Pastel Melt-A-Ways

90 Servings

1 c soft butter
1/2 c powdered sugar
1 t vanilla
2 1/4 c cake flour, sifted
1/4 t salt
red and green food coloring
tinted coconut*

*To tint coconut:
Place 1 cup of flaked coconut in a jar; add about 1 teaspoon red raspberry, lime, or lemon gelatin. Cover jar; shake well. Intensity of color depends on amount of gelatin used.

Cream butter; add sugar gradually. Blend in vanilla, flour, and salt. Divide dough in half; tint one half pink and one half green. Form level teaspoons of dough into finger-like shapes.
Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool; frost with Butter Frosting. Roll in tinted coconut.

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