March Madness (Crinkle Sugar) Cookies

Thursday, March 26, 2009

March Madness (Crinkle Sugar) Cookies

It’s that time of year again – March Madness! I had added a star to this recipe when it popped up around St Patty’s Day. I made a mental note to keep these in mind whenever I had some extra egg yolks. And believe it or, I had two extra egg yolks a couple days later. We were going over to a friend’s house to watch Purdue play in the tournament (Go Boilers!). I decided to make these cookies festive for the game using Purdue’s gold and black. Everyone loved these cookies. They’re basically snickerdoodles dipped in colored sugar. You could make these for any occasion with any colored sugars.

Crinkle Sugar Cookies – from How to Eat a Cupcake, adapted from AllRecipes.com – I got 22 cookies using my cookie scoop10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Sift together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.

Cream butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl.

Add egg yolks and vanilla, and beat for 2 more minutes.

With mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture a little at a time.

Roll 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball and roll it in some sugar. Place the dough balls 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes, until tops are cracked and the edges are just brown (the centers will still be very soft). Cool on wire racks.

Cookies, Dessert

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9 Responses to “Square Cake Balls”

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brannyboilsover — July 9, 2009 at 12:12 pm

What a great cake sacrifice! Looks yummy.
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thecookingnurse — July 9, 2009 at 1:17 pm

This looks great, and alot less intimidating then cake balls
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Molly Jean — July 9, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Well those looks cute and easy!

And I love the “i-poo”!!! My friends and I have something similar but with “a-roo”… Jake-a-roo, Mol-a-roo, etc 🙂
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smellslikehome — July 9, 2009 at 2:25 pm

great idea to use them for cake balls! i saw this pan at Michael’s a few weeks ago and thought the same things as you (about cutting the brownies) but now i might have to use my next coupon on one of these bad boys. thanks for the review!
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Ingrid — July 9, 2009 at 3:27 pm

I’ve seen that brownie pan….Wilton is trying to start a brownie trend as they now have lots of “brownie equipment”.

Happy Birthday!
~ingrid
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Megan — July 11, 2009 at 12:02 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope it was terrific. I checked the button and was able to Stumble your post. These cake balls look terrific. Love that they are square!
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Danielle Hawes — August 5, 2009 at 6:11 pm

I was at Michaels and saw the pan and thought the same exact thing!!!
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sneha — January 8, 2010 at 9:59 am

this is such a great idea. I have the Wilton pan and I often make cake or oreo balls. Thanks
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sarah — June 17, 2020 at 11:34 am

I cannot find the passion fruit anywhere unfortunately. What can I sub in for the passion fruit nectar? Can I use vanilla instead?

Thank you!