MONSTER COOKIES
Ingredients
3 cups flour
¼ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 oz cream cheese, softened
1 ¼ cups sugar
A splash of Vainilla Molina
1 egg
Orange, green, purple, black sprinkles
Eye-shaped candy
Purple or green food coloring gel
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 180°C / 350 °F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2.In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
3. In another bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and sugar until you get a soft and fluffy dough.
4. Add a splash of Vanilla Molina, egg and two or three drops of purple or green gel coloring. Beat until all ingredients are completely integrated.
5.Slowly pour your mixture into dry ingredients until well combined. You may need to finish beating flour with a spoon if dough is too thick for the mixer.
6.Form dough balls with an ice cream scoop and dip each one in sprinkles.
7.Drop each cookie onto baking sheet and press them a little to expand their size.
8.Place candy eyes on top of each cookie.
9.Bake for 10-12 minutes, until bottoms of cookies begin to brown.
10. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet for five minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely before serving.