Description
White chocolate confetti cookies bring playful sweetness to classic dessert designs. Sprinkled with colorful confetti, these delightful treats offer a whimsical experience for cookie enthusiasts who crave something special.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (227 grams/8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 grams/7 oz) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 grams/3.5 oz) light brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ¾ cups (347 grams/12.2 oz) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup rainbow sprinkles
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat Setup: Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, creating an ideal baking environment.
- Creaming Stage: Whip butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture becomes fluffy and light, establishing a smooth base for the cookies.
- Liquid Integration: Blend eggs and vanilla extract into the creamed mixture, ensuring a uniform and silky texture throughout.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl, creating a well-distributed dry foundation.
- Dough Composition: Gently combine wet and dry ingredients, mixing minimally to preserve the cookie’s delicate structure and prevent toughness.
- Flavor Enhancement: Fold white chocolate chips and rainbow sprinkles into the dough, distributing them evenly to create visual and taste complexity.
- Portioning and Placement: Scoop uniform dough rounds onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them to allow for spreading during baking.
- Baking Transformation: Slide the cookie sheet into the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for golden-brown edges that signal perfect doneness.
- Cooling Protocol: Let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to complete cooling and set their final texture.
Notes
- Prevent Gluten Overdevelopment: Stir dry and wet ingredients minimally to maintain a soft, tender cookie texture.
- Ensure Uniform Baking: Use a precise measuring tool to create consistent dough portions, promoting even cooking and professional-looking results.
- Control Moisture Balance: Let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack, allowing proper structure setting and preventing crumbling.
- Customize Sprinkle Selection: Experiment with different colored or themed sprinkles to match seasonal celebrations or personal preferences while maintaining the cookie’s delightful confetti aesthetic.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg