Easy sprinkles sugar cookies turn store bought sugar cookie dough into a festive, colorful treat. Perfect for making with the kids or whenever you need an easy dessert.
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Is there anything more fun than sprinkle coated cookies?
Be honest.
I sure can’t think of anything.
Granted I am not currently fully caffeinated.
But even if I was… these are so cute.
And my kiddos had a blast rolling the cookies in sprinkles.
Since I’m using premade dough, even my very excitable 4 year old and my toddler got in on this project..
And they all had fun eating the efforts of their work!
Ingredients and Kitchen Supplies
These only need 2 ingredients so they are super easy to make! You just need:
- Sugar cookie dough– We have done this with both the Pillsbury sugar cookie dough slice and bake rolls and the pre cut bake and go Pillsbury sugar cookie dough. You could also use your favorite homemade sugar cookie dough or even this pumpkin spice sugar cookie dough.
- Sprinkles– Obviously. You need a full jar of sprinkles. More on sprinkle options in a minute.
You only need basic kitchen tools and supplies like:
- Cookie sheets
- Foil
- Spatula
- Shallow bowl
- Cooling rack (optional)
How to Make
1. Roll the cookie dough into balls.
Whether you are using homemade cookie dough, a roll of cookie dough or the presliced dough, you still want to roll the cookie dough into round, equal sized balls. For the roll of dough or homemade dough, using a cookie scoop will help you get equal sized cookies.
2. Flatten the cookies.
Gently press the cookie dough balls down with a cup or a measuring cup.
3. Dip the cookies into the sprinkles.
Dip the top and sides of the cookies into the sprinkles, pressing them down so the sprinkles stick into the dough. Don’t dip the bottoms. Put the dipped cookies on a cookie sheet, spread about 3 inches apart.
4. Bake the cookies.
Bake the cookies in a 350 degree oven for 14-17 minutes. Once the cookies are set in the middle and starting to get golden brown edges, remove them from the oven. Let them cool and enjoy!
What kind of sprinkles should I use for sprinkle sugar cookies?
You’ve got so many options!
It doesn’t matter if you use sanding sugar, jimmy style sprinkles, nonpariel style sprinkles or even little shaped sprinkles.
Plus using different sprinkles is a fun way to update these cookies for different holidays, seasons, and occasions.
I’m linking to my favorites below.
Seasonal Sprinkles for Sprinkles Cookies
Christmas Sprinkles Cookies
For Christmas sprinkle sugar cookies, I love:
- Red and green confetti Christmas tree sprinkles. This bulk package will give you plenty of extras so you can make more cookies.
- Red and green jimmy style sprinkles. Another bulk package that will let you make tons of cookies!
- Silver and gold sugar crystals with edible silver and gold stars
- A festive blue, red, and white sprinkle combo with tiny gingerbread men
Winter Sprinkles
To distinguish between Christmas and winter, I go for blue and white sprinkle mixes or silver and white and all the snowflakes like these:
Valentine’s Day Sprinkles Cookies
This heart and jimmy sprinkle mix is super cute and LOVE this pink version!
St. Patrick’s Day Sprinkles
Can’t go wrong with a green and white sprinkle/shamrock mix!
Easter and Spring Sprinkles
Combining these together since they are so similar and mainly feature pastels, confetti bunnies, and flowers. Some options:
- A giant jar of pastel nonpariel sprinkles
- These Easter jimmy style sprinkles with confetti bunnies and chicks
- A spring sprinkle mix for some options
Summer Sprinkles
Believe it or not, there are some really cute summer sprinkles that would look adorable on these cookies! I love this bright watermelon and pineapple blend and hello adorable mermaid mix sprinkles!
Fall Sprinkles
OMG so many fun choices! And these would all be so good if you turned these pumpkin spice cookies into sprinkle cookies.
