American flag cookies

 
                           American Flag Cookies
 
 Recipe By     : Women's Circle, Home Cooking
 Serving Size  : 36   Preparation Time :0:10
 Categories    : Cookie And Bar
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      c             margarine -- softened
    1                    egg white -- whipped
    2      tsps          pure vanilla extract
    2 1/2  c             unbleached flour
    1 1/2  c             granulated sugar
    1 1/2  tsps          baking powder
    1      tsp           red food coloring
    1      tsp           blue food coloring
 
 In a mixing bowl, combine margarine, egg white, and vanilla extract. In
 anther mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and baking powder. Mix wet
 ingredients with dry ingredients just until moistened. Divide dough into 3
 equal portions. Tint 1 portion with red food coloring and another portion
 with blue food coloring. Mix throughly to get a uniform color. Untinted
 dough represents white. Form each portion into long bars. Wrap each bar in
 waxed paper. Refrigerate until easy to handle. Remove wax paper and stack
 bars on top of each other in the desired color arrangement. Wrap entire
 bars in waxed paper again and chill until firm. Preheat oven to 350. Slice
 bars into 1/4" thick. Place on baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes.
 
 
 
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 Per serving (excluding unknown items): 78 Calories; 5g Fat (57% calories from
fat); 0g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 76mg Sodium
 
 
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