It’s our first new weekly trEAT of the 2013-14 school year! We wanted to make something simple and snack-sized for the small containers the kids have been throwing into their new, soft lunch bags, so we opted for a holiday classic, the Spritz cookie. But we “schooled up” our spritz by giving them a fun, confetti look.
Brown Sugar Funfetti Spritz
A dainty, buttery cookie with funfetti flare, great for dipping into a cup of milk [and colouring it slightly] or nibbling on between sips of hot tea. If you’d like something sweeter, hold off on the sprinkles until baking. cooling, and glazing with a blend of icing sugar and a few tbs of milk or citrus juice. We opted for a simpler route and added sprinkles just before we popped them into the oven! They will hold out for at least a week in your cookie jar…that is, if you can keep them around that long!
Brown Sugar Funfetti Spritz
Ingredients
- 1 c butter softened
- 2/3 c brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 scant tsp baking powder
- 2 1/4 c all-purpose flour
- Multi-coloured Sprinkles or Sugars*
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350.
- In a bowl, toss the salt, baking powder and flour with a fork.
- Set aside.
- In the bowl of a mixer or by hand, blend the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla until incorporated.
- Add the flour mixture by the 1/2 cup until combined.
- Load your spritz gun with the cookie dough and press cookies onto a baking sheet. [I find it easier to use a bare cookie sheets as opposed to silpats or parchment for these cookies, as they tend to want to stay in the spritz gun upon a too-slick surface.]
- *Add sprinkles.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes or until golden.
- Cool.