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Close-up of round sugar cookies decorated for New Year’s Eve with black sparkly icing and white '2019' piped on top.

12 New Year’s Eve Cookies (Sparkly & Fun)

Create festive and sparkly cookies for your New Year's Eve celebration. These cookies are fun to make with kids and add a special touch to your party.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cookies
  • 1 Sugar cookie dough See notes for recipe
  • 5-6 oz. Black fondant
  • 1 White decorating frosting
  • 1 Edible food glitter

Equipment

  • Cookie cutter
  • Wire rack

Method
 

  1. Cut cookies into circles using a cookie cutter. Bake cookies according to recipe directions and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
  2. Roll out your fondant so that it’s about 1/4 of an inch thick.
  3. Using the same cookie cutter that you used for your cookies, cut out circles from your black fondant.
  4. Press the circle fondant pieces on each cookie.
  5. With your decorating frosting, frost out “2019” on each cookie.
  6. Sprinkle the entire cookie with edible glitter.
  7. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

This recipe uses a standard sugar cookie dough. You can use your favorite recipe or a store-bought mix. For dietary preferences, consider using gluten-free or vegan sugar cookie recipes.

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