I’ve been a little MIA. In case you haven’t heard yet, my little girl was born on February 14th! Her birth story is up on Hello Militello, if you’re interested. This babe has also taken over my Instagram and I haven’t looked back since.
Now that I’ve finally gotten myself situated at home and into a routine, I’m able to update my blogs again. So sorry for the lack of posts! 
This is a simple cookie, but I love the extra color that the jimmies add. I’m also a fan of the almond extract used in these cookies. I don’t know why I don’t use almond extra more often. It tastes so good! These cookies are a little messy to eat because of the powdered sugar on the outside, but you can make them small so you can eat them in one bite if you want to avoid getting powdered sugar on your face. These cookies are basically a sweet shortbread, which is my kind of cookie.
I haven’t baked anything in the past couple of weeks (besides frozen cookie dough) and I miss it! I just feel like the house is constantly a mess now because of all of the baby gear/laundry laying around and I don’t want to make a bigger mess in the kitchen. That’s just more for me to clean! And there’s never enough space. Oh, what I would do for a cleaning service. I bow my hat down to the moms that do it all! It’s no easy task and the “to do” list is never ending. 
This recipe comes from Crazy for Crust.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (use real butter, no substitutions)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup rainbow sprinkles (jimmies work best)
- Additional powdered sugar, for rolling
Directions
- Preaheat oven to 375°. Line two cookie sheets with Silpat sheets.
- Cream the butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, almond extract and vanilla extract together.
- Gradually add in the flour and salt until just combined. Mix in the sprinkles.
- Roll dough into 1 tablespoon sized balls and bake for 7-10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for five minutes before rolling into additional powdered sugar.
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