I like festive foods, don’t you? And I spend a fair amount of time thinking about what makes food festive.

Mini foods are festive. Ironically so are big foods.

But colorful foods are where it’s at. Colorful food makes me want to party like a rock star, and I think 9 out of 10 people share this view.

So you best get your party pants on:  we’re about to dive into some colorful Confetti Cookies.

As with all good things in life, these cookies start with a shamefully large supply of butter. And eggs. Get ready for it.

But the key to the Confetti Cookie is a whole bunch of rainbow sprinkles. Sprinkles in the cake crumbs that you make first, and sprinkles directly in the cookie dough that you make later.

I know you’re feeling festive right about now. Unless you’re that 1 out of 10, in which case I can’t help you.

Here’s the thing about these cookies:  they’re ginormous. I baked them off three to a sheet. Three cookies! One sheet pan! But they’re so colorful and prettie that it’s hard to be mad.

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