Soft-Baked Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles

Name: Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup unsalted butter (i.e. 1 ½ sticks); ½ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon almond extract; 1 egg + 1 egg yolk; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; ¼ cup rainbow jimmies sprinkles

Sugar cookies with sprinkles are a quick and fun treat for birthday parties, teacher gifts, or any type of celebration! They're soft, fluffy, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Use different colored sprinkles for different holidays - think red & green for Christmas or black & orange for Halloween!

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If you've been around here for a while, then it's no secret that I kind of have a thing for sprinkles. Whether it's dyeing my own sprinkles or making sugar cookie dippers, nothing is off limits.

So when I made my no roll sugar cookies a while back, I immediately thought about how cute they would be if the recipe was tweaked a bit to mix in sprinkles. So that's what I did. Added rainbow sprinkles to soft & fluffy sugar cookies was the cherry on top of already delicious cookies.

What You Need to Make Sugar Cookies With Sprinkles

Softened Butter, Powdered Sugar, Granulated Sugar, Vanilla Extract, Almond Extract, Eggs, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, and Flour
Tub of Rainbow Sprinkles (Michaels or a lot of grocery stores sell large tubs)
3 Tablespoon Cookie Scoop (not required, but helpful)
Parchment Paper & Baking Sheet

How to Make Sugar Cookies With Sprinkles

Step 1: Mix Dough

Mix dough according to instructions in recipe card (below). The dough should be soft, yet hold its form. Once mixed, add in rainbow sprinkles to give it that funfetti look.

Bowl of sugar cookie dough with sprinkles and cookie scoop

Step 2: Scoop Dough

Immediately after mixing, scoop dough into 3-tablespoon sized balls using a measuring spoon or cookie scoop. Roll each scoop in your hand until it is a smooth ball. Lightly flatten each ball before placing on cookie sheet.

Important: Because this contains melted butter, you do not want to let the dough sit out before rolling into balls & baking or your dough will become dry and crumbly. For this reason, scoop and roll all the cookies at one time. If you only have one baking tray, simply set the rolled balls to the side until the first batch finishes baking.

Step 3: Bake

Bake cookies then allow to cool on the hot baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. This will help them finish baking through, while keeping them soft.

Baking tray of baked sugar cookies with sprinkles

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you freeze these sugar cookies?

Yes! Simply place the cooled cookies in a gallon-sized freezer bag or plastic container and freeze for up to 1 month. Learn how to freeze sugar cookies for the best freshness.

Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles

5 from 3 votes

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Total Time: 20

Servings: 12 Large Cookies

By: Melissa Rose

Ingredients

¾ cup unsalted butter (i.e. 1 ½ sticks)
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup rainbow jimmies sprinkles

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small glass bowl, microwave unsalted butter (¾ cup, i.e. 1 ½ sticks) until melted. Pour into large mixing bowl.
Add in granulated sugar (½ cup) and powdered sugar (½ cup) and mix for 10 seconds.
Add eggs (1 whole and 1 egg yolk), almond extract (½ teaspoon), and vanilla extract (2 teaspoons) then mix on medium speed for 20 seconds.
Turn mixer to low speed, and add baking powder (1 ½ teaspoons), baking soda (½ teaspoon), and salt (¼ teaspoon). Mix for 10 seconds.
Half cup at a time, add all-purpose flour (2 ¼ cups) and mix until flour is just incorporated (about 10-20 seconds). Do not overmix. Mix in sprinkles (¼ cup).
Immediately after mixing, scoop dough into (3 tablespoon sized) balls. Lightly flatten each ball before placing on cookie sheet. (Because this has melted butter, do not let the dough sit out before rolling into balls & baking, or your dough will become dry and crumbly.)
Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes. (The magic number in my oven is 9 minutes) They may look underdone, but they will finish baking on the hot cookie sheet after you take it out of the oven. (Of course, because ovens bake differently use your best judgment to keep them in a minute longer if they look severely under baked.)
After removing from oven, allow the cookies to cool on the hot baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing them from cookie sheet.
Enjoy plain or spread or pipe cream cheese frosting on cooled cookies and top with more sprinkles!

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For birthday party favors, wrap each cookie in plastic wrap then slip in printable cookie pouches!

Blue plate of Soft-Baked Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles

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Try the siblings of these cookies! Plain no roll sugar cookies or thick & soft lemon sugar cookies! Or to make shaped cookies, try my soft cut out sugar cookie recipe!