Italian Sprinkle Cookies are a simple, not-too-sweet, classic Italian sugar cookie properly embellished with sprinkles to suit the occasion. A plate of them is right at home on a wedding table.
Patriotic holidays demands a special treat, right? And nothing is more attractive to an American than red, white and blue food around Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Flag Day, or any other day that has us celebrating our country.
So today I give you a cookie worthy of our independence, a cookie worth fighting for, a cookie to remember. It’s simple, not cloying, but just sweet enough to remind you of your blessings.
And every day with sprinkles is automatically a better day.
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Italian Sprinkle Cookies are a simple, not-too-sweet, classic Italian sugar cookie properly embellished with sprinkles to suit the occasion. A plate of them is right at home on a wedding table.
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature {I used Kerrygold Unsalted}
- 3/4 cup sugar (I used Vanilla Sugar)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 egg
- Zest of a whole lemon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups (6.75 ounces) unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 egg white, whisked
- 1/2 cup sprinkles (approximate)
Directions
- Using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer, beat the butter, sugar and salt for about 2 minutes, until fluffy and pale. Add the vanilla, egg and lemon zest and beat until smooth.
- Add the baking powder and flour and mix on medium low until just incorporated. Scoop dough into a lidded container and chill for 2 hours, or overnight if that is more convenient to you.
- When you are ready to bake, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a small cookie scoop to scoop out bits of cold dough and place them on the prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Using the heel of your hand, press each cookie ball quickly to flatten slightly into a disc.
- Brush each disk lightly with egg white and then generously apply sprinkles to fully coat each cookie. I used a small spoon.
- Bake, one sheet at a time, for 8-9 minutes. Remove from oven and cool cookies on the pan for a few minutes, then remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Makes 50 cookies.
Notes
Recipe source: Slightly adapted from Karen's Kitchen Stories [2], who slightly adapted it from Saveur [3]
I found this recipe on the fun food blog Karen’s Kitchen Stories [5]. Karen is an HR professional and college teacher by day, and passionate bread baker and blogger by night. Her two grandsons ensure she never has a “sprinkle emergency,” although one of them has been known to drink them from the container. Ha! That’s my kinda kid!
Karen’s Wedge Salad
She has wide-ranging tastes, from Blueberry Hand Pies [6] to Caramelized Onion Jam [7], from Chocolate Caramel Rocks [8] to a Wedge Salad [9].
But she specializes in homemade breads, and has so many incredible varieties it would be impossible to pick even a mere 5 to start with. She specializes in cocktails, too. Perhaps we should toast with The Classic Cocktail [10] (which includes maraschino liqueur, which I happen to have!), or maybe a Watermelon Rum Cocktail [11] (that would be pretty festive for July 4th, eh?). And she has a plethora of Asian-inspired recipes that she calls Wok Wednesdays. You’ll never get tired of browsing her blog.
I was assigned her blog as part of Secret Recipe Club [12], a sort of secret-Santa project for food bloggers. We are to quietly explore and cook for a month from this secret blog, and today is our reveal day of the recipe we have chosen to present. Thanks, Karen, for a delicious month of reading and cooking.
Note on the cute straws
See the straws in the photos? I got them from Restaurantware.com [13], a wonderful resource for a variety of serving ware that can spice up your family table. They have a new emphasis on sustainable, eco-friendly tableware, ranging from paper goods like straws or decorated paper bags to bamboo plates and little cones and “boats” that look cute for salad. The Sustainable Red Paper Straw Spirals [14] come 100 to a box, for $9.99; the other straw you see is a Sustainable Craft Brown and Red Paper Straw [15], also 100 to a box, for $9.99. Somehow, it’s just more fun to drink milk or a smoothie using a colored paper straw, isn’t it? You could color coordinate straws for school or team colors, for your kid’s favorite colors for a birthday party, or for a holiday, such as red, white and blue for July 4 or pastels for Easter. Have fun with them!
Want more Red, White and Blue Recipes on Shockingly Delicious?
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Disclosure: Restaurantware.com sent the straws for discussion in this post.
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