Sprinkle Cookies

Why This Recipe Works

So very easy — From start to finish, this sprinkle cookies recipe takes less than an hour and that includes 30 minutes of chilling time! You can’t beat that. 

A fun recipe for kids to make — Kids love making delicious desserts like cookies. (At least mine do!) Make them confetti cookies and that makes double the fun. I mean, who doesn’t love sprinkles? Although my kids may squabble over who gets to pour the sprinkles, there’s no arguing when it comes time to taste-test. 

Delicious — Not only are these funfetti cookies F-U-N to make, but they’re also so tasty. Oftentimes what looks fun isn’t always tasty and vice-versa. But in this case (as my whole family can attest), these are delicious. 

Great for a party or bake sale — Want to be the hit of the party or the first one to sell all their cookies at the school bake sale? Bake these. I promise, you’ll be asked to make them over and over again.

Ingredients

• Butter — Room temperature butter works best in this recipe. I like to use unsalted butter, but you can use salted too if you like. 
• Sugar — Any refined, white sugar is great in this recipe for funfetti cookies. 
• Egg — I almost always purchase large eggs and use them in most of my recipes. White or brown, the color doesn’t matter, use whatever you have to help bind the dough together. 
• Vanilla Extract — I prefer to use real vanilla extract, I think it just tastes better. But you can use any vanilla you have. 
• Baking Soda — Baking soda helps these cookies rise. Make sure your box isn’t expired before using. 
• Salt — Fine-grain sea salt or kosher salt is great in this recipe. The salt helps all the flavors come together. 
• Flour — All-purpose white flour is what you should use in this recipe. I haven’t tested any other flours to see if the results would be as excellent. 
• Sprinkles — And now for the best part — the sprinkles! I’d definitely go for rainbow ones if you’re wanting to keep to the funfetti cookie theme. However, if you want to make them more seasonal, you could always go for pastel sprinkles for Easter, red and green for Christmas, and so on.

Here’s How to Make It

Twenty minutes is all you need to mix up a big batch of these sprinkle cookies.

1. First, get out a large mixing bowl and mix together the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until it’s pale. Next, beat in the egg, then the vanilla, the baking powder and the salt. (photos 1-6)
2. To the same bowl, add in the flour, then stir it in with the egg and butter mixture until just combined. (photos 7-8)
3. Put the confetti cookie dough into the fridge to chill for 30 minutes. (not pictured)
4. While the dough is chilling, line 2 large baking sheets with baking parchment or silicone mats and place the sprinkles in a shallow bowl. Preheat the oven to 320F. (not pictured)
5. Now, take the dough out of the fridge, and roll pieces of it into walnut-sized balls, then roll each ball into the bowl of sprinkles before placing them at least 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. (Don’t worry about getting every last bit of the cookie coated with sprinkles, there will be plenty of them on there even if you miss a spot.) (photos 9-10)
6. Bake the funfetti cookies for 12 minutes or until the cookies are slightly puffed and just the tiniest bit golden around the edges. (not pictured)
7. Allow the funfetti cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking trays before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. (not pictured)

Expert Tips

• These cookies will keep in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.
• You can freeze these cookies for up to 3 months. Or you can freeze the dough for up to 6 months. Just thaw, cook, and eat. 
• Additions to these soft confetti cookies include: chopped walnuts, chocolate chips (mini ones are the best), white chocolate, or even M&Ms or other little candies.