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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Soft Sprinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened to cool room temp (see note)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional
- 3/4 cup sprinkles
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 1/2 cup sprinkles and stir by hand until combined.
- Scoop a heaping tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball (or use a 1 1/2 tablespoon scoop). Place 1/4 cup sprinkles on a plate and press the tops of the dough balls in additional sprinkles (optional). Place dough balls onto prepared baking sheet leaving about an inch for spreading.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. The edges should be completely set, and the centers should look slightly under cooked, they will finish cooking while cooling on the baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheets on wire racks to cool. Repeat with remaining dough once the baking sheets are completely cool.
Brittany says
Made this with the kiddos…they turned out perfect and were simple. They were thrilled about the amount of sprinkles and colors. Will be a go to on afternoons when I’m hearing, “I’m bored!”
Allison says
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Jasmine says
Cookies was so good dont add the salt it tasted a little salty and make sure its stirred really well overall the best cookies I made thanks for the recipe!!!
Allison says
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Rachel says
I couldn’t find my Sprinkle cookie recipe so I googled one. I decided to make the first one that popped up. And boy was it worth it! Easy & delish s the right word for it! (way easier than the one I always made)
Allison says
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Amanda Johnson says
The softest and chewiest cookies!! I’m on a sprinkle kick for some reason and found this recipe on Pinterest. I was worried that they would bake too flat because I left my butter out too long but they were perfect. I had to leave mine in for about 12:45 but I think that’s just because my oven is weird. Fabulous recipe!
Allison says
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Genevieve says
Made this recipe with my kids tonight. They love them and so do I! Easy to follow recipe and letting my little ones dip the dough balls into the sprinkles made it quite entertaining!! Definitely saving this! Thanks!
Allison says
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Lydia says
I love this recipe!
If I were to use margarine which is already softer than butter, do I have to add a little more flour to get the right consistency?
Allison says
Hi, Lydia. I don’t bake with margarine, so I can’t say for sure. You can try adding an extra tablespoon or so of flour, and you can also chill the dough to firm it up a bit before scooping and baking. Best of luck playing around with it. Thanks for stopping by!
Julianne says
Love this recipe! Made it with my granddaughter and she was obsessed with the sprinkles! And her pregnant Mommy loved the cookies too. I’ll definitely be keeping this recipe. Thanks for sharing! 💕
Allison says
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Sydnie says
These look so fun and so tasty! So excited to try these!
Noelle says
These were delicious! Great homemade cookie recipe, thank you for sharing 🙂