If you count the actual sugar, the sugar in the condensed milk, and the sugar in all those sprinkles, these cookies would almost count as brownies (a baked good with more sugar than flour, and no leavening). The two teaspoons of baking power are what make them more like an ordinary cookie...
All Sprinkle Cookies (1980)
1 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cup sprinkles (plus extra for outer coating)
... This looks like a recipe decided by a Tumblr Poll ...
Does anyone else think the thumbnail for this video makes Mr. Hollis look like a deranged harlequin puppet from a horror video game, or something of that ilk?
Last night, I went to a book signing by B. Dylan Hollis yesterday, for his cookbook Baking Yesteryear. I got there almost 2hrs before and ended up in standing room only, but luckily right at the front of that. I survived the Felicia Day signing of 2015, so I was psychologically prepared, unlike the shell-shocked older lady who wandered past me muttering, 'This is insane. This is insane.' However I was less prepared than all the people who were sensible enough to bring their knitting. One person in front of me was clearly meeting a friend in meatspace for the first time and they had to awkwardly exchange real names for the first time and it was adorable because I've been there. It was quite the crowd, the intersection of queers and bakers gets you the Portland Weird, But Especially Cheerful demographic.
Anyway, it was lovely to hear him speak in real life. He had come from Seattle and asked the crowed if the whole Pacific Northwest was that beautiful, to which everyone enthusiastically shouted 'Yes.' And then one lady shouted, 'but you can't move here, we already have too many people.' No one disagreed with her. Sorry Dylan. He made sure to say 'EGGIES' for everyone.
The signing line took so long I went and had dinner, started reading the books I bought, did some Thai listening practice, and still ended up sitting and waiting for ages. It was worth it though, I got to tell him I'd made all 3 versions of the peanut butter bread and we agreed that the 1940s version is just sort of pointless, you either want the simpler less sweet 1930s version or his own extra peanut-buttery version (which I recommend, it's in his peanut butter bread youtube video, it's not in the book since it's his own modern recipe). He's funny and charming and very tiny.