The Fourth of July is just days away! When I think of this hoilday the first thing that comes to mid is the great people who are over seas and at home protecting us so we can live in this free country, but Disney wise i think of Captain America. I mean you cant get more patriotic then him! From his Suit, to his shelid it all just screams America! SO to celibrate our great nation in a Disney styled way I made Captain America M&M Sugar Cookies!!!
What you will need:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1-1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- red food color
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Blue mega M&M’s
- Preheat oven to 350
- In a bowl sift together flour, baking powder & salt.
- In another mixer bowl with paddle attachment – beat butter until soft! (or use a Hand Mixer)
- Add sugar & beat until light & fluffy.
- Add in eggs one at a time – make sure you beat after each one.
- Add vanilla
- Add dry mixture & slowly beat in until combined all together.
- Remove half the dough & wrap in plastic wrap.
- Flatten out to 4×4″ piece & refrigerate.
- With the rest of the dough beat in food color to your desired pigment. I added close to 40 drops of gel color to get this red.
- *Also- adding this much color will make your dough super sticky. You may want to coat hands in powdered sugar or flour for easier handling.
- Remove red dough & separate into 2 equal parts. Wrap with plastic & refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
- After it has chilled – remove one of the red dough packs
- Place between 2 layers of parchment & roll our to a large rectangle
- Remove top layer of parchment & roll dough into a log. This will be your center!
- Wrap back up with parchment & put in freezer while you work with the next layer.
- Remove your white dough from refrigerator & roll out in the same way you did the first batch.
- Once you have a thin, even rectangle – place your red log on the white dough & roll into a larger log.
- Repeat these steps for the final red dough.
- When you are done you should have a large red log
- baking sheets with parchment paper
- Take the log & slice it into 1/4 inch rounds
- Place on baking sheet 2 inches apart so you dont risk them touching
- Bake 9-11 minutes
- Right when you remove from oven – place your blue M&M’s in the center before the cookies cool down!
If you enjoy cookies like my family does these will be a hit ! I hoep everyone have a amazing Fourth of July, Stay safe and smart! Also from my family to yours thank you too all our Service Men/ Women for protecting us.
Raising Lost Boys
