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Soft Sprinkle Sugar Cookies

Published: Aug 13, 2018 · Modified: Dec 22, 2018 by Allison · 180 Comments

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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. 

Blue plate topped with sprinkle sugar cookies.

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

Stack of sprinkle cookies.

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.

Sugar cookie dough in a stainless bowl topped with sprinkles.

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.

Cookie dough balls on a baking sheet.

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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Sprinkle Cookies on a baking sheet.

Blue plate topped with sprinkle sugar cookies.

Soft Sprinkle Cookies

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. 
4.92 from 92 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 15 - 20
Calories: 133kcal
Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to cool room temp (see note)
  • 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 1½-2 tablespoons 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 8-10 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

Butter should be softened slightly. It should not be starting to melt, or losing its shape.
Sprinkles: We have found that we like this recipe better with less sprinkles. We use about ¼ cup sprinkles IN the cookies and then roll the cookie dough balls in another ¼ cup sprinkles. We're leaving the recipe as originally written (because so many of you love it), but adding this note in case you want to reduce the amount as well. 
How to get perfectly round cookies
Option 1: Immediately after the cookies come out of the oven place a round glass, bowl, or cookie cutter (larger than the cookie) upside down over the top of the cookie. Gently but quickly swirl the glass/bowl/cookie cutter in a circular motion. The edges of the cookie will bump against the inside of the glass creating a perfectly round shape. Note: This only works when the cookies are hot, straight from the oven, and still on the baking sheet.
Option 2: Immediately after the cookies come out the oven use the back of a spoon to gently push the edges inward to create clean edges and a perfect round shape.

Nutrition

Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 43mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 155IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.5mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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  1. Kiana Alohilani Slabaugh

    January 27, 2021 at 12:42 am

    Can I refrigerate these if I want to make the day before baking?

    Reply
    • Allison

      January 28, 2021 at 3:56 pm

      That should work. Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Lucia Mogilyansky

    February 07, 2021 at 1:54 pm

    5 stars
    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.

    Reply
    • Allison

      February 08, 2021 at 9:53 am

      Thanks for the kind review. I’m glad you enjoyed them! 🙂

      Reply
    • R Thompson

      October 22, 2021 at 12:58 pm

      5 stars
      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!

      Reply
      • Allison

        October 26, 2021 at 11:59 am

        I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

  3. Ellen

    February 23, 2021 at 2:27 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Allison

      February 23, 2021 at 10:50 am

      Sure! Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  4. mother JASON

    April 16, 2021 at 7:15 am

    hi, what can i use instead of egg? my sister is allergic to eggs!

    Reply
    • Allison

      April 19, 2021 at 11:37 am

      I’m not sure. What do you usually use as an egg substitute in cookie recipes? Maybe a flax egg?

      Reply
    • Cynthia

      July 01, 2021 at 9:18 am

      Apple sauce

      Reply
  5. Hope

    April 24, 2021 at 10:16 am

    5 stars
    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.

    Reply
    • Allison

      April 24, 2021 at 3:10 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂

      Reply
    • Tamara

      May 02, 2021 at 5:10 pm

      Did you roll them in sprinkles as well before refrigerating overnight?

      Reply
      • Hope

        July 26, 2021 at 11:13 am

        Hello. No, I did not roll them in sprinkles before refrigerating them. I just made the dough and put it in the refrig.

  6. Jackie A.

    May 05, 2021 at 10:10 am

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
    • Allison

      May 07, 2021 at 9:18 am

      Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
      • Suhaila

        May 09, 2021 at 12:40 pm

        I love this recipe its so good and can you make the cookies other shapes?

      • Allison

        May 10, 2021 at 10:20 am

        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

  7. Dee

    July 19, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    Can I use this rough in a cookie press?

    Reply
    • Allison

      July 22, 2021 at 5:19 am

      I haven’t tried it, so I can’t say for sure. Enjoy!

      Reply
  8. Stacy Louise Newkirk

    July 23, 2021 at 6:39 pm

    5 stars
    A sweet and sprinkled idea! The recipe came out delicious 😋, soft and chewy with lots of love and rainbow 🌈 sprinkles. Thanks 😊!!

    Reply
    • Allison

      August 01, 2021 at 9:22 am

      You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed them. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Suzi

    August 26, 2021 at 2:36 pm

    Can I freeze the dough with the sprinkles on top?

    Reply
    • Allison

      August 27, 2021 at 10:59 am

      You can, but just be aware that some sprinkles might bleed a bit of their color into the dough. Enjoy!

      Reply
  10. R Thompson

    October 22, 2021 at 12:57 pm

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
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