The Best Easy Sprinkle Cookies Recipe ever – the most perfect soft, chewy, classic buttery sprinkle cookies in under 30 minutes and so easy, kids can help make them!
Perfect for Christmas cookies and cookies swaps – these are nostalgic favorites that are always a huge hit with the whole family!
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How To Make Sprinkle Cookies
These sprinkle cookies are full of nostalgic flavor and charm, but crazy easy to make and mix.
Follow our steps below for perfect sprinkle cookies in just 3 steps:
- Mix – mix cookie dough with simple, easy ingredients that give a classic, nostalgic buttery cookie flavor.
- Roll – roll cookies to round shape, slightly flatten, and roll in sprinkles.
- Bake – bake to perfection for perfect soft, chewy sprinkle cookies!
Mix Cookie Batter
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper or grease the pans with a non-stick spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, and baking soda, set the bowl aside.
- Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of your mixer. Beat on medium speed for about 4 minutes until the butter is light and fluffy. Turn the speed down to low and add in the eggs one at a time, making sure each egg gets incorporated. Slowly pour the flour mixture into the mixture and blend just until combined.
Shape
- Scoop about one tablespoon worth of dough, roll the dough into balls and slightly flatten the balls.
Roll In Sprinkles & Bake!
- Pour the sprinkles into a plate. Press the cookies into the sprinkles making sure to coat all sides.
- Stagger the cookies on the sheet pan, making sure you leave a gap between the cookies.
- Bake for 8- 11 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown. Allow them to cool on the pan.
Tips to Perfect Easy Sprinkle Cookies and FAQs
Want to use non pareils instead of jimmies? Yes, you can substitute the same amount of your favorite colored sprinkles for the nonpareils.
FAQs
These are such simple cookies; any extract would work wonderfully in these. If you’re looking for the classic flavor, you can stick with it a vanilla extract. Other fun flavors you can try are peppermint extract, coffee extract, lemon extract, orange extract.
Cornstarch helps keep the cookies a little on the chewer side.
Since they’re not going to see the bottom of the cookies, you don’t have to. I like to make sure all sides are covered so that way you really get that sprinkle flavor.
The first step is to make sure you’re storing them in an airtight container. You can take half a slice of bread and stick it in the container; the cookies will take some moisture from the slice of bread.
Sprinkle cookies are good for 3 to 5 days for optimal freshness.
You can make the dough ahead of time. After mixing the dough, you can wrap it in some plastic wrap and place it in a freezer-safe bag. When you want to make the cookies allow the dough to thaw out. Then prepare it following the rest of the directions.
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Easy Sprinkle Cookies
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The Best Easy Sprinkle Cookies Recipe
The Best Easy Sprinkle Cookies Recipe ever - the most perfect soft, chewy, classic buttery sprinkle cookies in under 30 minutes and so easy, kids can help make them!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup salted butter, Softened
- 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 ½ cup Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper or grease the pans with a non-stick spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, and baking soda, set the bowl aside.
- Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of your mixer. Beat on medium speed for about 4 minutes until the butter is light and fluffy. Turn the speed down to low and add in the eggs one at a time, making sure each egg gets incorporated. Slowly pour the flour mixture into the mixture and blend just until combined.
- Scoop about one tablespoon worth of dough, roll the dough into balls and slightly flatten the balls.
- Pour the sprinkles into a plate. Press the cookies into the sprinkles making sure to coat all sides.
- Stagger the cookies on the sheet pan, making sure you leave a gap between the cookies.
- Bake for 8- 11 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown. Allow them to cool on the pan.
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