Red, green, and chocolate striped sugar cookies are perfect for the holidays! You can change the colors to adapt to different times of the year. These delicious striped sugar cookies (sometimes called zebra cookies) are a wonderful, easy to make, cookie treat.
Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe
These are a lot easier to make than the steps would have you think. They are a basic sugar cookie jazzed up and layered. You can change the food colors to anything you like (or leave the dough uncolored), and have these any time of year!
Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe Notes:
● Always use parchment paper when baking, not wax paper. Parchment paper is heat resistant (coated with silicone), and wax paper is not. Parchment paper helps to even out baking too.
● One of my favorite places to get different sprinkles/jimmies is at our local Amish and Mennonite grocery stores. They have a huge selection prepacked, and some of them I have never seen anywhere else. You may want to check your local store! Hubby cringes when I walk into one of the stores because he knows I cannot resist (you cannot imagine my collection of sprinkles and jimmies). They are better than the local bakery supply stores!
● To achieve a brighter color for your layers you may want to consider using gel food coloring
instead of food coloring. You can definitely use traditional food coloring (it was used in this recipe), but the gel food coloring gives a more vibrant color if that is the look you are seeking.
Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe Ingredients:
● 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
● 1½ cups Sugar
● 1 large Egg
● 2½ cups Flour
● 1½ tsp Baking Powder
● ¼ tsp Salt
● 2 tsp Peppermint Candies (finely crushed) or Gourmet Sugar
● 10-12 drops Red Food Coloring
● 1 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted
● 10-12 drops Green Food Coloring
● 2 TBSP Nonpareils
Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe Mise en Place:
● 9x5x3-inch Loaf Pan
● Parchment Paper
● Stand Mixer
● 3 Bowls
● Measuring Cup
● Measuring Spoons
● Spoons
● Spatula
● Plastic Wrap
● Knife
● Cutting Board
● Baking Sheet
Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe Directions:
● Line a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
● Cream together 1 cup of unsalted butter and 1½ cups of sugar in a large mixing bowl.
● Add 1 large egg and beat until smooth.
● In a separate bowl sift together 2½ cups flour, 1½ teaspoons of baking powder, and a ¼ teaspoon of salt.
● Gradually add sifted flour mixture to the batter mixture.
● Combine until blended.
● Divide the dough into thirds, placing each third in its own bowl.
● To the first third, add 10-12 drops of red food coloring. Mix well.
● Add 2 teaspoons of crushed peppermint candy (or gourmet sugar) to red dough, mix well by hand.
● To the second third, add 1 ounce of melted chocolate. Mix well.
● To the final third, add 10-12 drops of green food coloring. Mix well.
● Add 2 tablespoons of nonpareils to the green dough, mix well by hand.
● Spread the red dough on the bottom of the lined loaf pan.
● Spread the chocolate dough on top of the red dough.
● Top the chocolate dough with the green dough.
● Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.
● When chilled and firm, remove dough from pan.
● Preheat oven to 375°F.
● Place the loaf of cold, firm dough flat on a cutting board.
● Using a large knife, cut dough down the middle lengthwise.
● Then, cut each strip into ¼” – ½” slices across – make sure you see the stripes!
● Place slices 1″ apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
● Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 10-12 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.
● Cool on wire rack.
Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe
Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe. Red, green, and chocolate striped sugar cookies are perfect for the holidays! You can change the colors to adapt to different times of the year. These delicious striped sugar cookies (sometimes called zebra cookies), are a wonderful, easy to make, cookie treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups Sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 2 ½ cups Flour
- 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Peppermint Candies (finely crushed) or Gourmet Sugar
- 10-12 drops Red Food Coloring
- 1 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted
- 10-12 drops Green Food Coloring
- 2 TBSP Nonpareils
Instructions
- Line a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Cream together 1 cup of unsalted butter and 1½ cups of sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Add 1 large egg and beat until smooth.
- In a separate bowl sift together 2½ cups flour, 1½ teaspoons of baking powder, and a ¼ teaspoon of salt.
- Gradually add sifted flour mixture to the batter mixture.
- Combine until blended.
- Divide the dough into thirds, placing each third in its own bowl.
- To the first third, add 10-12 drops of red food coloring. Mix well.
- Add 2 teaspoons of crushed peppermint candy (or gourmet sugar) to red dough, mix well by hand.
- To the second third, add 1 ounce of melted chocolate. Mix well.
- To the final third, add 10-12 drops of green food coloring. Mix well.
- Add 2 tablespoons of nonpareils to the green dough, mix well by hand.
- Spread the red dough on the bottom of the lined loaf pan.
- Spread the chocolate dough on top of the red dough.
- Top the chocolate dough with the green dough.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.
- When chilled and firm, remove dough from pan.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Place the loaf of cold, firm dough flat on a cutting board.
- Using a large knife, cut dough down the middle lengthwise.
- Using a large knife, cut dough down the middle lengthwise.
- Then, cut each strip into ¼" – ½" slices across – make sure you see the stripes!
- Place slices 1" apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
- Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 10-12 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.
- Cool on wire rack.
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