Paintbrush Cookies
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
1 batch
ingredients
- 1 egg yolk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon water
- food coloring
- 1 batch sugar cookie dough
directions
- Mix egg yolk and water. (Double or triple amount if desired.).
- Using a muffin pan or other small cups, divide the 'paint' among several cups, and add food coloring, as desired, to each.
- Use creativity to blend seasonal colors. For example, blend a variety of shades of autumn leaves: 3 drops yellow, 3 drops yellow + 1 drop red, 2 drops red, 1 drop red + 1 drop green, 2 drops green, 1 drop green + 3 drops yellow, 2 drops yellow + 1 drop red + 1 drop green.
- Roll cookie dough, and cut with cookie cutters.
- Place cookies on greased cookie sheet.
- Using water color paintbrushes and egg yolk paint, decorate the cookies.
- Bake according to recipe instructions and cool on rack. If overbaked, the paint will brown and be less attractive.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kate S.
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