Description
Delicious and colorful cookies that are fun to make and eat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cotton candy flavoring
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Pink, blue, and purple gel food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy using an electric mixer.
- Add egg, vanilla extract, and cotton candy flavoring. Beat until combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Divide dough evenly into three bowls. Color each one with a different gel food coloring: pink, blue, and purple.
- Take a small piece from each colored dough, press them together gently, and roll into a ball. Avoid overmixing to preserve the swirl.
- Place on prepared baking sheets using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, and slightly flatten each cookie.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes, just until the edges are set. Centers may look soft—this is ideal.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
Notes
- These cookies are perfect for parties or as a fun baking project with kids.
- Feel free to substitute the gel food coloring with any colors you like!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg