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    The Ultimate Sprinkles Cookies (Video)

    April 20, 2022 By Brandy Leave a Comment

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    Nothing says party like our ultimate sprinkle cookies. A buttery cookie rolled in sprinkles and baked to perfection. Sprinkles cookies are always a hit, especially with kids, and they taste delicious too! 

    You might also like our cupcakes in a jar birthday gift idea, our cosmic brownie cookies, or our candy bombs!

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    Watch our step by step video!

    Ultimate Sprinkles Cookies

    Who doesn’t love sprinkles? They just make everything happy. Especially cookies! Our sprinkle sugar cookies are loaded with colorful sprinkles and are just plain fun. They start with a buttery snickerdoodle cookie base (minus the cinnamon and sugar) and are rolled in sprinkles before being baked. The sprinkles give them a nice crunch, while still being chewy and soft on the inside.

    hand holding sprinkles cookie

    My kids love these cookies and they are perfect to package up and deliver to a friend for a homemade birthday gift!

    stacks of sprinkles cookies

    Sprinkles Cookies Ingredients

    • ½ cup butter (room temperature)
    • ½ cup shortening*
    • 1 ½ cups sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 8 oz. container jimmies rainbow sprinkles**

    *I like using a 50/50 combination of butter and shortening in my sugar cookie recipes because I think it gives them the best texture, but you can use all butter if you'd like. 

    **I prefer using jimmies sprinkles vs. nonpareils sprinkles. The colors stay vibrant even after baking and don't bleed.

    sprinkles on parchment paper

    How To Make The Cookies

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

    In a medium bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.

    In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.

    Combine flour mixture with wet ingredients.

    Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, then roll in sprinkles, making sure to cover the entire ball of cookie dough. Pat down cookie dough balls slightly then place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper (I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet). Watch our video to see exactly how I shape and roll my cookies.

    Bake for 10-12 minutes.

    Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

    sprinkles cookies broken in half

    Crispy on the outside, soft and buttery on the inside, and oh so colorful! This recipe makes 30 cookies. Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh.

    stack of sprinkles cookies

    Ultimate Sprinkles Cookies Recipe

    stack of sprinkles cookies

    Ultimate Sprinkles Cookies

    Nothing says party like our ultimate sprinkle cookies. A buttery cookie rolled in sprinkles and baked to perfection. Sprinkle cookies are always a hit, especially with kids, and they taste delicious too! 
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    cooling: 3 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 23 minutes minutes
    Servings: 30 cookies
    Calories: 170kcal

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup butter
    • ½ cup shortening
    • 1 ½ cups sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 8 oz. container rainbow sprinkles

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.
    • In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.
    • Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture.
    • Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, then roll in sprinkles, making sure to cover the everything. Pat down cookie slightly then place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper (I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet).
    • Bake for 10-12 minutes.
    • Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

    Notes

    Butter can be used instead of shortening, but may slightly affect the thickness or shape of the cookie.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 170kcal

     

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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