Recipe source: Parenting magazine Dec/Jan 2006
Reasons I love this recipe:
- Very simple to make
- Kids can help without it turning into a giant mess
- The cookies are delicious
- The cookies can be decorated to fit any occasion (red and green sprinkles for Christmas, pink for Valentines Day, many colors for a birthday party, etc)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Sprinkles
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt together.
- Beat butter and sugar at medium speed, about 2 minutes, until fluffy. Beat in eggs, then the vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture and beat just until combined.
- Using a heaping tablespoon, roll dough into balls. Roll the top half of each ball into the sprinkles and place balls on ungreased baking sheet 3 inches apart. If dough is too sticky, chill it or 5 minutes.
- Bake cookies for 8 minutes, just until they start to turn golden brown but are still soft. Remove from the oven and cool 5 minutes. Move to wire racks to finish cooling. Makes 3 dozen.
