Rainbow Swirl Sugar Cookies

I found this recipe over at Sounders Cookery. What a fun cookie to bake with the kiddos!

Supplies: Favorite sugar cookie dough recipe (or mix!), food coloring (I used McCormick Neon Food coloring to get these fun bright colors), rainbow sprinkles

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Divide dough evenly into five bowls.

3. Color each with a different color of food coloring. (I learned that the only way to get the color truly mixed into the dough is to knead it with your hands)

4. Roll each color of dough into grape-sized balls.

5. Combine a ball of each color and quickly roll into a larger ball that looks like a beach ball!

6. Roll that ball between your hands and the counter until you have a cylinder about 12 inches long. (This was the hardest step for me. My cylinder kept wanting to break. I had to flatten and turn it, flatten it and turn it.)

7. Starting from one end, roll the dough into a coil, twisting the cylinder as you go (it's very important to twist the cylinder as you go to get the swirl look!)

8. Roll edges of the cookie in sprinkles.

9. Bake the cookies for 10-11 minutes or until done (or whatever your sugar cookie recipe calls for).

While your kids are busy eating these beautiful cookies, take the time to read them a book about cookies or rainbows. Here are some good ones: