Cotton Candy Cookies Recipe
These pastel-colored cotton candy cookies are as sweet as they look! Perfect for adding a whimsical touch to your dessert table.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Desserts
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 egg
- 1–1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2–1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 drop soft pink gel food coloring
- 1 drop sky blue gel food coloring
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon cotton candy flavoring
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons cotton candy flavoring
- 1–1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes).
- In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk, egg, and cotton candy flavoring.
- Gradually add buttermilk mixture to the butter mixture and mix until fully incorporated.
- Add flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Divide the dough in half, dye one half pink and the other blue, then gently swirl together.
- Scoop dough onto baking sheets, flatten slightly, and bake for 6-10 minutes until edges start to brown.
- Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Beat butter for about 2 minutes, then gradually add confectioners’ sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add cotton candy flavoring and beat for another minute.
- Divide buttercream in half, dye one half pink and the other blue.
- Transfer buttercream to a piping bag, alternating between pink and blue.
- Pipe buttercream onto half of the cookies, then top with the remaining cookies.
- Chill in the fridge for easier handling.
Nutrition
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg