Dairy Sprinkle cookies
:
- 3 cups (375 grams) all-purpose flour.3/4 teaspoon fine sea or table salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder1 cup (8 ounces, 225 grams or 2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda1/4 cup (2 ounces, 55 grams or 1/4 of an 8-ounce brick) cream cheese
- 1 1/4 cups (250 grams) granulated sugar1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1/2 a vanilla beansplit and scraped 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
- 1 cup rainbow sprinkles
Cooking steps
Step 1
Preheat oven 375°F line baking sheets with parchment.
Step 2
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and whisk to blend. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and extracts and blend again. Add flour mixture and beat just until flour is just combined. In some cases, this dough will feel too soft to roll into balls in your hands; if so, let it chill in the fridge for 20 minutes or so before using.
Step 3
Scoop 3 Tbsp balls of dough and roll them. Then drop in a bowl of rainbow sprinkles and gently rolling to coat them evenly.
Step 4
Transfer balls of sprinkle-coated dough to baking sheets at least two inches apart. Use your hand to slightly press down on the cookies. Bake for 12-14 minutes until they look underbaked but lightly golden underneath. Let set on the baking sheet for 5 min before transferring to cooling racks to cool the rest of the way.
