Rainbow Cookies Recipe

Do you believe that there’s a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow?

I’m not quite certain myself. But what I do know is that with every bite of these cookies, you’ll get a burst of delicious sweetness.

I am so thrilled to present to you my Rainbow Cookies. For me, the best part is the mini marshmallows: it offers a flavor and texture that not every cookie can boast.

When my daughter laid eyes on these Rainbow Cookies, she was amazed. She told me to bake more! I only agreed because I had so much fun making the first batch.

Ingredients:

Your favorite recipe for sugar cookies (enough to make at least one dozen 3-inch circular cookies)

Circle cookie cutter, 3 inches in diameter

½ stick butter, softened

1 cup icing sugar

1-2 tbsp milk

2 drops sky blue gel food coloring

2-3 oz. red fondant

2-3 oz. orange fondant

2-3 oz. yellow fondant

2-3 oz. green fondant

2-3 oz. blue fondant

2-3 oz. violet fondant

24-40 mini marshmallows

Yields: One dozen decorated cookies

Directions:

Preheat your oven according to your cookie’s recipe’s directions. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Roll out your sugar cookie dough so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick. Using your cookie cutter, cut out 12 circles.

Place each cookie on a lined cookie sheet and bake according to recipe’s directions.

Allow the cookies to cool completely on a cooling rack.

In a small bowl, beat together butter, icing sugar and milk using an electric mixer. These ingredients will make up your buttercream frosting.

Once the ingredients are well-combined, smooth and form semi-stiff peaks, add blue gel food coloring.

Mix until it’s completely tinted.

Use an offset spatula to frost each cookie.

Now, it’s time to create your fondant rainbow. Start with your red and work your way to the violet fondant, in the order listed above.

Grab a small portion of your red fondant, and roll out a strip, about 3 inches long. Arch it on top of one of your cookies.

Do the same with the rest of your colors, placing it just below its appropriate color. Trim on the sides where you see necessary. Repeat for every cookie.

Place 2-3 mini marshmallows at either end of your fondant rainbow. Enjoy!