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Watermelon Cookies

Published July 21, 2020 Last Modified July 21, 2020 By GreedyEats

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My soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies are easy to decorate Watermelon Cookies! Perfect Cookies to bring on your next BBQ party or for easy Summer Treats.

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Easy Watermelon cookies decorated with sanding sugar and mini chocolate chips.

I am super thrilled to show you how easy it is to make these Watermelon Sugar Cookies. Flavor packed and super soft sugar cookies covered in Sugar Cookie frosting. 

These are then coated in sanding sugar and topped with mini chocolate chips. Don't they look like perfect little seeds!

Cookies: Taste & Texture

Soft Sugar cookies made with sour cream decorated as watermelon cookies.

  • Melt in your mouth soft
  • Oh-so Flavorful
  • Stay soft for days
  • Slight crunch from sanding sugar

Sugar Cookie Ingredients:

  • Cornstarch: Makes the softest cookies around, period!
  • Leaveners: We will use both baking powder and baking soda
  • Sour Cream: Makes the softest sugar cookies you will ever know.
  • Salt: To balance sweetness and impart flavor to sugar cookies
  • Extracts: Combination of almond and vanilla extract impart an impeccable flavor to these cookies

How to make Watermelon Cookies:

Chilled sugar cookie dough rolled between sheets of parchment paper.
Sugar cookies dough sliced for baking watermelon cookies.

Shaping sugar cookies using a circular lid.
Shaped sugar cookies ready to be baked.

Sliced and unbaked sugar cookies on a plate
Soft baked sugar cookies cooling on a silver plate.

  • After rolling the chilled cookie dough (I do this between two parchment papers to avoid dough sticking to the surface and rolling pin), cut triangles out of it.
  • This triangle should be around 2 inches both sides. Don't be tempted to make large ones as these cookies will expand a bit after baking, remember we added sour cream to the dough? 
  • To finish the third side of triangle we'll need a round cookie cutter or any circular lid. I used chocolate wafers' lid. 😉
  • This way you will get perfect watermelon slices without needing a watermelon cookie cutter. Pretty neat!
  • Place these cookie slices on a lined pan and bake!

Watermelon slice cookies sprinkled with read and green sanding sugar.

How to make sugar cookie frosting:

It is very simple to make sugar cookie frosting. Almost same process as we make buttercream, just with less whipping.

  • Whip butter, confectioners' sugar and heavy whipping cream together until well blended.
  • Add more whipping cream if you wish to thin it out.
  • Spread on cooled cookies!

Watermelon sugar cookies with mini chocolate chip seeds arranged on a plate.

Decorating Tools:

Like I said you don't even need a cookie cutter to shape these cookies. All you'll require is-

  1. A knife
  2. A circular lid or a giant round cookie cutter
  3. Granulated Sugar (to make white rind)
  4. Red and green sanding sugar. Btw you can also color your own sugar with red and green food coloring, if you have white sanding sugar available at your end.

I adapted the idea of these summer cookies from here.

Sanding sugar spreaded in a small plate showing how to decorate watermelon cookies.
Decorating sugar cookies by dipping them in sanding sugar.

Tips to make Best Sugar Cookies:

  1. Always use a kitchen scale to weigh your ingredients. Too much flour can make cookies dry and tough.
  2. Never skimp on dough chilling time. Chilling helps to firm up the dough and flavor enhancement.
  3. Don't be tempted to over bake cookies, they will continue to set as they cool down.
  4. Make the cookie frosting a little on the wet side rather than thick. This will allow the cookie to absorb some of the moisture from frosting keeping them super moist for days!

Cut out sugar cookies in the shape of watermelon cookies on a white board.

 

How thick should I roll out sugar cookies?

You should roll sugar cookie dough to ¼ of an inch. Any thinner and the cookies will bake too dry.

Why are my sugar cookies hard?

  1. You probably have over baked them.
  2. Or added too much flour.

To avoid this, check out my best cookie baking tips above. 

What can be made with sour cream?

Here are more ideas to bake with left over sour cream:

Fresh Strawberry Bread

Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

Moist and Small Vanilla Cake

Decadent Chocolate Bundt Cake

Fluffy Pistachio Cupcakes

Watermelon Cookies

My soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies are easy to decorate Watermelon Cookies! Perfect Cookies to bring on your next BBQ party or for easy Summer Treats.
4.91 from 10 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
US Customary - Metric
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 25 minutes
Servings 18 Cookies
Calories: 318kcal
Author: Neha

Equipment

  • Electric Mixer

Ingredients

  • 2 ⅓ (330 g) Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 (19 g) Tbsp Cornstarch
  • ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ (112 g) Cup Butter unsalted, softened to room temperature
  • 1 (200 g) Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Large Egg at room temperature
  • ½ (120 g) Cup Sour Cream full fat, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp Almond Extract

