Star Wars is back on television! For those unaware, Star Wars Rebels is a new animated series on Disney XD that tells the story of the Rebellion’s beginnings. The show takes place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope where we’ll be introduced to a whole new cast of characters.

This will be a day long remembered… with cookies. Watch the premiere episode from the safety of your Rebel Base and bake up some Rebel Alliance cookies in the shape of the original New Hope logo! By rolling out the dough and sprinkling them with sanding sugar before they bake, you get an extra sparkly sweet cookie. Plus, this Rebel Alliance Starbird is perfect for dunking into a cold glass of Blue Milk.

Star Wars Rebels Cookies
– makes 24 cookies*

Ingredients
– 3 cups all-purpose flour
– 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
– pinch of salt
– 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
– 1 cup sugar
– 1 egg
– red food gel dye
– red sanding sugar

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until combined.

Add the egg and the red food gel dye.

Slowly add in the dry ingredients until the dough comes together. The dough will form quickly and when it starts to pull away from the bowl, it’s ready.

Split the dough in two and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill until you are ready to use.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prep baking sheets with silpats.

Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thick. Spread the red sanding sugar all over the rolled out dough, then use the cutter cut out the cookies. Transfer onto the prepped baking sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes, let cool on a wire rack.

Blue Milk
– serves 2

Ingredients
– blue food gel dye
– 16 ounces milk

Stir the blue dye into the milk until dissolved. Serve cold.

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Watch the first 7 minutes of Star Wars Rebels before it airs and hold onto your wookiee! Star Wars Rebels premieres October 3, 2014 at 9 pm on Disney XD.

Cookie cutter available from CookiePrints on Etsy.