Confetti Cookies

Whether you call them confetti cookies, funfetti cookies, birthday cookies, or sprinkle cookies, these effortless vanilla sugar cookies will hit the sweet spot at any celebration!

Prep:

minutes

Cook:

11

minutes

TOtal:

minutes

Ingredients

  • 180g (1 ⅓ cups) all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 113.5g (½ cup / 1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 150g (¾ cup) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 160g (1 cup) sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Place the oven rack in the middle of the oven.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  3. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper.  Set aside.
  4. Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a small bowl.  Set aside.
  5. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter.
  6. Add the sugar to the butter and cream together.
  7. Add the egg and vanilla, mixing until just combined.
  8. Use a spatula to gently fold the dry ingredients into the batter.
  9. Fold 40g (¼ cup) of the sprinkles into the batter.
  10. Use a 2’’ ice cream scoop to form 12 cookie dough balls.
  11. Roll each cookie dough ball in the remaining 120g (¾ cup) of sprinkles, making sure it is covered in sprinkles.
  12. Place the cookie dough balls on the baking sheet (no more than 8 cookies at a time on the sheet).  
  13. Bake the cookies for 11 minutes.
  14. Let the cookies cool on a baking rack.
  15. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.