Fruit Slice Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter or marg.
• Food colors(yellow, green, and red)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 ½ tsp grated lemon peel
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ tsp grated lime peel
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla
• 1 ½ tsp grated orange peel
• 3 cup all purpose flour
• Colored sugars(yellow and green)
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Mix thoroughly butter, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Blend in flour and slat. Divide dough into 4 equal parts. To one part work in a few drops of yellow food coloring and the lemon peel. To another part work in a few drops green food coloring and lime peel. To another part work in few drops each red and yellow food coloring and orange peel. Leave the remaining part plain. Cover; chill 1 hour. Shape each colored dough into roll, 2" in diameter and 4 inches long. Divide plain dough into 3 equal parts. Roll each into rectangle, 6x4". Wrap 1 rectangle around each roll of colored dough; press together firmly. Roll in matching colored sugar. Wrap; chill at least 4 hours. Heat oven to 400. Cut rolls into 1/8" slices. Place on ungreased baking sheet; cut each slice in half. Bake 6-8 minutes or just until set. Immediately remove from baking sheet.