Description
These Pan-Banging Confetti Cookies are soft, buttery, and bursting with colorful holiday sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup (50 g) packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) granulated sugar, divided
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/2 cups (300 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Arrange a rack in the center of your oven and preheat to 350°F (175°C). In a large bowl, use a handheld mixer on medium-high speed to beat together the softened butter, brown sugar, salt, and 1 1/4 cups (250 g) of granulated sugar until the mixture is light and creamy, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the whole egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract to the butter mixture. Beat, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, until just combined.
- Add the baking soda and beat until incorporated. Reduce the mixer speed to low, then gradually add the flour. Beat until only a few streaks of flour remain.
- Gently fold in the holiday sprinkles with a spatula until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Pour the remaining 1/4 cup (50 g) of granulated sugar into a small shallow bowl. Using a 1/4-cup scoop or measuring cup, scoop the dough and roll between your palms to form balls. Roll 4 dough balls in the granulated sugar and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them as far apart as possible. Keep any remaining dough balls at room temperature until ready to bake.
- Bake the cookies for 7 minutes. Then, carefully open the oven door and lift the baking sheet about 2 inches off the rack. Bang the pan 3 times firmly against the oven rack. Rotate the pan 180°, place it back on the rack, and close the oven door. Continue baking for 2 more minutes, then repeat the pan banging and rotation process. Repeat this pan banging and rotating 1 to 2 more times until the cookies are golden brown at the edges and bottom. The total baking time will be between 11 to 13 minutes.
- Transfer the hot cookies to a wire rack and allow them to cool completely. Repeat the entire process with the remaining dough, using a fresh parchment-lined baking sheet that is also cooled.
Notes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Confetti Cookies, Holiday Cookies, Pan-Banging Cookies