tumeric as coloring for cookies We want to make christmas short pastry cookies this evening and I can't find the food coloring. So what alternatives can I use to color the dough? Cocoa for brown, and what about other colors? Would be tumeric a good option? Or are there unwanted side effects such as orange hands or a burned taste?
Tumeric has a distinct flavor, as does cocoa.  These will color your cookies, but also flavor them.  If you don't want these flavors, you have to seek out flavorless food coloring.