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Easy Ice Box Striped Cookies

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 3 hr 15 min
  • Servings 66
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Do-ahead cookies? Called icebox cookies or refrigerator cookies, they're super easy. All you do is make the dough, tuck it in the fridge, then slice and bake it later.
Updated Oct 20, 2014
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • Food color (any color)
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, salt and baking soda. Divide dough in half. Stir 1/2 teaspoon food color into 1 half, or stir 1/2 teaspoon of different food colors into each half. Cover both halves and refrigerate 1 hour.
  • 2
    On very lightly floured surface, shape each halfof dough into 2 strips, each about 9x2 1/2 inches. Layer strips, alternating colors; press together. Wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
  • 3
    Heat oven to 400°F. Cut dough into 1/8-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheet, place slices about 1 inch apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until edges are golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to coolingrack; cool.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Cookie dough can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 9 months. Thaw just until soft enough to handle.
  • tip 2
    Cookie dough can be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours before baking.

Nutrition

60 Calories, 3g Total Fat, 0g Protein, 7g Total Carbohydrate, 3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
60
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
3g
5%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
65mg
3%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
7g
2%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
3g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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