Cream together your butter and sugar until well mixed in a large mixing bowl.

Add in your egg, vanilla and milk and stir to combine.

Dump in your dry ingredients; flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until just combined.

Separate your dough into 2 equal parts.

Return 1 part of your dough into your large bowl. Add in drops of red food coloring and mix until desired color is reached.

Roll each of your dough parts out on a lightly floured surface. Roll into a long rectangle, about ¼ inch thick.

Take one of the dough parts and place it on top of the other. Cut edges to make them the same size.

Roll parts up together like a cinnamon roll.

Press final edge into the roll to seal.

Wrap with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for 2 hours up to a few days.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cut dough off of log into about ¼ inch slices.

Place cookies a couple inches apart on a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray.

Bake for about 10 minutes until edges of cookie start to turn golden.

Transfer cookies to cookie rack to cool.