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!
Kiana Alohilani Slabaugh
Can I refrigerate these if I want to make the day before baking?
Allison
That should work. Enjoy!
Lucia Mogilyansky
these cookies are EXCELLENT!!! their texture right out of the oven is great, then we keep them in tupperware at room temp and their texture stays great for days. we skipped the sprinkles on top cause we’re lazy and they still turned out delicious.
Allison
Thanks for the kind review. I’m glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
R Thompson
The cookies were so soft and tasty at my
grandson’s birthday party, the parents were asking me to bake these cookies at their next kids party. They were 😋 delicious!
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Ellen
Question can you bake and freeze these sugar cookies with sprinkles? I want to bake for my grandson to take to school on his birthday.
Allison
Sure! Enjoy! 🙂
mother JASON
hi, what can i use instead of egg? my sister is allergic to eggs!
Allison
I’m not sure. What do you usually use as an egg substitute in cookie recipes? Maybe a flax egg?
Cynthia
Apple sauce
Hope
Very good cookie! I doubled the recipe and refrigerated the dough overnight. I baked them for 11 minutes, and they were soft and flavorful. These go into my ‘go to’ cookie list.
Allison
I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Tamara
Did you roll them in sprinkles as well before refrigerating overnight?
Hope
Hello. No, I did not roll them in sprinkles before refrigerating them. I just made the dough and put it in the refrig.
Jackie A.
I’ve never made homemade sugar cookies before so this was my first time making it! It is a huge hit in our house!! So chewy in the inside!! My toddler absolutely loves it and my husband was disappointed we didn’t leave enough for him lol
We will definitely make this again!
Allison
Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Suhaila
I love this recipe its so good and can you make the cookies other shapes?
Allison
Like cut out cookies? I don’t think this cookie dough will hold the shapes. You can try this recipe: Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe
Dee
Can I use this rough in a cookie press?
Allison
I haven’t tried it, so I can’t say for sure. Enjoy!
Stacy Louise Newkirk
A sweet and sprinkled idea! The recipe came out delicious 😋, soft and chewy with lots of love and rainbow 🌈 sprinkles. Thanks 😊!!
Allison
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed them. 🙂
Suzi
Can I freeze the dough with the sprinkles on top?
Allison
You can, but just be aware that some sprinkles might bleed a bit of their color into the dough. Enjoy!
R Thompson
The cookies were so soft and tasty at my
grandson’s birthday party, the parents were asking me to bake these cookies at their next kids party. They were 😋 delicious!