RED HOTS CRINKLE COOKIES

Red Hots Crinkle Cookies image

Provided by Chrystal Cackler @journeyrock92

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoon(s) red hots candy, crushed
1/2 cup(s) butter, softened
1 cup(s) granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
1 - whole egg
1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
1/4 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1/8 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease light colored baking sheets with non stick cooking spray, line with parchment paper or use silicone baking mat and set aside. Place Red Hots into a plastic food storage bag and crush using a rolling pin. Set aside.
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla and egg. Scrape sides and mix again. Stir all dry ingredients together in a small bowl and then in pour into mixer and slowly mix until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly. Stir in crushed candy. Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.