009 by Motorhomegal

These taste GREAT, however, for the summer I chose purple, yellow and green colored stripes. YUCKO ! With the slight yellow of the dough from the vanilla the purple looked crummy. Judge accordingly on color choices but don't pass this one up when you have a little spare time....they're fun to do, taste super, and look impressive.

Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2009 by safronafinch

I do NOT make cookies..BUT would like to make the above. I do NOT understand this receipe at all. Please email me with a little more details so that I can make these. OR if there is another receipe that is easier, please let me know. I like the red/green effect and would use Splenda instead of sugar.

Thanks

sassy

Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2009 by BakingIsRealFun

I bake one like this every Chritmas,except I just use the

red, green & white. They are a

hit a our home.

Reviewed on Aug. 04, 2009 by pudas7

looks like alot of work!!