Super Bowl Football Field Cookies

The Super Bowl is almost here! Our house is super sad that the Cowboys won’t be playing in it this year, but hopefully next year we’ll have different results. Every year we throw a big party and invite our friends to come over to enjoy the game. Our house is usually packed with lots of friends and more food than we can eat. I always focus on appetizers and the main course so this year I wanted to be sure to add some fun desserts in for the big game.

I decided to make cookies with a sports field on them. The great thing about these cookies is that you can use them for most sports by making a few tweaks!

Super Bowl Football Field Cookies

Cookie Ingredients:

• 3 C flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 C soft unsalted butter
• 1 C granulated sugar
• 1 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

Cookie Cutter: circles

Icing Ingredients:

• 4 egg whites
• 2 C powder sugar
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• green food coloring
• sprinkles

Cookie Directions:

1. Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
2. Add eggs. Continue to mix.
3. Add the vanilla. Continue mixing.
4. Sift the four, baking soda, and salt together.
5. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
6. Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
7. Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
8. Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
9. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
10. Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
11. Put flour out on the cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into the batter. (if needed).
12. Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.
13. Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
14. Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
15. Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
16. ake the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely. (About 10 minutes).

Icing Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
2. If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.
3. Divide the icing into 2 equal bowls.
4. The first bowl of icing add in a few drops of green food coloring.
5. The second bowl of icing, leave white.
6. Outline the the top 1/3rd of the cookie in white and then flood with the thinner white icing.
7. Wait a few minutes and then pour the sprinkles over the white icing.
8. Wait an hour before piping on the green outline and filling in with the thinner icing.
9. Immediately pipe on the white lines.
10. Let dry for another 4 hours before bagging or enjoying.