Description
Cotton Candy Cloud Cookies are soft, chewy cookies bursting with the sweet flavor of cotton candy, perfect for parties and celebrations.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour: 2 ½ cups (320 g)
- Baking soda: 1 teaspoon (5 g)
- Salt: ½ teaspoon (2.5 g)
- Unsalted butter: 1 cup (226 g), softened
- Granulated sugar: ¾ cup (150 g)
- Brown sugar: ¾ cup (150 g), packed
- Eggs: 2 large
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon (5 ml)
- Cotton candy flavoring: 1 teaspoon (5 ml)
- Pastel sprinkles: ½ cup (about 90 g)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then stir in the vanilla extract and cotton candy flavoring.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined.
- Gently fold in half of the pastel sprinkles.
- Drop rounded balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each cookie.
- Press a few reserved sprinkles onto the tops of each cookie dough ball.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are lightly golden and the centers look slightly underbaked.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Avoid overmixing the dough to prevent tough cookies.
- Always preheat your oven for even baking.
- Measure ingredients accurately for the best results.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet to firm up before transferring.
- Use softened butter for the best texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Cotton Candy, Cookies, Dessert, Sweet Treats, Baking