This recipe comes from Handle the Heat

Ingredients

• 318g all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks of butter, at ~room temp
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 large egg, and
• 1 large egg yolk-only
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sprinkles (optional) - maybe more?

Instructions For Cookies

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy
• Beat in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract
• Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until just combined
• Scoop dough into ~2 tablespoon balls
• Roll dough balls in sugar
• Place dough balls on a baking sheet
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, until edges are just set
• Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

Variation: Cookie Bars

A few changes for making these cookies into cookie bars:

• You don't need to wait for the butter to warm up, you can quickly melt the butter over the stove and continue the recipe as normal
• Use a ~9x13 pan with parchment paper
• Sprinkle sugar on top of the dough before baking