Soft sugar cookies rolled in colorful rainbow sprinkles with hints of vanilla-almond in each bite. These Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies are every kids dream. No need to chill this dough. It bakes perfectly each time!
INGREDIENTS TO MAKE RAINBOW SPRINKLE COOKIES
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Pure vanilla extract
- Pure almond extract
- Rainbow sprinkles, divided
HOW TO MAKE RAINBOW SPRINKLE COOKIES
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl with a handheld mixer or in a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar on medium speed for 5 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Add egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and almond extract; beat until just combined.
- Add the flour mixture; beat until just combined.
- Take bowl off of the stand mixer, if using and stir in ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles.
- Using a #30 scoop (about 2 Tbsp), scoop 24 balls.
- Roll each cookie dough ball in your hands to smooth it into a circle.
- Roll into remaining 1 cup rainbow sprinkles, pressing the sprinkles in to adhere to the dough.
- Place the dough balls 12 to a baking sheet (in 3 x 4 rows) and slightly flatten.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until the cookie edges are set and the centers are still soft.
- (They will look underbaked).
- Let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing them to a wire rack to cool.
CAN I LEAVE OUT ONE OF THE EXTRACTS?
- You can substitute one extract for the other. If you do, remember to double that extract.
- Other flavor extracts work great too. This is a basic sugar cookie recipe and the extract is what flavors it.
CAN I USE DIFFERENT SPRINKLES OR NO SPRINKLES?
- This is a great sugar cookie recipe, so you can make it plain without any sprinkles.
- Use other colored sprinkles, colored sugar, crystal sprinkles, or nonpareils.
- Make the cookies without sprinkles and top with frosting and sprinkles.
- Roll it in cinnamon-sugar like Snickerdoodles.
Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies
Soft sugar cookies rolled in colorful rainbow sprinkles with hints of vanilla-almond in each bite. These Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies are every kids dream. No need to chill this dough. It bakes perfectly each time!
Servings 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 16 Tbsp (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 ⅓ cups sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tsp pure almond extract
- 1 ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl with a handheld mixer or in a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar on medium speed for 5 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and almond extract; beat until just combined. Add the flour mixture; beat until just combined. Take bowl off of the stand mixer, if using and stir in ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles.
- Using a #30 scoop (about 2 Tbsp), scoop 24 balls. Roll each cookie dough ball in your hands to smooth it into a circle. Roll into remaining 1 cup rainbow sprinkles, pressing the sprinkles in to adhere to the dough. Place the dough balls 12 to a baking sheet (in 3 x 4 rows) and slightly flatten.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until the cookie edges are set and the centers are still soft. (They will look underbaked). Let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing them to a wire rack to cool.
How much sugar?
Hi Linda,
Thank you so much for pointing out that I forgot to add the sugar. Sugar cookies need sugar lol. It’s 1 1/3 cups sugar. I’ve updated the recipe too.
Best Wishes,
Louise
Hello. Could the amount of a SUGAR needed be added to the recipe?
Hi,
I’m so sorry I forgot to add the amount of sugar. It’s 1 1/3 cups sugar. Sugar cookies need sugar lol. I updated the recipe and I hope you love it!
Best Wishes,
Louise
How much sugar is creamed with the butter?
Hi Debbie,
Thank you so much for alerting me about the missing sugar. It’s important since these are sugar cookies lol. It’s 1 1/3 cups sugar and I’ve updated it on the recipe. I hope you love the recipe as much as I do!
Best Wishes,
Louise
Chef Louise,
Is there sugar in this recipe? How much?
Thank you!
Jill, thank you so so much! I forgot to add the sugar ingredient to the recipe. That’s extremely important since they are sugar cookies lol! I can’t thank you enough! I made sure all the ingredients are there. I hope you love the recipe.
Best Wishes,
Louise