Description
Soft, buttery pink sugar cookies with a tender center and a playful color. These easy cookies come together quickly with no chilling required, making them perfect for holidays, parties, or everyday baking.
Ingredients
1 cup cold butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch sea salt
Red food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the cold butter and granulated sugar together for 2 to 3 minutes until creamy and smooth with no visible butter clumps.
- Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract, then mix until fully combined.
- Add the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and sea salt. Mix until a thick cookie dough forms.
- Add red food coloring a drop at a time, mixing after each addition until the dough reaches the desired pink shade.
- Scoop the dough into balls using a cookie scoop and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
- Gently flatten each dough ball slightly with your hands.
- Bake for 10 to 11 minutes, just until the centers are set.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Gel food coloring works best for achieving a vibrant pink color without adding extra liquid to the dough.
For a bakery-style finish, drizzle or spread a simple pink glaze over the cooled cookies.
Add a small amount of almond extract along with the vanilla for a slightly different flavor.
Decorate with sprinkles before baking for festive occasions like birthdays, Valentine’s Day, or baby showers.
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
Freeze baked cookies in a sealed container for up to 2 months and thaw at room temperature before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
