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We are always looking for the perfect dessert for our summer barbecues. We love these watermelon slice cookies! So easy to make and the kids went crazy over them. They are moist and taste like a sugar cookie. Be sure to take them to your next cookout!!
Watermelon Slice Cookies Recipe
So easy to make and the kids went crazy over them. They are moist and taste like a sugar cookie.
Serving
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ((or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract))
- 2 cups flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- red and green food coloring
- ⅓ cup mini Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar til light and fluffy. Then stir in egg and vanilla. Then add baking powder, salt, and flour and beat well. Set aside 1 cup of dough.
- Tint remaining dough red and shape it into a 3 1/2 in long roll. Wrap it in plastic wrap and put in freezer to set up.
- With the 1 cup of dough that you set aside, tint 1/3 of it green and wrap it in plastic wrap and put in fridge until firm. The 2/3 of the remaining dough will be left it's natural color. Wrap it in plastic wrap and put in fridge until firm.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the plain dough into a rectangle that is about 3 1/2 inches by 8 inches. Unwrap the chilled red dough and roll it up into the plain dough. Make sure you wrap it snuggly. Roll it around on the counter to seal the two layers together well. Wrap back up and freeze til firm.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the green dough into a 3 1/2 inch by 9 inch rectangle. Roll the chilled dough up snuggly in the green dough. Roll to seal the layers together. Wrap back up in plastic wrap and chill in freezer until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap dough and cut into slices just under 1/4 inch. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Lightly press mini chocolate chips into the red part of each cookie slice.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until firm. After taking them out of the oven, immediately cut cookies in half while hot. I used the edge of a spatula for a nice even cut just pushing down.
Nutrition
Calories: 108 kcal · Carbohydrates: 13 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 6 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 18 mg · Sodium: 56 mg · Potassium: 28 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 6 g · Vitamin A: 151 IU · Calcium: 7 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.Adapted from: Taste of Home
These are seriously adorable!!! LOVE! Thanks for sharing!
Angela
http://lemoinefamilykitchen.blogspot.com
Those are just about the cutest cookies EVER!!! LOVE THEM!
I have been looking for a faux watermelon cookie! These are adorable!
http://www.cookieclinic.blogspot.com
These are so cute!!
So cute!! Thanks for sharing!
I made these cookies for our volunteer fire department annual 4th of July picnic. I was so happy that I took the time to do these. What a huge hit!! With adults and children both. I added some toy “ants” to the serving plate for added picnic decoration. I WILL make these cookies again and again. I made the recipe as is exactly. Try it, it is a little work but you will find it is well worth the work. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
I LOVE these!!! The colours look fantastic, and I love the cute chocolate chips 🙂 Pinning this now, and can’t wait to try out the recipe this Summer! Thanks for sharing.
Hannah ?
Sew Lah Tea Dough
Thanks for linking this recipe to my Tasty Thursdays party. I have featured it in my newest wonderful watermelon post. Enjoy!! Nichi http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2013/07/fantastic-fruit-series-week-2-wonderful.html
These cookies are just about the cutest things ever! I love them and I’m totally making them this summer 🙂 Thanks so much for linking up with me so I can try these out! These will be featured @ Great Idea Thursday’s! Krista @ A Handful of Everything
My family loves this recipe. Instead of vanilla i use watermelon extract. Even though my kids are older( adults🤣) they still love when I make these. Easy to make and always a big hit when I bring to gatherings.