Looking for an easy, no frill sprinkle cookie? This is the recipe for you! These sugar cookies are soft and chewy, and with the addition of both vanilla and almond extract these taste just like the ones you grew up with. I also love that you can customize these with whatever color sprinkles you want, making them perfect for every holiday or themed party 🙂
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RECIPE TIPS
- Sprinkles: I feel like I needed to dedicate a section here to sprinkles because there are so many different varieties and not all of them will work in this cookie. For this recipe I use classic jimmies and used colors for Valentine’s Day. They hold their shape and provide little bursts of color and flavor in every bite. Another sprinkle that could be used are confetti quins. I love how pretty these are, and they will hold their shape and color as well! For these cookies do not use nonpareils. They’re small and add a great crunch but the color will bleed if you mix them into any sort of batter. If you would like to make a recipe using nonpareils, try these Christmas Kiss Cookies!
- Underbaking the cookies: This is essential to getting the texture right. I bake my cookies for 8 minutes on the dot and then remove from the oven and let cool on the cookie sheet. Letting them cool on the hot pan will keep cooking them but at a lower temperature, not drying out the cookie entirely. If you prefer a dryer cookie, feel free to bake for 10 minutes. They’re still delicious, but I’m a sucker for a chewy cookie 🙂
- Corn starch: Do not skip the corn starch in this recipe! Corn starch gives the cookies that chewy texture (along with baking for the correct time) and makes them soft on the inside.
- Chilling the dough: Chilling the dough will help with two things: cookie spreading and flavor. These cookies will spread a bit when they bake but by chilling the dough for 30 minutes prior to baking, it will keep them from spreading too much! Also as the dough chills the flavor will enhance. It’s truly a win win 🙂
- Cookie dough scoop: I always get a ton of questions about what scoop I use, so I wanted to link the ones I used for this recipe! I like this set because it comes in 3 different sizes. For these cookies I used the medium size. Using a cookie dough scoop gives you perfect cookie dough balls that are even and therefore will bake evenly!
- Baking sheet: For all of my cookie recipes you I suggest you use a cookie sheet. You can use a jelly roll however I find the edges of the cookies tend to brown a little faster and they bake differently.
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These cookies are the perfect sprinkle cookie. Soft, chewy and packed with tons of flavor, these are the easiest and tastiest treat you can make.
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Confetti Cookies
These Confetti Cookies are chewy, soft and packed with sprinkles and flavor. They are super easy to make and bake up very quickly. If you're looking for an easy, colorful and delicious cookie, this is the recipe for you!
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter room temperature
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ tsp almond extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup sprinkles for the cookie dough
- ¼ cup sprinkles to roll cookies in before baking
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer combine butter and granulated sugar. Cream on medium high speed until light and fluffy, between 3-5 minutes. Add in the eggs, vanilla extract and almond extract and mix on low until incorporated. Add in the flour, corn starch, baking soda, and salt and mix on low until just combined. Pour in ¾ cup of sprinkles and use a spatula to fold them in gently. Chill the dough for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
- When ready to bake, bring the cookie dough out and let it sit on the counter for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°. Use a medium sized cookie scoop, about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie, to make 20 even cookies. Roll the top of each cookie in sprinkles and space about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 8-9 minutes or until the edges are just set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a cookie rack to cool completely.
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