3 in 1 biscuits

I found the recipe for these on Kidspot when I was baking with the little monsters.
Super fun to make and they look brilliant!

You will need:

• 250g butter, softened
• ¾ cup caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups plain flour
• 8-10 drops red food colouring
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Method:

Cream the butter and sugar together with a spoon in a bowl or using an electric mixer. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add the flour and mix until a smooth dough forms.
 
Divide the dough into four.

 Colour one portion with red food colouring and another with cocoa powder. I did this in separate small bowls with a knife, but you could knead the colour in.
Wrap the four dough portions separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
Roll each piece of dough on a floured surface into a rectangle shape about 18cm x 20cm.

To make swirly biscuits, place the pink dough on top of the plain dough, trim edges into a neat rectangle.

Now, roll into a log.

Repeat with the other plain dough and chocolate dough.

 To make the marbled biscuits, knead the trimmings together and roll into a log.

Slice the logs into 5mm width biscuits using a serrated bread knife. Place biscuits on baking trays and cook for about 15 minutes until golden.

• Recipe created by Melissa Hughes for Kidspot.