Red Hot Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ cup butter

  (unsalted, softened, at room temperature)
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 large egg

  (at room temperature)
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt

  (reduce to a pinch if using salted butter)
• 1⅔ cup all-purpose flour

  (spoon and leveled)
• ¼ cup Red Hots

  (crushed)
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup confectioners sugar

Instructions

• 1 Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2 Using your stand mixer or hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until
  smooth and creamy.
• 3 Add the egg, vanilla extract, cream of tartar, baking powder, baking soda, and
  salt and mix until well combined. *Stop to scrape down the sides and bottom of
  the bowl as needed.
• 4 Gradually add in the all-purpose flour in small increments, mixing only until
  the flour is thoroughly incorporated into the dough. Then, stir in the crushed
  red hots candy with a silicone spatula.
• 5 Place the remaining granulated sugar and the powdered sugar into two separate
  bowls. Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to scoop a ball of cookie dough and then
  roll it in your hand until round.
• 6 Roll the ball of dough in the granulated sugar followed by the powdered sugar
  until completely coated. Then, place the ball on the prepared baking sheet
  making sure to leave about 2 inches of space between the cookies.
• 7 Bake in the preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes or until the
  centers have set and no longer look melted or wet.
• 8 Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes
  before moving them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

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