Description
Make easy Christmas sprinkle cookies with a soft batch texture, red and green sprinkles, and an optional vanilla icing. Ready in under an hour.
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Christmas sprinkles, red green and white
1/4 cup granulated sugar, for rolling
1 cup powdered sugar, for optional icing
2 tablespoons milk, for optional icing
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, for optional icing
Extra sprinkles, for decorating
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment. Beat softened butter and sugar with an electric mixer for 1 to 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in the egg until incorporated, then add vanilla and almond extract and beat until smooth.
3. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and mix on low just until combined. Fold in sprinkles gently with a spatula.
4. Cover and chill the dough at least 1 hour. Scoop tablespoon-sized portions, roll into balls, coat in granulated sugar, and place 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
5. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are set and lightly golden but centers look soft. Cool 5 minutes on the sheet, then transfer to a wire rack. Ice and decorate once fully cool if desired.
Notes
Chilling the dough is essential for thick, soft batch cookies that do not spread too much.
Use jimmie-style sprinkles rather than nonpareils to prevent color bleeding into the dough.
For a funfetti version, swap Christmas sprinkles for rainbow sprinkles.
Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Bakes
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American, Family Heritage, Wellness
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 105
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg