Easy Sprinkle Cookies
These melt-in-your-mouth sprinkle cookies are buttery, soft and chewy on the inside with a little crunch on the outside thanks to the nonpareils sprinkles!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 18 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup unsalted butter, (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2.5 ounces nonpareils sprinkles
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper and pour the sprinkles in a small bowl. Set aside.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, add butter and sugar. Beat with a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until creamed together, about 1 minute.
- 3
Add egg and vanilla extract. Beat for 30 seconds to combine.
- 4
Add flour one cup at a time and mixing on low until well combined before adding in the next cup of flour.
- 5
Scoop and roll the dough into 18 balls (about 2 tablespoons per ball), and place them on the prepared baking sheets.
- 6
Roll each ball in the sprinkles, pressing down firmly to get them to stick to the outside as much as possible. Transfer to prepared baking sheets.
- 7
Flatten the cookies by gently pressing down on the tops with a flat surface until they're about 1/4 in thick. (The bottom of a measuring cup works great for this!)
- 8
Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the bottoms of the cookies are light to golden brown.
- 9
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.