tis the season!

sweet vanilla bean sugar cookie cupcakes! cupcakes that taste like a sugar cookie.. yes, it's true. These were so much fun to bake, especially using pretty blue and pink fondant snowflakes. I'm ready for the holidays. Christmas is just 6 weeks away and I want to enjoy every second of it! So, to kick off the holiday season I recommend baking up a batch of these adorable cupcakes!

sugar cookie cupcakes

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c buttermilk
6 tbsp butter
1/2 tbsp vanilla
1/2 tbsp vanilla bena paste

preheat oven to 350 degrees. line a 12 cup cupcake tin with paper liners.

whisk together, flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.

beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
add eggs one at a time until smooth
stir in vanilla and vanilla bean paste
add flour and buttermilk alternately until combined.

fill about 3/4 full and bake for about 20 minutes.

recipe slightly adapted from Martha Stewart.