Cap Snowman Crinkle Cookies
Cap Snowman Crinkle Cookies
Taking inspiration from "Cap Snowman," traditional crinkle cookies get a patriotic twist with this recipe! These vanilla cookies are red, white, and blue to honor Captain America, but all covered in "snow!"
These cookies are a fun treat to make and eat a little bit warm, especially when the temperature drops outside. Though, they could also be a fun 4th of July treat for the summer!
Servings: 24 Cookies
Prep Time: 1 Hour
Total Time: 3 Hours
Ingredients
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
Red food coloring
Blue food coloring
Instructions
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until the sugar is well-dissolved and the mixture is light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until well-combined.
Add vanilla extract and half of the flour mixture. Beat as well as you can. You may need to switch to combining the ingredients with a large wooden spoon. Once the ingredients are well-combined, add the remaining flour and mix until well-combined. You will probably need to hand mix with a spoon at this stage!
Chill the dough in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
Divide the dough into 3 portions. Incorporate red food coloring into one portion, blue into another, and leave the third. The best way to incorporate is to work the food coloring into the dough by kneading and rolling with your hands. Don't worry; the food coloring will come off!
Chill the three portions of dough in the fridge for another 20-30 minutes.
Prep a couple of cookie sheets with parchment paper. Take about 1 tablespoon of each color of the dough and combine into a ball. Set onto the cookie sheet. I did 8 cookies per sheet, but you can probably squeeze more in as they spread but not too terribly much with all of the chilling.
Chill the cookies in the fridge for another 10-15 minutes, and then remove them from the fridge to sit at room temperature while the oven is pre-heating.
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Roll each of the cookies in a bowl filled with about 1 cup of powdered sugar. Make sure the cookies are completely coated! Be generous!
Bake for 12-15 minutes.
Enjoy!
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