• Cookies:
• Using an electric mixer and a mixing bowl add the butter and both sugars into the bowl.
• Cream these together for about 1 minute.
• Add in the egg, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• Continue to mix until the ingredients are smooth.
• Combine the dry ingredients.
• Add ½ of the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl.
• Mix well.
• Add the remaining dry ingredients to the mixing bowl.
• (Dough will be stickier than normal cookie dough.)
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
• Place the bowl in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Prep the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Prep a small ice cream scoop, small round cookie cutter, and your hands with non-stick baking spray.
• Using the ice cream scoop make 2 scoops for each cookie.
• Roll 2 scoops together to form 1 cookie ball.
• Use your hands to flatten the cookie ball into a flat cookie.
• Make a hole in the center of each cookie by using a small round cookie cutter.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 9-10 minutes.
• Allow the baked cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for about 2 minutes.
• Carefully move the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Frost with either the Chocolate or White icing and decorate with patriotic sprinkles.
• Transfer the remaining cookie dough back to the refrigerator.

Chocolate Ganache Directions:

• Pour the cup of heavy whipping cream in a small pot.
• Simmer until hot.
• Put the semi chocolate chips into a bowl.
• Pour the hot heavy cream over the chocolate chips.
• Whip until the chocolate chips have melted.
• Blend the two ingredients together.
• Dip each cookie into the bowl of ganache covering 1 side of the cookie.
• Sprinkle the red, white, and blue sprinkles on each cookie.

White Glaze Directions:

• Add the confectioners sugar, milk, and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
• Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth.
• Dip the cookies into the glaze.
• Cover one side of the cookie with the glaze.
• Sprinkle the red, white, and blue sprinkles on top of the frosted cookie.
• Set aside until ready to serve.