Watermelon Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs 38 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons margarine
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon orange juice or 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• red food coloring (enough to make watermelon colored dough)
• 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• green sugar crystals

Recipe

• 1 stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
• 2 in large mixer bowl beat margarine and shortening for 30 seconds.
• 3 add 3/4°c sugar, beat until fluffy.
• 4 add egg, orange juice, vanilla and red food coloring.
• 5 beat well on medium.
• 6 add flour mixture, beating on low until combined.
• 7 cover, chill 3 hours.
• 8 roll out half the dough, 1/4 inch thick.
• 9 cut with 3" round cookie cutter.
• 10 cut cookies in half.
• 11 place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 12 press a few chocolate chips in each cookie for seeds.
• 13 repeat with remaining dough.
• 14 bake 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees.
• 15 do not brown.
• 16 cool.
• 17 whisk together egg and water.
• 18 brush this on the edge of each cookie and dip wet part into green sugar.