Directions

1. 1. Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and egg in a large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
2. 2. Stir in flour, oats, baking powder and salt. Divide dough into one third and two thirds portions.
3. 3. Stir sunflower nuts into one third dough. Stir food color into two thirds dough.
4. 4. Shape the sunflower seed dough into two 3/4 inch rolls, 8 inches long.
5. 5. Working on a lightly floured surface, divide the yellow dough in half. Pat each half into a rectangle, 8 by 4 inches.
6. 6. Top each rectangle with a roll of the sunflower seed dough.
7. 7. Carefully mold the yellow dough around the sunflower seed dough and press the edges together. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours or until firm.
8. 8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
9. 9. Cut the cookie rolls into 1/4 inch slices and place about two inches apart on cookie sheet. Cut slits in outer yellow edge about every 1/2 inch to shape tips of petals.
10. 10. Bake for eight to ten minutes or until light brown. Transfer from cookie sheet to wire rack.