Watermelon Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon green food coloring
3/4 teaspoon red food coloring
1/4 teaspoon yellow food coloring
1 egg white
1 ounce sweet baking chocolate, coarsely chopped

Preparation

Mix butter and sugar in large bowl. Stir in flour, almond extract, salt and egg.
Tint 1/3 of dough with green food color. Tint remaining 2/3 dough with red and yellow food colors. Shape red dough into roll, 2 inches in diameter and 5 1/2 inches long.
Gently roll green dough 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured surface into rectangle 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Beat egg white; brush over rectangle.
Place red dough on short end of green dough; roll up. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 4 hours or until chilled.
Heat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Cut roll into 1/4 inch slices. Cut each slice in half. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle chocolate over slices to resemble seeds. Bake 10-12 minutes.