watermelon cookies

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1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
11-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1 can (12 ounces) whipped vanilla frosting
red and green food coloring
miniature chocolate chips

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs
and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda
and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with
the sour cream. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or
overnight. On a heavily floured surface, roll out half the dough at a time to 1/8 in. thickness. Cut
with a in round cookie cutter; cut circles in half. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375
for 9-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned and cookies are set. Cool on wire racks.
Place two-thirds of the frosting in a bowl; add red food coloring to the remaining frosting. Spread
pink frosting on the tops of cookies. Frost the edges with the green frosting, using a pastry bag
with a small star tip if desired. Place chocolate chips randomly over the pink frosting seeds.
Yield: about 8-1/2 dozen


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