- Autumn nonpariels
- Autumn confetti sprinkles
- A multicolored sanding sugar in all the fall colors
- a bulk bag of mini fall leaves sprinkles
Halloween Sprinkles
Again so many fun choices to turn these into Halloween sprinkle cookies!
- A purple, orange, and black mix of sprinkles and nonpariels with little white ghosts
- This 1.5 pound multipack that includes orange and black pumpkin confetti sprinkles, black sanding sugar, and a purple, green, black, and orange sprinkle mix with orange pumpkins
Nonseasonal Sprinkles
For sprinkles that work year round, you could use rainbow sprinkles or even this adorable unicorn mix.
FAQS
How do I get the sprinkles to stick to sugar cookies before baking?
When you roll the cookie in sprinkles, make sure the dough is not super chilled so the dough is slightly sticky. This will sort of glue the sprinkles to the cookies. You can also lightly press the sprinkles into the cookies. If you need to chill the dough, chill the dough AFTER you sprinklefy it.
Do you sprinkle sugar cookies before baking?
It depends. If you plan to use icing on your cookies or are making cut out sugar cookies, then you will sprinkle them after baking. For these, you roll them in sprinkles first and don’t ice them.
Won’t the sprinkles melt?
While I have not tried every single kind of sprinkles out there, we did use long jimmy style sprinkles, little round nonpareils style sprinkles, small flat heart confetti sprinkles, and colored sanding sugar. They all held up beautifully and created super pretty sprinkle sugar cookies.
Tips and Tricks
- Only roll the top and sides of the cookies in sprinkles- leave a part blank for the bottom of the cookie.
- While you don’t have to gently flatten the cookies it creates a much more uniform cookie and it allows you to get the ultimate sprinklage. If you press them, you can press more sprinkles on top after you flatten them.
- If you don’t flatten the cookies, they puff up and are a cakier consistency.
- You will need more sprinkles than you think- We used 1 6.7 ounce jar for 24 cookies.
Other Cookie Dough Hacks
- Store Bought Sugar Cookie Dough Hacks: Dipped Sugar Cookies
- Easy Giant Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookie for Valentine’s Day
- Store Bought Cookie Dough Hacks Stuffed Cookies and a Giveaway
- Easy and Adorable Unicorn Sugar Cookies
- The Cutest St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies
- Easy Turkey Cookies for Thanksgiving
Other Recipes for Sprinkle Fans
- Homemade Chocolate Hearts
- Easy Candy Cane Hearts
- Easter Bunny Bark
- Easy Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree for Christmas Morning
- Easy Spooky Graveyard Brownies for Halloween
- The Best Easy Santa Cookies
- Cookie Dough Bites
- Adorable Easy Easter Peeps Cupcakes Egg Nest Cupcakes
- Homemade Christmas Tree Chocolate Candy
- How to Make Bumblebee Cookies
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Ingredients
- Sugar cookie dough- either 1 batch of your favorite kind a roll of slice and bake sugar cookie dough, or the 24 count presliced sugar cookie dough
- 6 ounces of sprinkles
Instructions
1. Roll the cookie dough into balls.
- Whether you are using homemade cookie dough, a roll of cookie dough or the presliced dough, you still want to roll the cookie dough into round, equal sized balls.
2. Flatten the cookies.
- Gently press the cookie dough balls down with a cup or a measuring cup. Press more sprinkles onto the top of the cookie dough balls to cover any bare spots from the cookies spreading.
3. Dip the cookies into the sprinkles.
- Pour the sprinkles into a shallow bowl. Dip the top and sides of the cookies into the sprinkles, pressing them down so the sprinkles stick into the dough. Don’t dip the bottoms. Put the dipped cookies on a cookie sheet, spread about 3 inches apart.
4. Bake the cookies.
- Bake the cookies in a 350 degree oven for 14-17 minutes. Once the cookies are set in the middle and starting to get golden brown edges, remove them from the oven. Let them cool and enjoy!
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