Chris Fellner

Fruit Slice Cookies

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Ingredients

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  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Yellow, green, and red food coloring
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons each grated lemon, lime, and orange peel
  • Colored sugar in yellow, green, and orange

Directions

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  1. Mix butter, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla thoroughly.
  2. Blend in flour and salt, then divide dough into four parts.
  3. Color one part yellow and add lemon peel; color one part green and add lime peel; color one part with red and yellow food coloring and add orange peel. Leave one part plain.
  4. Cover dough and chill for 1 hour.
  5. Shape each colored dough into a roll about 2 inches in diameter and 4 inches long.
  6. Divide plain dough into three parts and roll each into a 6-by-4-inch rectangle.
  7. Wrap one rectangle around each colored roll and press firmly together. Roll in matching colored sugar.
  8. Wrap and chill 6 hours.
  9. Heat oven to 400°F. Cut each roll into 1/4-inch slices and place on ungreased baking sheets.
  10. Cut each slice in half. Bake 6 to 8 minutes and immediately remove from baking sheets.

Description

Mix butter, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla thoroughly.

Blend in flour and salt, then divide dough into four parts.

Color one part yellow and add lemon peel; color one part green and add lime peel; color one part with red and yellow food coloring and add orange peel. Leave one part plain.

Cover dough and chill for 1 hour.

Shape each colored dough into a roll about 2 inches in diameter and 4 inches long.

Divide plain dough into three parts and roll each into a 6-by-4-inch rectangle.

Wrap one rectangle around each colored roll and press firmly together. Roll in matching colored sugar.

Wrap and chill 6 hours.

Heat oven to 400°F. Cut each roll into 1/4-inch slices and place on ungreased baking sheets.

Cut each slice in half. Bake 6 to 8 minutes and immediately remove from baking sheets.

Source Note

Original page 56. Contributed by Chris Fellner.