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!
Rhonda P
Easiest sugar cookie recipe ever. They turned out perfect. Printed and saved this one
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Gilly
Wow. What a fantastic easy recipe! I’m a keen home baker and this will definitely be added to my staples book where I store my favourite recipes. I used vitalite marg – it was quite a soft dough so I just used a little scoop and love how they spread just enough in the oven. I found 13mins was best with my gas oven. Downside is, its hard to stop at one! Thanks for the recipe. Must make some for my little nephews.
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Kaley Lascola
I love this recipe! Sugar cookies are one of my favorite, and these are so simple to make.
One time I substituted brown sugar for white sugar and chocolate chips for sprinkles. It made some of the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve had!
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Katherine Maldonado
If i plan to freeze them, should I add the sprinkles on top before I freeze or after I take them out?
Allison
Either one. If you choose to freeze the dough before adding the sprinkles just note that the sprinkles won’t easily stick to the outside if the dough is frozen, so you’ll need to thaw the dough balls before adding the sprinkles. Enjoy!
Morty
Excellent recipe. These tasty cookies were so easy to make. They were a real hit.
Alex
I had to comment. I’ve made these before as written and they’re lovely every time. A real gem.
Today, I made them vegan for a friend using earth balance and it worked! I’ve never made a vegan sugar cookie before.
Allison
Awesome! I’m glad that worked. Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Sara k
AMAZING RECIPE!! Just wondering if anyone has tried to double this recipe? I absolutely LOVE the recipe and have made the best sugar cookies ever with it but I want to double it for Christmas and was wondering if they would come out the same? Thanks for any info!
Allison
It should work to double it. Enjoy! 🙂
Joan
I just made a double batch and they came out perfect. I rolled the dough lately and used cookie cutters excellent?
Joan
Not lately “lightly”
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Tracy
Made these with Christmas sprinkles for work potluck and for my neighbors. Everyone loves them! Very tasty, and super simple to make.
Allison
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Koala
nice taste I am a student and shared this recipe with my teacher and she loved it
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Mimi Lanks
Wow! These are amazing and they turned out perfect!
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