Butter cookies with colorful nonpareil sprinkles for your little hearts

Rainbow nonpareils are my favorite type of sprinkles. They are this round, tiny, and colorful sprinkles made of sugar and cornstarch. My favorite part about them is that their ingredients are free of high fructose corn syrup and palm oil, and also, that they remind me of my life in Mexico. If you go to a panaderia here in the States for sure you’ll find this type of cookie with nonpareil sprinkles on them. They’re an all time favorite in my home. I hope you try them and make them for your little hearts!

I totally recommend you get this type of sprinkles. They add such a yummy crunch to your treats! You can find them online, or at your local grocery store. We use them for all sort of treats, such as on apple donuts!

Ingredients:

2 egg yolks
1/2 can condensed milk
1 3/4c all purpose flour
2tbsp cornstarch
1tbsp baking powder
A pinch of salt
1 stick softened unsalted butter
2tsp vanilla extract
Rainbow nonpareils

Preheat your oven to 390F (200C). Line a cookie tray with parchment paper, or grease it. Whisk egg yolks with condensed milk in a big bowl. Sift the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt into the same bowl. Don’t skip this step, as it will change the consistency of your cookies.

Mix by hand or using a spatula first. Add butter and vanilla and incorporate all ingredients until dough looks homogeneous. Put sprinkles in a bowl for you to dip the cookies. Make little balls and flatten them, and then dip each one of them on nonpareils to cover the top. Place them on baking tray. Bake for 15min, or until bottom of cookies looks golden. Let cool down for 5-10min on a cooling tray.

NOTES:

* Feel free to use a mixer if you have one.
* The amount of condensed milk is about 3/4c. You can also use condensed milk low on sugar.
* Don’t skip sifting the flour and the dry ingredients.
* If needed, add more flour to the dough little by little. This will depend on size of yolks, or temperature of butter.

I really hope you try making these Mexican cookies, and that you spoil your little hearts on Valentine’s Day, or any other day. ¡Buen provecho!

♡ Michelle | con limón, please.

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