Mexican Sugar Cookies Recipe
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Servings:
12 Cookies
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar + 3 tablespoons extra for rolling
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 9 drops food coloring
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar on a medium speed for about 3 minutes. You can also do this by hand with a wooden spoon.
  3. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat again to combine.
  4. Sift in the flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix on a low speed until combined.
  5. Divide the dough equally between 3 bowls. Add a few drops of red food coloring to one bowl, yellow to the second, and green to the third. Mix each one well with your hands to distribute the color.
  6. Roll the cookie dough into balls. Each should weigh approximately 1.7 ounces. Roll each dough ball into the sugar to coat it and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
  7. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until just they start to brown around the edges.
  8. Leave the cookies on the baking sheets for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.