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watermelon cookies

Recipe by
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Hoboken, NJ

This comes from the book Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke. It can be adapted to your liking by using any flavor of Kool-Aid.

yield 6 dozen
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For watermelon cookies

  • 1 16 oz pkg
    watermelon kool-aid powder (don’t get the kind with sugar or sugar substitute added.)
  • 1 2/3 c
    sugar
  • 2 1/2 stick
    butter, softened
  • 2
    eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 1/2 c
    sugar, in a separate bowl

How To Make watermelon cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
  • 2
    Mix the watermelon Kool-Aid (or whatever flavor you choose) with the white sugar.
  • 3
    Add the softened butter and mix until it’s nice and fluffy. Add the eggs and mix well.
  • 4
    Mix in the salt and the baking soda. Make sure they’re well incorporated. Add the flour in half-cup increments, mixing after each addition.
  • 5
    Roll dough balls one inch in diameter with you hands.
  • 6
    Roll the cookie balls in the bowl of white sugar and place them on the cookie sheet, 12 to a standard-size sheet.
  • 7
    Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until they are just beginning to tun golden around the edges. Don’t over-bake.
  • 8
    Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets for no more than a minute, and then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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