Sparkle Sugar Cookie Blossoms
Add a little festive color to your holiday cookie baking with this small batch of sparkle sugar cookie blossoms. Soft and tender vanilla sugar cookies are rolled in colored sugar and topped with a chooclate kiss to make a delightful batch of holiday sugar cookies.
Servings: 6 Cookies
Calories: 187kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup, plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 Hershey's Kisses
- colored sugar or sprinkles
Instructions
- Unwrap the chcoolate kisses, place in a zip-top bag, and freeze until ready to top the cookies. This will help the chocolate from melting on the warm cookies.6 Hershey's Kisses
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.1/2 cup, plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch, 1/4 teaspoon salt
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar. Use a hand mixer and on medium speed, mix until light and creamy. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and continue to beat until combined.3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, 1 large egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Sprinkle the dry ingredients over the wet and mix on medium-low speed until no dry streaks remain. Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees and adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Line a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
- Add your colored sugar and/or sprinkles to a small bowl(s).colored sugar or sprinkles
- Use a 1.5-tablespoon cookie scoop to portion 6 cookies and roll each into a ball. Roll the cookie dough balls through the colored sugar (or sprinkles) and place 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. The cookies will flatten and spread slightly as they bake.
- Bake the cookies for 11 to 13 minutes, or until the edges are set. Once the cookies come out of the oven, gently press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet set on a wire cooling rack for 5 minutes, then transfer to the cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Freezing the Cookie Dough - The cookie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months. Shape the dough into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap, and place in a freezer bag. Thaw the dough overnight in the refrigerator.
- Freezing Baked Cookies - Baked cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months. Gently place in a freezer bag and lay flat to freeze. Thaw at room temperature.
- Cut-Out Cookies - Use my cut-out sugar cookie recipe to make classic decorated sugar cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 216IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg