Confetti Sugar Cookies Recipes

CONFETTI SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and the white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and Princess emulsion. Gradually blend in dry ingredients.
• Mix in the colored sugar just until combined. (The more you mix it, the more the sugar cookies will melt in and not show up well.)
• Scoop the dough into about 24 balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Slightly flatten the top of each cookie with the bottom of a glass.
• Refrigerate the cookies for at least 1 hour.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes, removing the cookies just before the edges get brown.
• Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes, then move them to a flat surface or wire rack to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container.
• Melt the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in 20 second intervals, stirring between each time. Continue to do this until the chocolate is completely melted.
• Dip each cookie into the melted chocolate to cover half of the cookie with melted white chocolate.
• Allow any extra chocolate to drip off, then place it on a wax paper lined pan. Immediately sprinkle with the remaining colored sugar.
• Allow the cookies to set, then store them in an airtight container.

STAR CONFETTI COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Mix the vanilla and egg with a fork in a small bowl.
• Beat the butter, granulated sugar and confectioners' sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer on low speed until the butter has picked up the sugars, about 30 seconds. (If using a hand mixer, beat about 2 minutes.) Increase the speed to medium and beat until slightly creamy, stopping halfway to scrape the bowl, about 1 minute (about 3 minutes with a hand mixer).
• Reduce the speed to low, slowly add in the egg mixture and beat until combined. Add the flour mixture a heaping cup at a time in 2 additions, stopping a few times to scrape the bowl and beaters. (If using a hand mixer, increase the speed as the dough gets thicker to keep the beaters spinning.) Once all the flour is just incorporated, add the confetti stars, increase the speed to medium (higher with a hand mixer) and beat until the dough is very smooth, about 2 minutes (about 5 minutes with a hand mixer).
• Turn the dough out of the bowl and bring it together. Divide the dough into 2 even pieces, each about 11 ounces. Shape each piece into a 6-inch square and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Position the oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Take the dough pieces out of the refrigerator and let soften until just pliable but still cool and firm, about 15 minutes.
• Dust a piece of parchment with flour. Working quickly, dust one square of the dough with flour and roll it to about 1/4 inch thick. Lift the dough occasionally by sliding a metal spatula or bench scraper underneath to make sure it isn't sticking to the parchment. Cut out 3 1/2-inch star cookies as close together as possible. Cut out the centers of the stars with a 1 1/2-inch cutter. If the dough becomes too soft to cut out, place it in the freezer for 5 minutes to firm back up. Transfer the large and small stars to separate prepared baking sheets, large on one and small on the other, leaving 1 inch between them all. Gather together the scraps and repeat with the remaining dough. When the remaining dough is too small for the large cutter, just cut out small stars. Sprinkle more confetti stars over the top of the cookies and gently press down so they stick. Freeze the cookies on the baking sheets while you repeat with the second dough piece. Freeze the cookies about 10 minutes before baking.
• Bake, rotating the baking sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through, until the cookies are light golden brown around the edges and slightly firm when gently pressed, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheets on a cooling rack, about 30 minutes.

MINI CHRISTMAS CONFETTI SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, melted butter, egg and flour until soft dough forms.
• Divide dough into eight even sections. Shape each into a roll, 8 inches long and 1/2 inch in diameter. Roll in candy sprinkles. Wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Cut each roll into 24 (1/4-inch) slices. Place 1/2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack.

CONFETTI CAKE BATTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter, eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in cake mix. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to roll. , Preheat oven to 350°. On a well-floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired. Freeze option: Transfer dough to a resealable plastic freezer bag; freeze. To use, thaw dough in refrigerator until soft enough to roll. Prepare and bake cookies as directed; decorate as desired.

CONFETTI SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, milk and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute or until blended. Stir in sprinkles. Onto cookie sheets, drop batter by level tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and food color until blended. For each sandwich cookie, spread about 1 tablespoon filling on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press together.