Bomb Pop Cookies
(from castro15’s recipe box)
Sandwich a popstick and frosting between two cookies to make ’em really pop!
Categories: Desserts
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temp
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 2 3/4 to 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Red and blue paste food coloring
- 1/2 tsp each cherry, raspberry and lemon extract
Directions
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Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg and oil, beating well. In another bowl, whisk 2 3/4 cups flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Gradually beat into creamed mixture, adding flour if needed, until dough forms a ball.
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Divide dough into three portions. Add red food coloring and cherry extract to one portion. Add blue food coloring and raspberry to second portion. Add lemon extract to untinted portion.
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Shape each portion into a 10-inch long log. Place red, white and blue logs side by side. Lightly press together wrap in plastic; refrigerate into firm, 30 minutes.
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eheat oven to 350. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Place 1 inch apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheet. To create ridges, lightly press the cookies with a fork. Bake until edges just start to brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.