Mardi Gras Rum Cookies

Since Mardi Gras is next week, I decided to celebrate early with some Butter Rum Cookies. This is just a basic sugar cookie dough with the addition of Rum Extract and pretty purple and yellow sugars on top. (I ran out of green after Christmas!) Very easy but oh so buttery and yummy! I can wait to make some Hurricanes this weekend!

Ingredients: (2 dozen cookies)


1 c (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 c confectioners' sugar
1 tsp rum extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1-3/4 c all-purpose flour
Colored sugar


Prep:


1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.


2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually add flour and mix well.


3. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto baking sheets 1 inch apart. Flatten with a glass dipped in water. Sprinkle with colored sugar.


4. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until slightly browned on the bottom. Remove to wire racks to cool.