Name: Watermelon Sugar Cookies recipe
Prep time: 360 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 375 min
Yield: 40
Ingredients: 1 cup soft butter; 1 1/2 cup caster sugar; 2 egg; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 3/4 cup plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 cup cream; 1 red liquid food colouring; 1 green liquid food colouring; 1 cup choc bits

by rachelmac Last updated on 07/09/2019

These will be a sure-fire hit at any party. - rachelmac

Ingredients

1 cup soft butter
1 1/2 cup caster sugar
2 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 3/4 cup plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup cream
1 red liquid food colouring
1 green liquid food colouring
1 cup choc bits

Method

Step 1

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
Step 2

Stir in the eggs and vanilla.
Step 3

Sift together the flour and baking powder, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the heavy cream.
Step 4

Take out ⅓ of the mixture to colour green. Colour the remaining mixture red.
Step 5

Cover dough with cling wrap and chill for 2 to 3 hours, or overnight, until firm.
Step 6

Preheat oven to 175C. Grease cookie sheets.
Step 7

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ½ cm thickness.
Step 8

Cut out red rounds and cut in half to make a semi-circle. Place a roll of green 'rind' around the outside and dot with chocolate bits to make the 'pips'.
Step 9

Place cookies 2½ cm apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Put in the fridge for approximately 15 minutes.
Step 10

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until bottoms and edges of cookies are light brown.
Step 11

Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

Dough fades a bit when you bake it so don’t be afraid to make the colouring quite vibrant. The picture is using pink food colouring but next time I would use red as it does fade in the oven.