The best SOFT and CHEWY SUGAR COOKIES loaded with SPRINKLES! No chill time – you can be diving into freshly baked Sprinkle Cookies in under 30 minutes.
My inner 5 year-old is squealing, because: SPRINKLE COOKIES! I mean, tell me these don’t brighten your Monday just a touch? Soft, chewy sugar cookies loaded with colorful sprinkles. Gimme!
This recipe was one of the first that I ever published, and I decided it was time for a facelift. I tweaked the recipe just a bit, and I took some new pictures (note: I also consumed no fewer than a dozen cookies during this process). #hardwork
We recently celebrated the start of a new school year, and I always make my kiddos cookies on the first day of school. For Juliette’s first day of Pre-K, she came home to a big plate of Sprinkle Cookies. If there is anything that you should know about Juliette, it is that she is one fancy girl. She loves glitter, sparkles, unicorns, dress up, and she especially loves SPRINKLES (pink and purple specifically). She was thrilled to dive into these cookies after her first day of school.
Sprinkle Cookies
- This recipe starts with a basic sugar cookie dough. In addition to vanilla, I also add a tiny bit of almond extract. I absolutely love almond extract in a sugar cookie – feel free to leave it out, if you’d prefer.
- After preparing the dough, we add a generous amount of sprinkles. I use rainbow sprinkles, but you can use any color that you’d like.
- The dough gets scooped into balls, then gently rolled in more sprinkles. This makes the sprinkles really noticeable; there’s no guessing what kind of cookies these are.
- Now here’s the key: We are going to underbake these just slightly. In order to get a soft, slightly chewy cookie, we have to remove them from the oven before they are completely cooked through. They will continue cooking on the baking sheet after coming out of the oven.
Whether you’re celebrating something special, or you’re just craving a Sprinkle Cookie, I hope you give these a try. The dough balls also freeze well, if you want to stick some in the freezer for another day. Freshly baked cookies at the ready? Yes, please!
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Recipe
Soft Sprinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour, add an extra tablespoon for thicker cookies
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened slightly but still cool
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract, optional
- ¾ cup sprinkles, see note
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat butter until smooth. Slowly pour in the sugar, mixing as you pour. Beat sugar and butter for a minute, until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract, mixing until combined and scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Add in flour mixture and mix until just combined. Add ½ cup sprinkles (see note) and stir by hand until combined.
- Scoop 2-tablespoon portions of dough and roll into a ball. Place ¼ cup sprinkles on a plate and press the tops of the dough balls in sprinkles. Place dough balls onto prepared baking sheet leaving about a couple inches for spreading. I like to mound the dough balls higher rather than wider so that they bake up on the thicker side.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. The edges should be completely set, and the centers should look slightly under cooked. See note about shaping the cookies immediately after baking. Place the baking sheets on wire racks to cool. Repeat with remaining dough once the baking sheets are completely cool.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.
Tried this recipe?Leave a comment and rating below!
Jacqueline S
If freezing the dough balls for later use, should I dip them in the sprinkles before freezing?
Allison
Dip them before freezing, the dough will be stickier and they’ll stick better.
Liz
If I use salted butter, should I skip the salt?
Allison
You can reduce the added salt by half. Enjoy!
Debi
The best cookie! Especially great texture and the almond flavoring adds a nice touch.
Allison
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed them!
AJ
Love this recipe so easy and good! Do you have a frosting recipe you would recommend putting on top of these cookies? A frosting or glaze possibly?
Allison
Yes! Here is my sugar cookie frosting recipe.
Brittany
How many cookies does this usually yield?
Allison
15-20
audrea Johnson
made these as a surprise in my husband work bagbon his first trip out of town (thats work related) in 10 years!!! ill let you know how it goes
Sarah
Hello, do you have this recipe in metric? Thanks!
Victoria
Absolutely wonderful; so happy I stumbled on this recipe. ❤️❤️
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for stopping by!
Reagan
These were really good! I made them for my friends and they all enjoyed them!
Allison
I’m so glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for stopping by!
Charlene
Great recipe, easy to follow and tastes delicious. This is a new family favourite
Allison
That’s great to hear. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Stacy
These cookies are seriously SO GOOD! Go ahead and double the recipe because these will disappear fast!
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed them, Stacy!
Lila Pratt
pretty good tbh
Lindy
These are so delicious! My 36 yr old daughter LOVES sprinkle cookies. You’re never too old to love these cookies 😍
Allison
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for stopping by.