American Flag Cookies

75 minutes Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 12 minutes

987 calories per serving view nutrition facts

2-3 dozen suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	cup	margarine	softened
1	each	egg white	whipped
2	teaspoons	vanilla extract
2 1/2	cups	flour, unbleached all-purpose
1 1/2	cups	sugar	granulated
1 1/2	teaspoons	baking powder
1	teaspoon	food coloring	red
1	teaspoon	food coloring	blue

Directions

In a mixing bowl, combine margarine, egg white, and vanilla extract.

In anther mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and baking powder.

Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients just until moistened.

Divide dough into 3 equal portions.

Tint 1 portion with red food coloring and another portion with blue food coloring.

Mix throughly to get a uniform color.

Untinted dough represents white.

Form each portion into long bars.

Wrap each bar in waxed paper.

Refrigerate until easy to handle. Remove wax paper and stack bars on top of each other in the desired color arrangement.

Wrap entire bars in waxed paper again and chill until firm.

Preheat oven to 350F. Slice bars into 1/4 inches thick.

Place on baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 213g

Amount per Serving

Calories 987 42% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.0g	71%
Saturated Fat 7.0g	37%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 615mg	26%
Total Carbohydrate 136.0g	45%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g	9%
Sugars 75.0g
Protein 9.0g	17%

Vitamin A	41%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	6%		Iron	21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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