Swirled Cotton Candy Cookies (Printer-Friendly Version)

# What You'll Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2½ cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 cup granulated sugar
03 - ½ teaspoon baking powder
04 - ¼ teaspoon each: baking soda, salt

→ Wet Ingredients

05 - ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
06 - ¼ cup buttermilk
07 - 1 large egg
08 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Coloring

09 - Pink and blue gel food coloring
10 - Cotton candy flavoring (optional)

# Let's Cook!:

01 - Heat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment. Whisk dry ingredients.
02 - Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, and buttermilk. Gradually add dry ingredients.
03 - Divide dough, color one half pink and one half blue. Swirl together when forming cookies.
04 - Form swirled balls, place 2 inches apart. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly golden.

# Recipe Notes:

01 - Fun, colorful cookies with swirled pink and blue dough that capture the whimsical essence of cotton candy.

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