How To Make Watermelon Sugar Cookies
Make a fresh batch of everyone’s favorite dessert! With these cookie recipes, you can bake all kinds of different sweet treats. Make a classic snack with chocolate chip cookies. Or, switch it up by adding nuts, raisins, and other ingredients to keep things interesting.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Red and green food coloring
- Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
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In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
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Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
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Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.
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Divide the dough into two equal portions. Add red food coloring to one portion and green food coloring to the other, mixing until the colors are evenly distributed.
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Take a small amount of red dough and roll it into a ball. Flatten it slightly and place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
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Repeat the process with the green dough, placing it next to the red dough and slightly overlapping.
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Use a butter knife or the back of a spoon to create watermelon rind patterns on the green dough.
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Gently press mini chocolate chips onto the red dough to mimic watermelon seeds.
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Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden.
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Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Enjoy these adorable watermelon sugar cookies!
Nutrition
- Calories : 220kcal
- Total Fat : 12g
- Saturated Fat : 7g
- Cholesterol : 49mg
- Sodium : 200mg
- Total Carbohydrates : 26g
- Dietary Fiber : 1g
- Sugar : 12g
- Protein : 3g
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