Funfetti Cookies from Kroll's Korner

Funfetti Cookies - made dough January 22, 2023 from Kroll's Korner 

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups cake flour

2 teaspoon cornstarch

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup cold, unsalted butter, cubed

1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

2 large eggs

2 large egg yolks

1 teaspoon cake batter extract

1 cup sprinkles, divided in half

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cake flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter on low speed for 30 seconds. Add the granulated sugar and beat for 1 minute, scraping down the sides and bottom of bowl to keep mixture even textured.
4. Add eggs, egg yolks and cake batter extract, mixing until combined.
5. Gradually add dry ingredients, in 3-4 additions, mixing on low speed after each addition until just combine. Add half the sprinkles, mixing on low until disbursed throughout dough.
6. Portion out dough into seven 6-ounce portions and roll into balls. Roll in remaining sprinkles. Evenly space 4 cookies on 1 sheet and 3 on the other.
7. Bake cookies, one sheet at a time, for 9-11 minutes or until edges are set and middles no longer look raw. Let rest on baking sheet for 15 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

You can Valentine-ize these funfetti cookies with Valentine sprinkles or heart-shaped chocolates on top. Or, as you noticed with the sprinkles I used, you can go with a touch of spring and use spring-colored sprinkles. Ditch the chocolate hearts and you can have spring funfetti cookies.

The "fun" of funfetti cookies is you can mix up what color sprinkles to use so you can adapt them to any season. I combined two occasions (spring and Valentine's Day) for these particular ones, partly to use up the spring sprinkles I had and partly to use up the heart chocolates I also still had. 

For the taste test cookie, I left off the heart chocolate so I could get the full flavor of the cookie itself. And I must say it was a good flavor in and of itself. Like a sugar cookie without being too sweet.

I'm not a sprinkles fan so I didn't use a lot of sprinkles in the cookie. If you like sprinkles, feel free to use a heavier hand.