Confetti Cookies
These Confetti Cookies are made using a sugar cookie base chock full of rainbow sprinkles and rolled in granulated sugar. These cookies are easy, delicious, and can be ready in under 20 minutes.
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Servings: 24
Calories: 97kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles
- Additional granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, use an electric hand mixer (or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment) to cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg and vanilla extract and beat again until combined. Do not overmix.
- Add in the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix by hand until a soft dough forms. Add the rainbow sprinkles and mix again until they are evenly dispersed.
- Scoop out the dough into 1 Tbsp balls (using a #60 cookie scoop) and roll the balls in additional granulated sugar.
- Place the cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges are set and the tops are slightly puffed.
- Once they are done baking, allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before removing them to a cooling rack and cooling the rest of the way. Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe copyright The Domestic Spoon. For educational or personal use only.
- Butter: I use unsalted butter though you can also use salted. In that case, just make sure to reduce the total amount of salt in the recipe to fit your preference. Room temperature butter is between 68-72 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Granulated Sugar: For mixing into the dough and also for rolling the cookies in before baking.
- Vanilla Extract: This recipe calls for about double the amount of vanilla extract as a usual recipe does, which I love. Feel free to reduce if you prefer less vanilla.
- All Purpose Flour: You can also use 1:1 Gluten Free flour in this recipe if you prefer.
- Sprinkles: Use rainbow sprinkles for a festive look, but feel free to adjust the colors of sprinkles to fit the occasion!
- Change out the rainbow sprinkles for particular colors to celebrate holidays (like orange and black for Halloween) or even to celebrate sports teams for the big game!!
- If you would prefer to not have your cookies rolled in sugar before baking, you can omit this step! You do not need to adjust the cook time.
- Feel free to add different extracts to change the flavor of the cookie. Almond extract or birthday cake extract would both be great options!
- When the cookies are fresh out of the oven and still hot, use the back of a spoon to gently shape the cookies into a circle, so they are picture perfect!
- Mix the sprinkles into the dough by hand instead of with the electric hand mixer/stand mixer. This will ensure that the sprinkles maintain their shape!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 128IU | Vitamin C: 0.004mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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