Christmas Sprinkle Sugar Cookies (Soft Baked)
These soft-baked Christmas Sprinkle Cookies are loaded with festive red, white, and green sprinkles. With a vanilla sugar cookie flavor and a chewy texture, they’re quick and easy to make—no rolling or decorating required! Perfect for holiday cookie swaps or gifting, these cookies are baked until just set, so don’t worry if they look pale out of the oven. Let them cool on the pan to firm up.
Equipment
- large cookie sheets 2 or more
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt or other fine salt
- 1 cup Christmas sprinkles plus more for topping cookies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two or more baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Cream together until well combined, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix again until well incorporated. Scrape down the bowl. Mix again briefly.
- Pour in the flour; add the baking powder, baking soda, and fine salt. Mix again until just combined. Add the sprinkles and mix on low speed until they are well distributed through the cookie dough. Alternatively, you can fold the sprinkles in with a rubber spatula, but the mixer will make an easier job of it.
- Scoop dough by the slightly heaping tablespoonful, or with a standard size cookie scoop, (4 teaspoon capacity, such as Wilton brand) and drop onto the prepared cookie sheets, spaced at least 3” apart. Lightly flatten each dough ball with your fingertips. Press additional sprinkles into the tops of each cookie.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies look set. The centers may look slightly underdone – this is ideal for a soft-baked texture.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the pans until they are firm enough to move. Then, transfer them to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
Sprinkles: I used jimmies for the sprinkles in this recipe, but you could use confetti sprinkles or quins in equal amount. See blog post for links to the sprinkles I used.
It's also really easy to switch up the theme for these cookies with other sprinkles, such as a Valentine's Day or St. Patrick's Day, or Halloween sprinkle mix.
Oven Time: Since everyone’s oven is different, begin checking your first batch of cookies around the 5 minute mark. Be careful not to overbake, or these cookies will not have a soft texture.
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