Sugar Sprinkle Cookies

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These soft and chewy sugar sprinkle cookies are versatile, and perfect for the holidays. These funfetti sugar cookies are an easy recipe for the holidays. Enjoy them by yourself, or with family and friends!

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How to Make Your Sugar Sprinkle Cookies Perfect

Want some secrets to making the best sprinkle sugar cookies ever? Try adding an extra egg yolk for richness, chilling your dough to control the spread, and throwing in a dash of citrus zest or almond extract for some extra flavor. Your cookies will be sure to please everyone this Christmas!

Why This Recipe is a Keeper

These are the best sugar cookies – we love this recipe. The colorful sprinkles give these cookies a festive look for any occasion depending on the sprinkles you use. Funfetti cookies, or sprinkle sugar cookies are easy to make and kids love them.

  • 20 Minutes to Make: The dough for these sprinkle cookies is quick and easy to make.
  • Easy Ingredients: All of the ingredients can be found in the pantry.
  • Family Friendly: Have fun making this sprinkle sugar cookie recipe with your kids.
  • Adaptable: Can make it with so many colorful and different sprinkles.

If you’re looking for more cookie recipes, try these Brownie Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, Oreo Cheesecake Cookies, and Kolaczi (Traditional Polish Cookies).

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Make sure to chill your dough before baking. This will ensure that your cookies retain their shape, and will not be dry and brittle after they come out of the oven. If you don’t chill the dough, the cookies will spread and the edges of the cookie will run into each other.

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Ingredient Notes for Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles

These soft and chewy sugar cookies are a classic, just like chocolate chip cookies. They’re the perfect sugar cookie for any holiday cookie platter. The cookies are soft and full of vibrant colors.

ingredients to make sprinkle cookies.
  • Butter and Vegetable shortening: This combinations offers the perfect blend of flavor and texture to your cookies.
  • Instant Vanilla Pudding: This will give your cookies a soft chewy texture and extra flavor.
  • Baking Powder: Check the date. If your baking powder is expired, the cookies may not rise.

See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.

Variations and Substitutions for Confetti Cookies

Looking to make this quick and easy recipe healthier, or to add even more flavor? Try these tips:

  • Vanilla Extract: You can substitute almond extract if you prefer.
  • Gluten Free: Substitute gluten-free flour for all-purpose flour.
  • Extras: Add chocolate chips or nuts to vary the flavor and texture of your cookies.

How to Make Sprinkle Sugar Cookies

These chewy sugar cookies are perfect for the holidays! Make them in just a few simple steps.

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These are the basic steps for making sprinkle sugar cookies. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.

step by step instructions for making butter cookies with sprinkles.

Step 1: Prep

First, preheat oven to 350 and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Place the confetti sprinkles in a shallow medium bowl or dish. Whisk shortening, butter and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment at medium speed, then add in the eggs and vanilla, along with the instant pudding mix. Continue mixing until thoroughly incorporated.

step by step instructions for making confetti sprinkle cookies.

Step 2: Mix and Roll

In a separate bowl, stir together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture a little at a time, mixing between additions until all the flour is incorporated. Scoop out the dough in tablespoon size scoops, or use a cookie scoop. Roll the cookie dough into a ball. Place the dough balls in sprinkles and roll around, pressing lightly until the cookie dough ball is covered evenly with sprinkles. Place on prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

Step 3: Bake

Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes, or until set and lightly golden brown around the edges, for the perfect crunch. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, before transferring to a rack to cool completely.

Store cooled cookies in an airtight container.

step by step instructions for making sprinkle cookies.

Recipe FAQs

Yes. Add sprinkles gently to the final mix, then top with even more sprinkles. Roll the balls into the sprinkles or press the rainbow sprinkles by hand into the dough balls.

If your sprinkles aren’t sticking, lightly brush your cookies with water or milk to get them to stay. You add the sprinkles by pressing them into the dough balls to make sure your cookies loaded with sprinkles.

Try sanding sugars, Turbinado sugar (coarse golden sugar), rainbow sprinkles, nonpareils or pearl sugar (coarse clear sugar). You can really use any type of sprinkles on top. You can even mix sprinkles into the batter.

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Expert Tips for Making This Recipe

  • Add Icing: Decorate with a drizzle of chocolate or icing, or dip into chocolate to create elevated cookies.
  • Sparkle: Feel free to use edible foils, food coloring, or glitter sprinkles to make these cookies the stars of the show. Perfect for Facebook or Pinterest.
  • Bake Hints: Always use cool trays to keep dough from spreading.
  • Flavored Sprinkles: Try using flavored sprinkles on your cookies.
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Sugar Sprinkle Cookies

Yield: 72 cookies
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Total: 22 minutes
Sugar Sprinkle Cookies are a classic staple because of their buttery flavor. These cookies are easy, fast and pretty too look at and eat!
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Ingredients

  • ¾ Cups Butter – softened
  • ¼ Cup Shortening
  • 1 ½ Cups Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 ½ tsp Vanilla
  • 2 ½ Cups Flour
  • 1 Box Instant Vanilla Pudding
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Green, Red & White Jimmie Sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Cream together butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric mixer.
  • Add in eggs, vanilla, and instant pudding mix. Continue mixing until thoroughly incorporated.
  • In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture a little at a time mixing between additions until all the flour is incorporated.
  • Place jimmies in a shallow bowl or dish.
  • Scoop out dough in tablespoon size scoops. Roll dough into a ball. Place into dish of jimmies and roll around pressing lightly until the dough ball is covered evenly with sprinkles.
  • Place on baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes or until set and lightly golden brown around the edges.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Expert Tips

 
  • Add Icing: Decorate with a drizzle of chocolate or icing or dip into chocolate to create elevated cookies.
  • Sparkle: Feel free to use edible foils or glitter sprinkles to make these cookies the stars of the show. Perfect for facebook or pinterest.
  • Bake Hints: Always use cool trays to keep dough from spreading.
  • Flavored Sprinkles: For even more flavor try flavored sprinkles, they really up the flavor of your sprinkle cookies.

Estimated Nutritional Information

Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 72IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

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