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Halloween Charcoal Sprinkle Cookies (DF)

October 16, 2019 by Rachael Ng 3 Comments

I love a good sprinkled dessert. Sprinkle donuts? Yep. Sprinkles on cake? Count me in. Cookies covered in sprinkles? Yesss. The satisfying crunch! The festive colors! The sugary sparkle! And if you’re here, then there’s a good chance you at least feel half as enthusiastic as I do about sprinkles. This Sprinkle Cookie is a soft, chewy, traditional sugar cookie that’s been naturally dyed with activated charcoal and then rolled in sprinkles pre-bake for a lovely, festive look. And they’re delicious. You don’t taste the charcoal at all!

The recipe is simple, but in order to get the spread of the cookies just right, I don’t recommend subbing any of the ingredients. The sugars are interchangeable with one another – you can use 100% coconut sugar for a healthier cookie, or 100% granulated sugar for a sweeter cookie. I chose a mix of the two to get that traditional sugar cookie flavor without the kind of sweet that hurts my mouth. You’ll also need to chill the dough – don’t skip this step as it makes the dough easier to work with and helps create the perfect spread/cookie shape!

Some of the ingredients I like for this recipe:

Coconut sugar tastes less sweet that granulated sugar. For this recipe, the sugar is necessary for the proper texture and spread of the cookies, so I’ve added a bit of coconut sugar to lessen the sweet flavor. Plus, coconut sugar is an unrefined, low GI sweetener that tastes nothing like coconut – a win!

Oil makes these cookies so soft and chewy. You can use any vegetable oil you’d like. I used regular olive oil since the color and flavor doesn’t affect these cookies.

Activated charcoal coconut powder makes for a great natural dye. A little goes a long way in creating a dark gray dough that makes for beautiful (and festive!) cookies.

Eggs add moisture to these cookies, and the extra egg yolk brings chewiness to the cookies’ texture. I have not tried any egg replacements for this recipe.

Yield: ~18 Cookies

Halloween Charcoal Sprinkle Cookies

Halloween Charcoal Sprinkle Cookies

Soft-baked, chewy sugar cookies naturally dyed with activated charcoal coconut powder and then covered in festive sprinkles!

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups + 2 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp activated charcoal coconut powder**
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (or coconut sugar)
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil (I used olive oil)
  • 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk, room temp
  • 1/2 cup sprinkles (for rolling)

Instructions

  1. Bring your eggs to room temperature by placing them in a glass of warm water for around 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and charcoal powder; set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugars, vanilla, oil, and egg + egg yolk. Add wet ingredients to dry and use a large wooden spoon or spatula to mix until everything is just combined. Cover and refrigerate dough for two hours.
  3. Preheat your oven to 325°F and line one or two baking sheets with parchment paper. Add the sprinkles to a small bowl. Remove dough from the refrigerator and scoop 8 dough balls 1 1/2 Tbsp in size. Roll the dough balls smooth and then dip the tops and sides of the dough balls in your sprinkles.
  4. Place all 8 dough balls on your parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them evenly apart. Then gently reshape them to make neater balls, if necessary. Slightly flatten each dough ball. Bake at 325°F for 5 minutes or until cookies have a spread.
  5. Allow cookies to set for 1 minute on the baking sheet, and then gently move them to a cooling rack. Cookies will de-puff as they cool. Repeat until all cookies are baked. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.

Notes

**Disclaimer: activated charcoal may reduce or prevent absorption of certain medications, drugs, or supplements

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

18

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 109Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 136mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 0gSugar: 11gProtein: 1g

calculated nutrition information may not always be accurate

© Rachael | Sugared & Stirred
Cuisine: American / Category: Cookies

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Filed Under: Cookies, Dairy-free Tagged With: black cookies, charcoal, charcoal cookies, dairy-free, halloween dessert, sprinkle cookie, sprinkles, sugar cookie

Soft & Chewy Confetti Cookies (DF)

February 7, 2019 by Rachael Ng 4 Comments

It’s the holiday season! Which means I am excited for sprinkles! Take a small bowl of sprinkles and add them to a chewy sugar cookie and you’ve got me very excited for something that doesn’t include chocolate (if you know me or my recipes, you know I love chocolate!). These cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with sprinkles. You can add as much or as little sprinkles as you’d like. Do what I did and add them to the batter and roll the dough balls in sprinkles, or choose one or the other. Whatever you do, just know that people will love these cookies! Especially around the holiday season.

This recipe is pretty simple – the hardest part is waiting for the dough to chill for two hours! But once the dough is ready, you’ll shape your dough balls, dip the top and sides of each dough ball in sprinkles, and bake! And, like I mentioned, if eating a cookie covered in sprinkles is too much for you, you can skip that step. You’ll still have a delicious, chewy cookie with bits of festive colors inside!

Some of the ingredients I like for this recipe:

White granulated sugar makes these cookies irresistible, giving them a traditional chewy sugar cookie taste! The white sugar adds no extra color to the dough.

Extra light olive oil makes these cookies nice and chewy! I prefer the “light” variety simply for the color, but you can use regular olive oil or other vegetable oils. I don’t recommend using coconut oil.

Extra egg yolk also lends a hand to the chewiness of these cookies.

Vanilla extract flavors these cookies, which is why I like to use 2 whole teaspoons. You could use a mix of vanilla and almond extracts, but I prefer all vanilla.

Yield: 18 Cookies

Soft & Chewy Confetti Cookies

Soft & Chewy Confetti Cookies

Soft and chewy sugar cookies loaded with your favorite holiday sprinkles! The perfect cookie for any celebration!

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup white granulated sugar (or unrefined cane sugar)
  • 1/3 cup extra light olive oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk, room temp
  • 3/4 cup sprinkles, divided

Instructions

  1. Bring your eggs to room temperature by placing them in a glass of warm water for around 10 minutes. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar, oil, and vanilla. Whisk in the egg + egg yolk until mixture is completely combined and smooth. Add liquid ingredients to dry and use a large spatula or wooden spoon to gently mix until a few flour streaks remain. Gently stir in 1/4 cup of sprinkles. Cover and chill the dough for at least two hours.
  3. Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add 1/2 cup of sprinkles to a small bowl. Scoop cookies 1.5 Tbsp in size, rolling the dough into smooth balls – the cookies spread more evenly when rolled. Roll each dough ball in sprinkles (optional). I only rolled the top and sides of my dough balls! Place six cookies on your prepared baking sheet and slightly press down on each dough ball, reshaping as necessary into a neat circular shape.
  4. Bake cookies at 350°F for 5-7 minutes or until cookies have spread and puffed. Be careful not to over-bake them! Let cookies rest on baking sheet for 1-2 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Cookies will deflate and soften as they sit.
  5. Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.

Notes

  • I like adding olive oil to these cookies, but if you’re looking for something more neutral in taste, you can try grapeseed, avocado, canola, or safflower oil.
  • If you prefer less sprinkles, feel free to leave the sprinkles out of the batter OR only put sprinkles in the batter (and don't roll the dough balls in sprinkles).

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

18

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 156Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 146mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 2g

calculated nutrition information may not always be accurate

© Rachael | Sugared & Stirred
Cuisine: American / Category: Cookies

Did you make this recipe?

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Occasionally I update the photos in my posts, and I like to keep a couple of the original photos for anyone who may have saved the recipe prior to the update. In this case, Valentine’s Day confetti cookies!

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Soft & Chewy Orange Sugar Cookies (DF)
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