Marzipan Cookies

By CathyD

Dainty miniature fruits and vegetables.

From the Betty Crocker insert in the flour sack. We tried these only once - a LOT of work.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup soft butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 tespoon almond flavoring
• 1 1/4 cups sifted flour
• food coloring (see directions)

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter, sugar, food coloring of your choice (below) and flaoring. Stir in flour; mix thoroughly.

Shape as directed; use 2 level teaspoonfuls of dough. Place on ungreased baking sheet; chill 30 minutes.

Heat oven to 300 degrees. Bake about 30 minutes (time will vary with size). do not brown.

YELLOW DOUGH: Add 2-3 drops yellow foodcoloring.

Bananas: Roll dough into banana shape, curving and tapering ends. Flatten topslightly. Paint on markings with mixture of 3 drops red,2 drops yellow, 1 dropblue food coloring diluted iwth 1/2 teaspoon water.

Pears: Rolldough into a ball, then cone. Bend top slightly, Insert stick of cinnamon for stem. For red blush,dilute 1/8 teaspoon red food coloring with 1 teaspoon water; pain cheeks.

Apples: roll dough into ball. Use small piece of cinnamon for stem and clove in blossom end. Add red blush as in pears.

Peaches: Rolldough into ball. Make crease down one side iwth toothpick. Use clove in blossom end. Add red blush.

RED DOUGH: Add 4-5 drops red food coloring.

Apples: Follow directions for apples.

Strawberries: Roll dough into ball, then heart shape about 3/4" high. For texture punch with blunt end of toothpick. roll in red decorator's sugar. Use piece of green colored toothpick or green dough for stem.

Cherries: Roll 2 teaspoons dough into 3 small balls. Use piece of green colored toothpick for sem.

Plums: Follow directions for peaches. For blush,dilute 1/8 teaspoon blue and 2 drops red food cloloring with 1 teaspoon water.

ORANGE DOUGH: Add 3 drops red and 2 drops yellow food coloring.

Oranges: Form into ball. Insert clove in blossom end. For texture punch with blunt end of toothpick.

Apricots: Follow directions for peaches. Use red blush.

Carrots: Roll dough into 2" rolls; taper at end. Make stem as for strawberries.

GREEN DOUGH: Add 4-5 drops green food coloring.

Green Apples: Foillow directions for apples. Use red blush.

Beans: Use 1/2 level teaspoon dough. Roll into 2" lengths (1/4" in diameter). Curve slightly.

Peas in a Pod: Use 1 1/2 level teaspoonfuls of dough and form into flat 1 1/2" circle. Divide level teaspoonfuls of dough into 3 or 4 equal parts; form peas. Place in center of circle; shape dough around peas. Pinchends of pod together.