Frozen Snowflake Sprinkle Cookies

Ingredients

• Icing ingredients
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 C powder sugar
• 1 disposable piping bag fitted with number 2 tip
• 1 cookie sheet lined with parchment paper

Royal Icing Directions:

Using the standing mixer, combine the egg whites, cream of tarter, vanilla and powder sugar and mix until combined and stiff peaks form

Using the piping bag, pipe out 24 thick snowflakes

Allow to dry overnight

Place left over icing into the fridge to use for the center of the cookies

Cookie ingredients

• 1/2 C plus 2 tbsp unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
• 1 C sugar
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 C flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 2 containers of winter holiday sprinkles (Found at walmart)

Directions :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until creamy and smooth.

Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla extract.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

Gradually beat in the flour mixture into the butter mixture until combined

Scoop dough out and roll into a tablespoon size ball

Pour the sprinkles into a small bowl

Roll dough ball into sprinkles and place onto the cookie sheet

Repeat steps for about 11 more cookies. Bake 12 cookies at a time

Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes

Using the back of a tablespoon make an indent into the cookies

Allow cookies to cool completely before moving onto a wire rack

Finish baking remaining dough

Once cookies are baked and cooled, pipe icing into the center of the cookie

Allow icing to harden for 30 minutes

Carefully remove snowflake from parchment paper and pipe a small dollop onto the back of the snowflake

Carefully place snowflake into the center of the icing

Allow to dry for 15 minutes before enjoying!

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