Description
Playful cotton candy cookies bring whimsical childhood memories to life with their pastel swirls and sugary charm. Sweet clouds of nostalgia melt in your mouth, delivering pure delight in each magical bite.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
Flavoring and Coloring:
- 1.5 teaspoons cotton candy flavoring
- Pink food coloring
- Blue food coloring
Topping Ingredients:
- 16 ounces (454 grams) white icing
- Sprinkles (optional)
- 1 teaspoon cotton candy extract (optional)
Rolling Ingredient:
- Powdered sugar or flour
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F and prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet for the cotton candy cookies.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, creating a uniform dry mixture.
- Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, ensuring a smooth texture.
- Incorporate egg and cotton candy flavoring into the butter mixture, blending thoroughly until well combined.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, mixing gently until just incorporated. The dough might appear slightly crumbly.
- Separate the dough into two equal portions on a surface dusted with powdered sugar.
- Knead pink food coloring into one portion and blue food coloring into the other, ensuring even color distribution throughout each section.
- Roll out each colored dough to approximately ¼ inch thickness on separate surfaces.
- Layer the pink and blue dough sheets, pressing gently to eliminate air pockets between them.
- Tightly roll the layered dough from one edge to the other, creating a swirled cylindrical shape.
- Cut the rolled dough into ¼ inch thick slices, revealing the marbled color pattern.
- Arrange cookie slices on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them evenly.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes, watching carefully to prevent over-browning.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet for at least 20 minutes.
- Warm the icing in the microwave for one minute, stirring in cotton candy extract if desired.
- Decorate cookies by piping or drizzling icing over the surface.
- Sprinkle decorative toppings while icing remains wet.
- Let icing set entirely before storing, using parchment paper between layers to prevent sticking.
Notes
- Elevate your baking game with these whimsical cotton candy cookies that blend vibrant colors and nostalgic carnival flavors into one delightful treat.
- Precision matters when rolling and slicing the dough to achieve those perfect swirled color patterns that make these cookies visually stunning.
- Use gel food coloring for more intense, even color distribution without changing the dough’s consistency or texture.
- Ensure butter is softened but not melted to create the ideal creamy base that helps bind ingredients smoothly.
- Cool cookies completely before icing to prevent melting and maintain crisp, clean decorative lines.
- Store cookies in an airtight container with parchment between layers to preserve their delicate texture and vibrant appearance for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg