Recipe: Tie-Dyed Kite Cookies

Why not bake some kite cookies to enjoy as you read this month's kite and wind themed CLIP books!

24 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients

• 1 tube (16-1/2 ounces)
  refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1 to 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• Pink, green and blue gel food coloring
• 24 to 28 pieces pull-and-peel licorice (9-1/2 inches each)
• 48 to 56 Life Savers candies
• 1/2 cup vanilla frosting

Directions

• Cut cookie dough in half width wise; let one half stand at room
• temperature for 5-10 minutes to soften (save the other half for
• another use).
• On a lightly floured surface, knead enough flour into softened dough
• until dough is stiff. Press into a 5-in. circle. Top with one dot of
• each color food coloring; knead 5-10 times or until color just
• begins to swirl.
• Roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out with a floured 3-in.
• diamond-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking
• sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until edges are
• lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to
• wire racks.
• Turn cookies bottom side up. For each cookie, lace one piece of
• licorice through one Life Saver; loop the licorice through the Life
• Saver again to hold the candy in place. Repeat with second Life 
• Saver. Attach kite tails to the back of each cookie with frosting.
• Let stand until set. Yield: about 2 dozen.

Recipe and image from TasteofHome.com