Cotton Candy Swirls (Print Version)

Super soft cookies swirled with cotton candy taste and swishy pastel sprinkles. Fun, festive, and perfect for a sweet tooth fix.

# Ingredients:

→ Mix-ins and Decoration

01 - Blue gel food colouring (totally optional)
02 - Pink gel food colouring (totally optional)
03 - 30 grams cotton candy sprinkles or rainbow nonpareils

→ Cookie Dough

04 - 1.25 millilitres salt
05 - 1.25 millilitres baking powder
06 - 2.5 millilitres baking soda
07 - 190 grams all-purpose flour
08 - 5 millilitres cotton candy extract
09 - 5 millilitres vanilla extract
10 - 1 large egg
11 - 110 grams light brown sugar, packed
12 - 100 grams granulated sugar
13 - 115 grams unsalted butter, makes mixing easier if softened

# Steps:

01 - Once they're totally cooled down, it's time to munch. You'll get the best flavor and crunch this way.
02 - Give your cookies five minutes to chill out on the tray before you pop them onto a cooling rack until they’re room temp.
03 - Slide your tray into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes. Stop once the edges set and the insides are still kinda gooey.
04 - Scoop up dough with a tablespoon, shape into balls, and plop them on your lined tray—try to leave a 5 cm gap between each so they won’t all stick together.
05 - Toss in your cotton candy sprinkles. Want some fun color swirls? Split the dough, dye some pink, some blue, then gently mix them together. Don’t go overboard so you keep those cool streaks.
06 - Dump your dry stuff into the wet bowl a bit at a time, mixing just enough to bring it together—don’t mix for too long or your cookies might turn out tough.
07 - Mix together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl—just give it a quick whisk to combine.
08 - Crack in the egg, then pour in both extracts. Mix everything until it’s totally smooth.
09 - Toss the butter, regular sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl and beat until super fluffy and light.
10 - Fire up your oven to 175°C, then cover a baking sheet with parchment or use a silicone mat.

# Notes:

01 - The strength of your cotton candy extract can be different depending on the brand, so taste and add more if you want extra kick.
02 - Choose pastel sprinkles if you want your cookies to look even more bright and festive.
03 - Keep these cookies sealed up at room temp, and they'll stay chewy for around five days.

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