Cake Mix Rolled Sugar Cookies

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Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ white cake mix

1/2 cup shortening

1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or lemon extract

1 egg

Sugar

1 cup Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ vanilla frosting

Food colours

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Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick baking sheets). In large bowl, beat cake mix, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on high speed 1 minute.
2

Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Roll each part 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered surface with cloth-covered rolling pin. Cut with 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters into desired shapes; sprinkle with sugar. On ungreased baking sheet, place 2 inches apart.
3

Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. In microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds or until melted; stir. Frost cookies. Stir together small amounts of water and food colour. Paint colours on freshly frosted cookies, using fine-tip brush, then swirl colours with brush or toothpick to create marbled designs. Dry completely before storing.

Roll dough to an even thickness by rolling over two wooden dowels or rulers. Use dowels or rulers of the desired thickness, and place them on opposite sides of the dough.