Tasty sugar cookies decorate with melted white chocolate and sprinkles. This quick and easy way to ice cookies is so delicious.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time7 minutesmins
Total Time37 minutesmins
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sugar cookies
Servings: 18
Ingredients
1cupunsalted butter - room temperature or softened slightly
1cuppowdered sugaror, if you prefer, granulated sugar
2large eggs
1tspvanilla extract
food coloringor liquid Kool-Aid drops
3cupsflour or gluten free flour blend
1/3tspxanthan gumif using gluten free flour blend that doesn't contain xanthan gum
1tspbaking powder
¾tspsalt
6-8ouncesof white chocolate chips or baking chocolatedepending on how much chocolate you use per cookie
sprinkles or candies for decorating
Instructions
Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl for two minutes
Add eggs, one at a time, and blend until well incorporated
Add several drops of liquid Kool Aid or 1-4 drops of food coloring and vanilla extract and mix until combined
In separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients
Add dry ingredients, a cup at a time, to wet ingredients, mixing until blended
Mix until dough begins to form
Remove dough and divide into two balls
Roll out dough between two sheets of parchment paper or on a baking mat
Roll to ⅓ thick and cut out shapes with greased cookie cutter
Move shapes onto parchment lined cookie sheets and chill for 10-15 minutes in fridge
Bake in 350* oven for 6-9 minutes, depending on size and thickness
Watch closely and remove when cookies firm in the middle and before edges brown
Allow to cool for 3-5 minute on cookie sheet to allow cookies to continue cooking and to firm up
Move cookies to cooling rack, if desired
Melt baking chocolate or chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish for 20 seconds
Stir and return to microwave for additional 10-20 seconds (repeat as necessary making sure not to over heat or burn chocolate) and stir until melted and smooth