Sugar Cookie Frosting:

  • ½ Cup Butter Softened to room temp
  • 3 Cups Confectioners' Sugar
  • 3 Tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream (a little more if needed)
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

To Decorate:

  • ½ Cup Red Sanding Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Green Sanding Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
  • ¼ Cup Mini Chocolate Chips
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • In a bowl of standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment, or using a hand held mixer beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. About 2 minutes.
  • Add in egg and beat well to combine. Next blend in sour cream and both extracts.
  • Slowly incorporate in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cornstarch, then allow to mix till the flour disappears into the dough.
  • Divide dough into 2 equal balls and place each portions on a plastic wrap and shape them into 5-6 inches round discs. Place them in refrigerator for 2 hours or until they are firm enough to be rolled.
  • Preheat oven to 350 deg F. Quick Tip: When rolling, I like to roll them between to sheets of parchment paper to avoid dough sticking. Roll each disc to ¼ inch thickness and cut into triangles.
    Sugar cookies dough sliced for baking watermelon cookies.
  • To finish the third side of watermelon cookie slices use a large round cookie cutter or any circular lid.
    Shaping sugar cookies using a circular lid.
  • Transfer cookie slices to 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper and bake for 10-11 minutes. The cookies will be puffed up at this moment and will be just set.
  • Allow to cool on baking sheet for 5-7 minutes and then transfer on wire rack to complete Cooling.

To Make Frosting:

  • Whisk butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and Whipping cream together using a hand held or stand mixer, until the frosting gets fluffy and light in color.
  • Keep covered until ready to use and frost on complexity cooled cookies.

To Decorate:

  • Arrange granulated, red and green sugars on a plate as shown in the image and invert frosted cookies on this plate and lift gradually.
    Sanding sugar spreaded in a small plate showing how to decorate watermelon cookies.
  • If there are any unfilled spaces on the cookie, sprinkle more sugar with the help of a spoon. Believe me, It is easier than you think!
  • Repeat with all cookies and Dot each cookie with a few mini chocolate chips and press them lightly into the frosting.

Notes

Storage Information:
  • Store these Sugar Cookies at room temp for about 2 days.
  • You can also freeze unfrosted cookies for about 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator or on counter top and allow to come to room temp. before frosting.
Quick Note: You can also dye your own sugar with red and green food coloring, if you have white sanding sugar available at your end.

Tips to make Best Sugar Cookies:

  1. Always use a kitchen scale to weigh your ingredients. Too much flour can make cookies dry and tough.
  2. Never skimp on dough chilling time. Chilling helps to firm up the dough and flavor enhancement.
  3. Don't be tempted to over bake cookies, they will continue to set as they cool down.
  4. Make the cookie frosting a little on the wet side rather than thick. This will allow the cookie to absorb some of the moisture from frosting keeping them super moist for days!

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Sodium: 202mg | Sugar: 34g
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Comments

  1. Jacqueline Debono

    July 26, 2020 at 1:46 am

    5 stars
    These cookies are fabulous for a summer kid's (or adults) party! Going to bookmark this recipe. One to remember!

    Reply
  2. Eva

    July 24, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    5 stars
    Oh my goodness I wish I had come across these cookies when I was a teacher! I would have loved making these with my pupils!

    Reply
  3. Haley D. Williams

    July 22, 2020 at 4:10 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect for summer! Love the creative plate method for adding the sanding sugar.

    Reply
  4. Anita

    July 22, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    5 stars
    These watermelon cookies are super cute. And they are the perfect summer theme cookies for the kids. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Courtney | Love & Good Stuff

    July 22, 2020 at 3:51 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely adorable! The perfect summer cookie.

    Reply
  6. Emily Liao

    July 22, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    These watermelon cookies were so fun to make and delicious! The kids loved them.

    Reply
  7. Pavani

    July 22, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    5 stars
    Wow, your watermelon cookies look adorable. My daughter would love to make these. Thanks for the easy cookie recipe.

    Reply
  8. Varun Sharma

    July 22, 2020 at 6:18 am

    4 stars
    beautiful and yummy watermelon cookies.

    Reply
  9. kim

    July 21, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    5 stars
    So perfect for summer! These were easier than I thought they would be and so delicious! Will definitely be making again before the end of summer!

    Reply
  10. Jeannette

    July 21, 2020 at 4:15 pm

    5 stars
    These are SO CUTE! I just love how you've put the sugar on the plate already to just stamp the cookie on. What a clever idea!

    Reply
  11. Capri Lilly

    July 21, 2020 at 4:04 pm

    5 stars
    These cookies were such a fun project for me and my niece! And they taste delicious!

    Reply

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