Champagne Cookies

My favorite cookie is the champagne cookie that you can get at an Italian bakery. After trying a few different recipes and adjusting them, I liked this one a lot. This is such a fun cookie. Great for New Year's Eve! They are wonderful with a glass of champagne.

• Preparation Time: 28 mins
• Cooking Time: 12 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 109 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup champagne
• ½ cup multicolored candy sprinkles
• 4 drops red food coloring, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the sprinkles in a shallow bowl.

Step 2

Beat the shortening and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until the mixture is light and creamy. Pour in the champagne, and mix for about 1 minute on low speed. Mixture will be lumpy. Mix in the baking powder, and stir in flour to make a smooth dough. Stir in red food coloring by drops until the mixture is desired shade of pink.

Step 3

Pinch off about 1 rounded tablespoon of dough, roll into a ball, and dip the ball into the sprinkles, covering the top. Place the ball onto a baking sheet with the sprinkles up, and repeat with the rest of the dough. Use the bottom of a glass to press the cookies flat.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies are very lightly browned and the cookies are crisp, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool 1 minute on baking sheet before removing to a rack to finish cooling.