Name: Watermelon look alike cookies recipe by Radhika Chhabra at BetterButter
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 3/4 cup butter at room temperature; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 tablespoon milk; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Food colour - red and green; Few chocochips

Ingredients Serving: 10

2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup butter at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoon milk
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/8 teaspoon salt
Food colour - red and green
Few chocochips

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually beat into creamed mixture. Reserve 1 cup dough.
Mix red colour in the remaining dough, shape into a long roll. Wrap in a plastic wrap.
Mix green colour in 1/3 cup of reserved dough, wrap in a plastic wrap. Wrap the remaining plain dough. Refrigerate it for 2 hours.
On a lightly floured surface roll plain dough in a rectangle.
Then roll the green dough in rectangle shape.
Place green rectangle and then plain rectangle on it. At one edge place red dough over it and roll it properly and tightly. Wrap in a plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few hours.
Preheat the oven at 180 degree centigrade. Unwrap and cut the roll in slices. Cut the slices into half.
Place 2 inches apart on greased baking tray. Lightly press chocolate chips into the dough to resemble watermelon seeds. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or till baked. Remove to wire racks to cool.

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