Birthday Cake Icebox Cookies

 

 

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup coloured sprinkles
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 tbsp milk

Instructions

Stir flour with baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. Add 1/2 cup coloured sprinkles to flour mixture.

Beat butter with sugar in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high, until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture, just until combined. Gather into a ball. Divide dough in half, then roll each portion into a 2-in.-wide log. Wrap logs in wax paper and twist ends. Chill until firm, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Position racks in top and bottom thirds of oven. Preheat to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.

Slice cookies into 1/4-inch rounds and arrange 1 inch apart on prepared sheets. Bake in top and bottom thirds of oven, switching halfway through, until cookies are golden, 10 to 12 min. Let cookies cool on sheets for 1 min, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough. Whisk 1/2 cup icing sugar with 1 tbsp milk until smooth. Brush cookies with a thin layer of icing. Cookies will keep well, stored in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 5 days.

The kids love them