These soft and chewy sprinkle sugar cookies are loaded with all the rainbow sprinkles! They're such a fun take on the classic sugar cookie. They're so easy to make and only need 9 ingredients.
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This recipe was originally published in April 2022. It has since been updated with new images.
These have got to be the perfect sugar cookies! They have crisp edges with a soft center.
I absolutely love drop sugar cookies, and this recipe is based off of both my pink sugar cookies and my chocolate chip sugar cookies.
In my book, sprinkles make everything better. With these cookies you can switch up the sprinkles you use! I've used rainbow sprinkles here, but you can use Halloween colors or Christmas colors if you want!
When developing this recipe, I wanted to make it simple and quick with minimal dishes (the dream). These sugar cookies are made with just 9 simple ingredients and just 20 minutes of chill time in the fridge!
Simple Ingredients, Rich Flavor
- Butter: I prefer to use unsalted butter in my recipes as that way I can control the amount of salt I am using. I also use European style butter which has a higher percentage of butterfat. This will give you the best buttery sugar cookies.
- Vanilla: because there are no other flavourings in this recipe, I recommend using the best vanilla extract you can get your hands on! It will make a huge difference.
- Almond Extract: This brings even more flavor to your cookies, but it is optional! Feel free to leave it out.
- Sprinkles: The best kind of sprinkles to use are long stranded sprinkles, also known as jimmies. I don't recommend using nonpareils (the small colorful balls) as those might bleed in the batter and won't be as bright once baked. Switch up the color of sprinkles you use depending on the season, so fun to have seasonal confetti cookies!
- Eggs: An extra egg yolk is added to the dough is the secret to chewy sugar cookies.
Soft & Chewy Sugar Cookies
Step 1: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
Step 2: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip the butter for about a minute on medium speed until soft and creamy. Add your granulated sugar and beat on high speed for 2-3 minutes.
Step 3: Add in your egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract and almond extract. Beat until well combined.
Step 4: Add in your dry ingredients and stop the mixer as soon as there are no more streaks of flour. Fold in your rainbow sprinkles by hand.
Step 5: Scoop out the dough into heaping 1.5 tablespoons using a cookie scoop and roll in between your palms. Roll the cookie dough balls in extra sugar and chill for 20 minutes. If you're chilling them for longer than 20 minutes, then wrap them in plastic wrap so they don't dry out.
Step 6: Bake 6 at a time on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for 11-12 minutes at 350 degrees. The cookies should be slightly puffed and will continue baking when you take them out of the oven. Let them cool on a wire rack while you put the next 6 cookies in.
Bakery Style Cookies
- I recommend using a light colored metal baking sheet with parchment paper for baking these cookies. I also tested this with silicone baking mats and found the cookies spread a lot more.
- In order to get those extra sprinkles on top of each cookie, as soon as the cookie is out of the oven, sprinkle extra sprinkles on the tops of the cookies. They will stick to the hot cookie and shouldn't come off too easily. I also tested out rolling the cookies in sprinkles (like with the sugar) however, my other method produced better results.
- The secret to soft and chewy sugar cookies is slightly underbaking them. Remove them from the oven before they're completely baked through, so the middle will still look slightly underbaked. They will continue baking once you take them out of the oven!
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Recipe
Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups (330 grams) all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon (2 teaspoon) baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) kosher salt
- 2 sticks (227 grams) unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups (388 grams) sugar
- 1 (1) egg room temperature
- 1 (1) egg yolk room temperature
- 2 teaspoon (2 teaspoon) vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon (¼ teaspoon) almond extract
- ½ cup sprinkles
- ½ cup sugar for rolling the cookies
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F/175°C. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.2 ¾ cups (330 grams) all purpose flour, 2 tsp baking Powder, 1 tsp kosher salt
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter for 1 minute until soft and creamy.2 sticks (227 grams) unsalted butter
- Add your sugar and beat on medium-high for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.1 ¾ cups (388 grams) sugar
- Add your egg, egg yolk, almond extract and vanilla extract, then beat until it is well combined.1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 2 tsp vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon (¼ teaspoon) almond extract
- Add your dry ingredients and beat on low, stop as soon as the flour is combined.
- Pour in your sprinkles and fold by hand.½ cup sprinkles
- Scoop out the dough into 1 ½ tablespoon balls and roll in the extra granulated sugar. Chill for 20 minutes or up to overnight. If chilling overnight, keep the cookie dough balls in an airtight container or wrap in plastic wrap.½ cup sugar
- Bake 4-6 at a time (depending on the size of your baking sheet!) for 11 minutes. While you're baking those, keep the others in the fridge. The cookies will continue cooking when they're taken out of the oven and the middle will set and crack.
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Lauren says
I came across this recipe on Instagram and figured I would try it because I had all the ingredients on hand. I read through the instructions and then the comments and saw one that said her husband declared these “the best cookies she had ever made” and that sold me!
I followed the recipe and the cookies came together super easily. I don’t have a stand mixer, but used a hand mixer and it was no problem. Gave one to my husband and unprompted he said “I think these are the best cookies you’ve ever made!” And that’s how this recipe became my new go-to sprinkle cookie recipe!
Lexi Klobusnik says
I am sugar free, so I subbed the sugar for the truvia brand cane sugar replacement and they turned out PERFECT!!! I also made a sugary batch for my boyfriend who said they were the best sugar cookies i’ve made!
Ella says
Thanks so much for your review Lexi!
Andrea says
Do you think I could make these smaller- like mini sized? Thanks! 🙂
Ella Gilbert says
Hi! You definitely could, but you'll need less time in the oven. I recommend testing one or two in the oven before baking a whole batch.
Samantha says
These were amazing! My new favorite cookie. The recipe came out perfect.
Ella says
Thanks so much for your review Samantha!
Dan says
Really good! Made a test batch for Christmas and they are the perfect sugar cookie. Soft and chewy as it says.
Carson says
Hi! Is this a super dry dough? Can’t figure out what went wrong here
Ella Gilbert says
Hi Carson! The dough shouldn't be super dry, you can see a video of what the dough looks like on my Instagram. Did you use measuring cups or a kitchen scale to weigh out your ingredients? Let me know!
Sophia Ferrari says
I really loved these. They turned out very good. I did risk it though and used Halloween colored (black and orange) nonpareils and I didnt have any bleeding and they looked super cute! My 8 year old son even helped. 🙂
Ella says
Thanks for your review! The halloween sprinkles sound so cute!
Michelle says
I made the dough and measured them in 1 1/2 tablespoon balls, which is a very small ice cream scoop, and your cookies look to be much larger. Did you use a 1 1/2 tablespoon measurement for the cookies that are pictured on this page? The cookies are about 2 1/2 inches in diameter when baked.
Ella Gilbert says
Hi Michelle! You could also use a large cookie scoop which is 3 tablespoons, I always use my medium oxo cookie scoop (1.5 tablespoons) or the large oxo cookie scoop for cookies! I'm not sure which brand you're using, but I know the small cookie scoop from Oxo is only 1 tablespoon if that's helpful!