Fun basketball cookies perfect for any basketball fan, March Madness, or a basketball themed party!
Author: Sarah @ Miss CandiQuik (idea adapted from Family Fun)
Serves: 12-15
Ingredients
(Idea adapted from Family Fun)
yield:~ 12-15 cookies
Cookies:
¼ cup and 2 tablespoons butter (6 Tbsp), softened
½ cup white sugar
1 egg
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
Decoration:
1 package Vanilla CANDIQUIK Coating
15 white Reese's mini p.b. cups
Black food coloring or cake writing icing (oil or powder based food coloring only)
Basketball sugar lay-ons (I purchased mine online from Country Kitchens
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Roll out dough on a well floured surface approx. ¼ inch thick. Cut into circles with (~3")cookie cutter.
Place cookies 1 inch apart on cookie sheet and bake 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely.
Melt Vanilla CandiQuik according to package directions. Dip ¾ of each sugar cookie in Vanilla candy coating. Place on wax paper.
Unwrap a peanut butter cup, dip in the candy coating and place on the bottom (un-coated) edge of the cookie. Press a basketball sprinkle above the peanut butter cup. Let set.
Once set, pipe on the backboard and hoop lines with black-colored CandiQuik or cake writing icing.
Recipe by Miss CANDIQUIK at http://blog.candiquik.com/slam-dunk-cookies/