Were you looking for a dessert to make for your Superbowl Party? You’ve found the best recipe for Football Cookie Cups! These will disappear quickly as people snack on them during the game, so consider doubling the recipe if you’re expecting lots of guests for the big game. Need more ideas for Superbowl Desserts? Make a dessert dip like Cannoli Dip or Funfetti dip to satisfy the hungry crowd.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Key Ingredients
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Butter: I suggest using unsalted butter when baking. You have much more control over the salt level this way. Let the butter for the cookies and the buttercream soften at room temperature before starting. Sugars: Both white and brown sugar is used in this cookie cup recipe. This gives them the perfect chewy texture with crisp edges. Egg: One large egg, at room temperature, please. Vanilla Extract and Salt: These add the right amount of flavor to these sugar cookie cups. Flour and Baking Powder: The dry ingredients round out the cookie dough recipe. Baking powder gives these cookies a bit of lift, but not too much that the cookies overflow the pan. Buttercream: To make the creamy topping for cookie cups, you’ll need butter, powdered sugar, milk or cream, and vanilla extract. Green gel food coloring makes the buttercream into football turf! Chocolate: Milk or dark chocolate is used to fill the centers of the cookie cups and to turn the almonds into chocolate footballs. A small amount of white chocolate is used to pipe on the stitches.Chocolate Almonds: Whole almonds are dipped into milk chocolate and then decorated with white chocolate stitches.
How to Make Football Cookie Cups
Recipe Tips
Add Some Peanut Butter: Instead of filling the cups with melted chocolate, use a miniature Reese’s Cup to fill that space instead! Just like I did in my Peanut Butter Cookie Cups Recipe.Skip the Chocolate: Fill the cookie cups with buttercream instead of melted chocolate if you like.For Grass: Skip the buttercream if you like, and use green dyed coconut flakes. You can also use buttercream AND coconut flakes. The more the merrier when it comes to cookie cup decorations. Measure Correctly: When baking it’s important to measure all of the ingredients accurately. Use a digital scale to measure your ingredients, or check out these tips for getting ingredient measurements right. Go Slow with Powdered Sugar: If you add it all in at once and turn on the mixer, you’ll create a sugar storm! Add just a little bit at a time and mix at low speed. You Will Make 22: A mini muffin pan will have 24 spots, but you will leave 2 of them empty for this recipe.
Helpful Tools for Making Cookie Cups
A Mini Muffin Pan: Wilton pans are my go-to. They are reasonably priced and work very well. Piping Tips and Bag: Disposable piping bags and a grass tip make decorating these cookie cups easy. Gel Food Coloring: Gel food coloring will give you vibrant colors without changing the texture of your icing. I like this set that has all of the basic colors.Electric Hand Mixer: This is the perfect tool for mixing up both the cookie dough and the creamy buttercream frosting. I love this one from Kitchenaid, as it has a large range of speeds for making all sorts of recipes. Cookie Scoop: Using a scoop helps you to ensure that all of the cookie cups are the same size. I use these scoops for all of my cookie recipes.
What to Serve with Football Cookie Cups
This football-themed dessert will be right at home among a variety of football food appetizers! Try these:
Ham and Cheese SlidersCheeseburger DipClassic Deviled EggsBaked Potato SkinsReuben Egg RollsBacon Ranch Cheese BallAir Fryer Buffalo WingsChocolate Chip Cheese Ball
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