Who doesn't love the nostalgia of classic pink and white sprinkle cookies in the shape of your favorite animals? Camp Counselor Abigail is here with a recipe for homemade circus cookies that is easy, delicious and oh-so-cute.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tablespoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Coating: -1 (10 ounce) bag of white candy melts
- Sprinkles
Instructions:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer with the paddle attachment, or using an electric hand mixer, add butter and beat until creamy, about 30 to 60 seconds.
- Add the powdered sugar and beat until well combined.
- Beat in egg and vanilla until just combined.
- Reduce speed to low, add the dry ingredients, and beat just until the dough starts to come together, about 1 to 2 minutes. Do not overmix. Scrape down the bowl as needed.
- Turn out the dough onto a clean surface and shape the dough into a ball.
- Flatten into a 1-inch disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Adjust oven racks to the upper and lower middle positions.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Sandwich the dough between two pieces of parchment paper or plastic wrap and roll out to 1/8-inch thick.
- Using small animal-shaped cookie cutters, cut out cookies and transfer to prepared baking sheets.
- Bake until the cookies are set, about 10 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool completely.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment or wax paper. Melt white candy melts according to package directions (30-second increments in the microwave or over a double-boiler.
- Dip the cookies into the white candy melts, allowing excess to drip back into the bowl, and set on parchment paper. Immediately add sprinkles.
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