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A large serving plate stacked with colorful sugar cookies with pink, purple, blue and yellow swirls in them.

Tie-Dyed Sugar Cookies

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  • Author: The BakerMama
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 27 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies

Description

Swirls of bright color baked into a sweet, buttery sugar cookie dough make these Tie-Dyed Sugar Cookies so fun and delicious.


Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Food coloring: blue, yellow, pink and purple
  • Granulated sugar, for rolling the dough in

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until well combined.
  3. Add the egg and beat until well incorporated.
  4. Add the flour and salt and beat on low speed until a thick dough forms.
  5. Divide the dough evenly among 4 mixing bowls. About 1 heaping cup per mixing bowl.
  6. Color the dough in each mixing bowl with a different color of food coloring until of desired color. We usually add 4-5 drops of food coloring to each mixing bowl and color them blue, yellow, pink and purple.
  7. Place about 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a shallow bowl.
  8. Take about 1 teaspoon of each color of cookie dough and combine them into a smooth ball so that you can see each color.
  9. Roll each ball of cookie dough in the granulated sugar and then place a few inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
  10. Using the bottom of a round cup that’s been dipped in the granulated sugar as well, press down on each ball of dough so it forms and even circle that’s about 1/4 inch thick.
  11. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until set around the edges and starting to crackle a little on top. You don’t want them to start browning too much so they keep their vibrant color.