Description
Ready to turn your kitchen into a whimsical bakery? These *Fluffy Cotton Candy Cookies* are the soft, pastel-hued treats your dessert table needs. Bursting with melt-in-your-mouth texture and nostalgic fairground flavor, they’re easy to make and even more fun to share. With just a handful of pantry ingredients and a swirl of color, you’ll have magical cookies that kids and adults alike will adore. Great for themed parties, quick snacks, or as a creative twist in your cookie lineup—this is a must-save for anyone hunting for fun dessert ideas, quick baking recipes, or show-stopping cookies. Whether you’re baking for birthdays, baby showers, or just because—it’s time to add cotton candy magic to your baking rotation.
Ingredients
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cotton candy flavoring
Pink gel food coloring (as needed)
Blue gel food coloring (as needed)
Purple gel food coloring (as needed)
2 tablespoons white sanding sugar or nonpareils
Instructions
1. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla and cotton candy flavoring.
4. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients until just combined.
5. Divide dough into three portions and color each with pink, blue, or purple gel coloring.
6. Take small pieces of each dough, press together, and roll into balls. Flatten slightly.
7. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and top with sanding sugar.
8. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–12 minutes until just set.
9. Let cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
Use gel food coloring to prevent altering dough consistency.
Do not overbake; cookies should be just set with no browning.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: cotton candy cookies, colorful cookies, easy dessert, party cookies