Glitter Ball Cookies

Name: Glitter Ball Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; Sanding sugar, in assorted colors; Creamy Ginger Filling

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By

Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on May 19, 2020

Yield:

2 dozen

We used sanding sugar in shades of silver and blue for these Glitter Ball Cookies—the perfect palette for a Hanukkah celebration or New Year's party.

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Sanding sugar, in assorted colors
Creamy Ginger Filling

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down side of bowl as necessary. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add flour, and mix just until combined. Shape into 3/4-inch balls (chill dough if too sticky). Place sanding sugar in shallow bowls. Roll each ball in sanding sugar, and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are lightly golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on a wire rack. Spread 2 cookies with just enough filling to allow them to stick together. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.