{"id":7873,"date":"2008-02-19T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T01:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=7873"},"modified":"2010-06-24T18:19:48","modified_gmt":"2010-06-25T01:19:48","slug":"watermelon-slice-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=7873","title":{"rendered":"Watermelon Slice Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>1\/3 cup butter (no substitutes)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1\/3 cup of shortening<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3\/4 C. sugar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 1\/2 tsp baking powder<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp salt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 egg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 tablespoon orange juice or milk<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 tsp vanilla<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2 cups of all purpose flour<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

red food coloring <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 egg white<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 tablespoon of water<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Green coarse sugar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Miniature semisweet chocolate chips<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside. Beat butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar – beat till fluffy. Beat in egg, orange juice or milk, and vanilla until combined. Add in your food coloring (takes about 8 drops to get the red) Slowly mix in the flour mixture till combined. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill dough for 3 hours or until easy to handle. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Stir together egg white and water. Roll each half of dough on a floured surface until 1\/4 inch thick. Cut with a floured 3-inch round cookie cutter. Cut cookies in half. place on an ungreased cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Press a few chocolate pieces into each. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 5 to 7 minutes or until bottoms begin to brown; do not allow to brown on top. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Transfer to wire racks and cool. In a small shallow bowl stir together egg white and water; brush the edge of each cookie. Sprinkle sugar on edges. dry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1\/3 cup butter (no substitutes) 1\/3 cup of shortening 3\/4 C. sugar 1 1\/2 tsp baking powder 1\/2 tsp salt 1 egg 1 tablespoon orange juice or milk 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups of all purpose flour red food coloring 1 egg white 1 tablespoon of water Green coarse sugar Miniature semisweet chocolate chips \u00c2\u00a0 Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside. Beat butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl with an electric…<\/p>\n

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