Sprinkle Holiday Cookies
A colorful, crowd-pleasing treat that is perfect for cookie swaps or holiday gifting, create a batch of these festive sprinkle holiday cookies to add a little extra cheer to your holiday table.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 3½ cups flour, all purpose
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Crystal unsalted butter, softened
- 8oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Festive sprinkles
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon or cardamom (optional)
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Products used
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Unsalted Butter
Directions
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 °F. -
Step 2
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
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Step 3
Add butter and cream cheese to a large bowl and mix with a hand mixer or stand mixer until combined.
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Step 4
Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
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Step 5
Fold flour mixture into wet mixture. You will get a fairly thick dough that will keep its shape.
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Step 6
Roll into 1.5 inch balls. Press one side of cookie balls into a bowl of sprinkles and place the cookies sprinkle side up on a baking sheet. Cookies will not spread when baked. You should get roughly 48 cookies. -
Step 7
Bake at 350 °F for 15-18 minutes until cookies are slightly brown on bottom.
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Step 8
While the cookies cool, prepare the glaze.
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Step 9
Combine all glaze ingredients in a bowl until smooth.
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Step 10
Once cookies are completely cooled, drizzle the glaze over the cookies.
Recipe courtesy of Crystal employee, Julie W.
