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This EASY sprinkle cookies recipe creates soft, chewy, sprinkle covered sugar cookies!! Better than any bakery cookie and ready in about 30 minutes!
My love for sugar cookies runs far and deep. Give me a buttercream sugar cookie and I am one happy camper. Hand me one of these sprinkle cookies and my inner child is jumping for joy!
Perfect for any occasion; just change the sprinkle colors and you have a cookie ready for game day, baby showers, Valentine's Day, Easter or Christmas. The possibilities are endless!
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This easy recipe uses COLD butter and cream cheese and requires NO CHILL time. Soft, chewy, sprinkle filled cookies with the slightest tang from the cream cheese. Buttery and not overly sweet (thank you cream cheese!) with a bit of firmness to the outside and a melt-in-your-mouth softness on the inside. They are ready in about 30 minutes, does it get any better than this??
WHAT KIND OF SPRINKLES SHOULD I USE FOR SPRINKLE COOKIES?
I prefer the "jimmies" variety of sprinkles for this recipe. They are soft and colorful sugar strands and can typically be found in a variety of colors. Sprinkles can be purchased in many stores; Michaels, Target, Walmart, Amazon and even my local grocery market carry them.
Nonpareils are the tiny, round balls. I find them to be too hard and crunchy for this cookie. If you love the nonpareils, give it a whirl and leave me a comment below with how you like them!
DO THE SPRINKLES MELT IN THE OVEN?
The sprinkles will melt slightly in the oven. When the cookies cool, the sprinkles firm back up, but will be adhered to the cookie.
HOW TO MAKE SPRINKLE COOKIES
Start by preheating the oven to 375° F and preparing your baking pan with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Next combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine.
Then add the cubed COLD butter, COLD cream cheese and the granulated and powdered sugars. Pulse until the mixture becomes sandy in texture.
Add the egg and vanilla and blend until the dough comes together.
Then roll the dough into 1 ½ inch balls and roll the balls in sprinkles. I use a cookie scoop, like this one, to get uniform sized balls.
Next place the sprinkle covered dough balls onto the prepared baking pans, spacing 1-2 inches apart. Use the bottom of a measuring cup or glass to flatten the cookie dough to ¼ - ½ inch tall.
Finally, bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes. They will look slightly under baked. DO NOT over bake!! To keep the cookies soft and chewy we want the centers slightly underdone. They will continue cooking as they cool and the centers will firm up.
*If the cookies appear puffy, use the bottom of a glass to lightly press them down while they are cooling on the pan. Allow the cookies to rest on the pan for 2 minutes and then carefully move to a wire rack to cool completely.
HOW DO YOU GET THE SPRINKLES TO STICK TO THE COOKIES?
After scooping the dough into 1 ½ inch balls, roll them briefly in the palm of your hands. The warmth of your hands softens the dough and makes it slightly tacky, which helps the dough accept the sprinkles.
I also recommend working one cookie at a time. Scoop the dough, roll it in your hands, then roll in the sprinkles. Repeat until all the dough is used.
Next time you are craving a sprinkle filled sugar cookie just skip the bakery and bake up a batch of these happy cookies!
MORE COOKIE RECIPES TO TRY
- Chocolate Confetti Cookies
- Always Perfect Sugar Cookies
- Funfetti Cookies {From Scratch}
- Sugar Cookie Bars
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Recipe shared with Meal Plan Monday, Full Plate Thursday and Weekend Potluck
Yield: 24 Cookies
Sprinkle Cookies
This EASY cookie recipe creates the best soft, chewy, sprinkle covered sugar cookies!! No need to bring your butter and cream cheese to room temperature and NO CHILL time. Better than any bakery cookie and ready in about 30 minutes!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt*
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cubed
- ½ cup (4 ounces) cream cheese
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup jimmies sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°. Prepare baking pans with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Set aside.
- Place flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in the bowl of your food processor. Pulse a few times to blend.
- Add the COLD butter cubes and COLD cream cheese as well as the granulated and powdered sugars to the flour mixture. Pulse until the mixture becomes sandy in texture.
- Add the egg and vanilla and blend until the dough comes together.
- Roll the dough into 1 ½ tablespoon balls and then roll into sprinkles.
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking pan, spacing 1-2 inches apart. Use the bottom of a glass to flatten the cookies to between ¼ and ½ inch tall.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until they look slightly under baked.
- Allow to rest for 2 minutes on the baking pan. If the cookies appear puffy, use the bottom of a glass to lightly press them down while they are cooling. Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Cookies will stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 1 week. They also freeze well for up to 3 months.
*I bake with kosher salt, if using table salt start with half the amount listed and adjust to your taste.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 157Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 110mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 2g
The nutrition information is an estimate and may not be entirely accurate.
