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Autumn Striped Refrigerator Cookies

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  • Prep 1 hr 15 min
  • Total 4 hr 15 min
  • Servings 60
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As festive a sign of the season as candy corn, these fun cookies have orange, vanilla, and chocolate "stripes".
Updated Oct 8, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 8 drops red food color
  • 8 drops yellow food color
  • 2 oz. semisweet chocolate, melted, cooled
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    Line 8x4-inch loaf pan with waxed paper, extending paper up over sides of pan. In large bowl, combine sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg; blend well. Add flour and baking powder; mix well.
  • 2
    Place 1 cup of dough in medium bowl. Add orange peel and both food colors; stir to mix slightly. On work surface, knead dough until color is uniform. Shape dough into 7x3 1/2-inch rectangle; place in waxed paper-lined pan. Press in gently.
  • 3
    Press half of remaining dough into 7x3 1/2-inch rectangle; place over orange dough in pan. Press gently to edge of pan. Stir chocolate into remaining dough; knead on work surface until color is uniform. Shape dough into 7x3 1/2-inch rectangle; place over vanilla dough in pan. Press gently to edge of pan. Cover with waxed paper; refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
  • 4
    Heat oven to 375°F. Using waxed paper lining, lift dough from pan. Cut dough lengthwise in half. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • 5
    Bake at 375°F. for 7 to 10 minutes or until cookies are set and edges are very light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    For candy corn-shaped cookies, remove dough from pan. Cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cut each slice into 5 candy corn shapes as shown in diagram. Bake small cookies 5 to 6 minutes.

Nutrition

70 Calories, 3g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 10g Total Carbohydrate, 6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
3g
5%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
6g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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