Sprinkle Sugar Cookies | Easy Christmas Baking

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour adds more fiber and nutrients.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option.

Soften 1 stick of unsalted butter at room temperature for a few hours.

Use 1/2 cup of long soft sprinkles, preferably red, white, and green for Christmas.

Scoop 1 and 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour lightly into a measuring cup and level it off with a butter knife.

Add 3/4 teaspoon of salt to the flour mixture.

Add baking powder and baking soda (more baking soda than baking powder) to the flour mixture.

Whisk the dry ingredients together and set aside.

In a stand mixer with a beater attachment, add the softened butter and granulated sugar and beat for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides as needed.

Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture and beat for another 60 seconds.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix just until combined, being careful not to over mix.

Chill the dough in the fridge for at least 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Roll the dough into balls, using a little less than a tablespoon of dough for each cookie.

Roll each dough ball in the sprinkles until fully coated.

Place the coated dough balls onto lined cookie sheets, pressing them down slightly with your hands.

Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 11 to 13 minutes.

Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before touching them.

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