Confetti Cookies!

You are what you eat, therefore, you should eat lots of cute foods! 

If you don't like being cute, well, then you should eat these cookies anyway because they're delicious.

I came across this recipe on Annie's Eats and could not wait to try them out. Sugar cookies with lots of sprinkles? Yup yup yup. I needed them. You need them now too, don't you? What are you waiting for? Let's make some cookies!

Here's what you're gonna need:

*makes about 2 dozen cookies*

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or any other extract you like! Lemon? Almond? Go for it!)

1/2 cup sprinkles!

 I used rainbow jimmies (aka "ice cream sprinkles") and threw in some heart shaped sprinkles for fun. You could use those little crunchy nonpareils too, but be aware that those crunchy sprinkles will stay crunchy when they are baked in the cookies. It just depends on your textural preference. :)

Here's what you're gonna do:

1. First things first! Preheat that oven to 350º F. Get a couple baking sheets out and line them with parchment paper while you're at it.

2. Dump the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl and whisk it together. 

3. Get out your stand mixer (or hand mixer!) and put the butter and sugars in a mixing bowl. Beat 'em on medium-high speed for a few minutes until they're nice and fluffy. Sing "Beat It" by Michael Jackson because that's what you always do when you beat things together when you bake. You're a little weird. That's ok. I like weird.

4. Crack that egg and throw it in the bowl! No shells, please. Add the vanilla, too. Mix until combined.

5. Turn the mixer speed to low and SLOWLY add the dry ingredients. We don't want flour flying everywhere. It'd be pretty funny, but let's be real, who wants to clean that kind of mess up?

6. Got that dough all mixed up? Good. Now for the best part: SPRINKLES!

Are your eyes happy? My eyes are happy.

It looks good, doesn't it? You should totally have a taste or 5 to make sure. I fully support your choice to consume raw cookie dough. YOLO. (Disclaimer: Obviously you know your body better than I do. People with weakened immune systems should probably skip the cookie dough eating part. Eat at your own risk!)

7. Scoop that cookie dough! I used one of those handy dandy cookie scoopers, but spoons work just fine. Aim for about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie. Leave a little space between the cookies so they don't bake together in one mega cookie. A couple of inches apart should be fine. 

8. Pop those pans in the oven for about 15 minutes. Rotate the pans halfway through so the cookies bake nice and evenly. The cookies are done when the edges are barely golden brown. It doesn't hurt to check on them a few minutes before the suggested baking time, just in case. Some ovens might take less time, and you probably don't want burnt cookies.

Leave the cookies on the baking sheets for a few minutes to cool a little bit, then transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling.

Enjoy your tasty treats!

Thanks to Annie's Eats for this recipe!

P.S. You should totally make ice cream sandwiches with these! Do it! Do it!