Mini Sugar Cookies
Mini Sugar Cookies are soft, chewy, and an adorably perfect size! Made with all the same basic sugar cookie ingredients and doesn't require any dough chilling so they are easy peasy and quick to make!
Servings: 36 mini cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/3 cup Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer, cream to together the butter and sugar for a few minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and extracts and continue to beat together until combined. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and baking soda).
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until cookie dough forms.
- Fold in the sprinkles until evenly distributed into the dough. Be sure not to over-mix.
- Use a mini cookie scoop and cut in half to form balls so each cookie dough ball should have about 2 teaspoons of dough. Form into round balls then place on prepared cookie sheet. Top with more sprinkles (optional).
- Bake cookies for 5-7 minutes or just until the edges are a light golden brown. Let cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Enjoy!