Fall Leaf sugar cookies

These Fall Leaf sugar cookies are some of my favorite. I love making them and people seem to enjoy looking and tasting them. They are so festive.

I made the sugar cookies using this recipe:

Before rolling out the dough, divide the dough into fourths. Tint one section red, one yellow, one green and leave the fourth section white. I use gel food coloring in the containers rather than liquid. It seems to hold the color better.

I tried two different ways to create my textured look. The first way I tried was to roll out a bunch of small balls of each color of dough. This worked but didn't create the look I was hoping for.

The second way I experimented with was to roll out a thick solid color and then add the tiny sections of each other color. This worked well for me.

Give each a try and let me know what works for you. Make sure to save some of each color or dough back so you have a fresh color on top and not the muddy brown of all the colors combined.

  I then cut out the leaves

                                                                                     and dipped them in white sprinkles.

                                                                                                        

                                           Baked them and then ate them! YUM!

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Below are what these cookies look like when I frost them for an arrangement.