Ingredients
2
pouches Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/4
cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2
cup butter, softened
2
eggs
1/2
teaspoon almond extract
1
teaspoon grated lemon peel
12
drops purple food color
10
drops orange food color
10
drops black food color
15
paper lollipop sticks
Preparation
In large bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and eggs until dough forms. Stir in almond extract and lemon peel. Divide dough into thirds. Knead purple food color into 1 portion, orange food color into second portion and black food color into third portion. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Shape each color of dough into 15 (1- to 1 1/2-inch) balls. Roll each ball into 10-inch rope. Twist 1 rope of each color together; coil rope into 3-inch round. On cookie sheet, place rounds 2 inches apart. Insert lollipop stick into bottom of each cookie.
Bake 14 to 15 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
