Colorful Confetti Butter Cookies Ready in 12 Minutes

This recipe turns the popular dot cake trend into a batch of confetti butter cookies that are meant to be easy, quick, and festive. The cookies are described as buttery and tender, with a mild sweetness and colorful candy pieces that make them especially suitable for entertaining, birthdays, holiday tables, afternoon coffee, or a simple sweet treat.

The ingredient list calls for 150 grams of soft butter or margarine, 1 cup of white sugar, 1 large egg, 1 egg yolk, 1 packet of vanilla sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon fine salt, 2 cups of white flour, and 1/2 cup of good-quality colorful candies. The recipe is attributed to Yifat Shamaa, whose photo credit appears throughout the piece.

To prepare them, the oven is heated to 180 degrees Celsius, top and bottom heat. Butter and sugar are beaten in a mixer for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy, then the egg, yolk, vanilla sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt are mixed in. The flour is added on low speed, followed immediately by the candies, and the dough is mixed only until combined.

The dough is shaped into ping-pong-sized balls, placed on a parchment-lined tray with space between them, and baked for about 12 minutes until the edges are barely golden. The centers should still be soft when removed, because the cookies firm up as they cool. After cooling, they are ready to serve.