Watermelon Slice Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• red decorating gel
• green decorating gel
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. beat in egg and extract. combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. set aside 1 cup of dough.
• 2 tint remaining dough red; shape into a 3-1/2-in.-long log. wrap in plastic wrap. tint 1/3 cup of the reserved dough green; wrap in plastic wrap. wrap remaining plain dough. refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
• 3 on a lightly floured surface, roll plain dough into a 8-1/2-in. x 3-1/2-in. rectangle. place red dough log on the end of a short side of the rectangle; roll up. roll green dough into a 10-in. x 3-1/2-in. rectangle. place red and log on the end of a short side on green dough; roll up. wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight.
• 4 unwrap and cut into 3/16-in. slices (just less than 1/4 in.). place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. cut raisins into small pieces. lightly press raisin bits and sesame seeds into red dough to resemble watermelon seeds.
• 5 bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until firm. immediately cut cookies in half. remove to wire racks to cool.