SPRINGTIME SLICE-AND-BAKE CONFETTI COOKIES

Springtime Slice-and-Bake Confetti Cookies image

Rich buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookies are as easy as slicing and baking once you make the colorful doughs.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup butter-flavor shortening
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
10 drops red food color
16 drops yellow food color
9 drops green food color
3 tablespoons pastel-colored confetti candy sprinkles

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F. Line bottom of 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap. In large bowl, beat sugar, butter and shortening with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt until dough forms.
Divide dough into 3 parts. Knead 1 food color into each part of dough. Press one of the colored doughs in bottom of pan. Top with remaining colored doughs, pressing each layer firmly to seal.
Turn pan upside down; remove plastic wrap from dough. Cut dough lengthwise into thirds. Cut each third crosswise into 16 slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices about 2 inches apart. Sprinkle with candy sprinkles.
Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 35 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g