Well here we are at the end of the week again. As you can tell, I dont believe much in dieting. Every day alive is a gift to be cherished and enjoyed. You're gonna enjoy this one. Yes, I am sure you can adjust it to some low cal version; but you've earned all these calories; so have at em, you deserve a break today.
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RECIPE: RAINBOW COOKIE POPS
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INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
red, blue, green, and orange paste food coloring
dozen lollipop sticks
DIRECTIONS:
In a bowl cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth In a medium bowl
combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Stir till soft dough forms. Divide
dough into fourths. Tint each with a different food color.
Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Working with each color, shape dough into 3/4
inch balls. For each cookie place 1 pink, 1 green, 1 blue and 1 orange ball together to make large rainbow colored
ball. Shape into a 12 inch long roll (like a snake); starting at one end, coil roll to make a 3/4 inch round cookie.
Place cookies 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Carefully insert lollipop sticks into bottoms of cookie
4. Bake cookies for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool and store in an airtight container. And there you have it. Give it a shot!
