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Sparkle Cookies



These are one of the easiest cookies that I make, and they are always a hit. They start with a pouch of Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie mix, and you dress them up with colored sugar, nonpareils, or sprinkles.  I started adding a teaspoon of extract to the dough, vanilla, sometimes lemon, but anything will work.


I highly recommend using a scoop to get uniform cookies. It also allows you to handle them less and keeps them a better texture.  
 

You can change up the colors depending on the occasion and turbinado (raw) sugar is always a great choice.  Scoop the cookie, drop it into the colored sugar and roll it around until it's as coated as you like.


Place the coated dough balls onto parchment lined sheets, I like to do 8 on each.  The sugar gives them a nice sparkly, crunchy exterior and the cookie is nice and soft inside.  


Some I deliberately overbake and those I dip into a glass of milk. These are especially fun to make with kids and they are one of the first ones to disappear off of my cookie trays.


Here are some other cookie recipes you may enjoy:
Brown Butter Chocolate Snickerdoodles
Big & Buttery Chocolate Chip Cookies
Iced Oatmeal Cookies

Sparkle Cookies

Sparkle Cookies
Yield: 24
Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

  • 1 pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
  • 1 stick butter -- melted
  • 1 egg
  • Vanilla extract or other flavoring, if desired 
  • Colored decorator sugar or raw sugar

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375ºF.
  2. Stir cookie mix, melted butter, egg and extract (if desired) in medium bowl until soft dough forms. Scoop dough into 1-inch balls; roll in colored sugars. Place 8 balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet. Store in airtight container.

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  1. Rachel SMay 29, 2020 at 5:38 PM

    These look so good, I can't wait to make them soon!

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