Perfectly soft and chewy, and smothered in cheerful sprinkles, these wildly delicious Sprinkle Cookies always steal the show! With just 4 ingredients, they’re also CRAZY easy to make. Just watch out though, because they have this uncanny knack of disappearing without a trace!
Sprinkle Cookies
When it comes to party cookies, there are just a few simple requirements. They’ve got to taste great, they need to look amazing, and of course, they need to be really easy to make. These splashy cookies checks all of the boxes… magnificently!
Victoria writes: “My 9 year old made these yesterday by herself. They are really really good!”
To start with, these sprinkle cookies are the perfect contrast of textures. They’re perfectly soft and chewy on the inside, with a delightfully crunchy sprinkle outside.
Oh… and they’re wonderfully rich and buttery. So there’s that, too!
Plus, with just 4 ingredients that include a genius cake mix shortcut, they’re such a cinch to make.
I especially love how these confetti cake mix cookies can be totally customized to the occasion.
You could use rainbow sprinkles for a birthday party treat, red and green sprinkles for festive Christmas sprinkle cookies, or red, white and blue sprinkles for patriotic 4th of July sprinkle cookies.
The options really are endless!
Trust me, if you’ve been looking for the perfect party cookie THIS is it.
Your friends and family will be smitten with these colorful cookies after just the first bite!
Just like when you make these Funfetti Cake Box Cookies, these Soft Gingerbread Cookies, and these Frosted Cut Out Cookies, too!
So what are you waiting for? Playing with your favorite sprinkles is such a delicious way to make cookies!
Do You Put Sprinkles on Cookies Before or After Baking?
When it comes to these sprinkle cookies, you’ll want to add your sprinkles to the cookies BEFORE baking.
There’s no need to add any sprinkles to the batter, though.
How Do You Get Sprinkles To Stick To Unbaked Cookies?
You’ll simply roll your cookie dough balls in the sprinkles BEFORE baking to give them a generous coating.
Then bake your cookies as normal. The result is such a fun and festive, colorful treat!
Do Sprinkles Melt In Oven?
No, but they will become somewhat soft.
Then after your sprinkle cookies have cooled, the sprinkles will harden once again.
Ingredients
It takes just 4 simple ingredients to make the BEST rainbow sprinkle cookies recipe!
Here’s what you’ll need…
- French Vanilla Cake Mix (like we use with this Homemade Donuts Recipe)
- Nonpareils Sprinkles (just like we use with this giant Cast Iron Skillet Cookie)
- Eggs
- Butter
With just 4 ingredients, these French vanilla cookies with sprinkles truly are one of the BEST Easy Valentines Cookie Recipes and Easy Easter Recipes ever!
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It’s actually SO easy to make sprinkle sugar cookies!
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Mix your Cake Mix, Butter & Eggs with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
2. Cover your dough, and then chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
3. After your dough has chilled, line some baking sheets with parchment paper.
4. Then roll your cookie dough into balls… and roll each ball in sprinkles.
5. Bake your cookies in the oven, then cool on wire racks.
Trust me… sprinkle cookies recipes don’t get any easier!
Now you can sit back, relax, enjoy & DEVOUR!
Of course with Cake Mix Cookies Recipes, one batch is rarely enough. So repeat these steps as necessary… until every last cookie monster craving in your home has been satisfied! 🙂
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
When To Bake Sprinkle Cookies
These confetti cake mix cookies can be customized using different colored sprinkles to create the perfect sprinkle cookie for any holiday or celebration.
They make the cutest little party and birthday cookies. They’re also fabulous for holidays like Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Independence Day and more.
Easy Make Ahead Tips
These sugar cookies with sprinkles are so easy to prep ahead of time!
The pre-made cookie dough can be made today, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your sprinkles cookies. That makes them ideal make ahead Christmas cookies for decorating.
Storage Tips
After your confetti cookies have baked and cooled, the cookies will last well at room temperature, simply stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
Sprinkle Cookies Reviews
What Your Frugal Friends are Saying About This Easy Sprinkle Cookies Recipe…
One reader writes: “They are fantastic! Thank you! A simple, delicious cookie recipe… I made these and they are delicious!”
Denise writes: “Simple and delicious!”
Angela writes: “Quick and easy but most important delicious!”
Teresa writes: “These are great”
Victoria writes: “My 9 year old made these yesterday by herself. She made half like this and 1/2 added chocolate chips and they are really really good!”
Patti writes: “Easy peasy and every bit as tasty as they are fun to make. A great cookie baking idea to do with those kiddos who are out of school for Christmas/Winter break.”
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Sprinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix, (if using a 15.25 oz. box, increase butter to 1/2 cup, Vanilla can also be substituted)
- 1/3 cup Melted Butter, (Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
- 2 large Eggs
- 2/3 cup Nonpareils Sprinkles, (two 3 oz. containers will be plenty)
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter (or oil), and Eggs in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
- Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Pour sprinkles into bowl, and set aside.
- Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon sized rounded balls, then roll each dough ball around several times in the sprinkles, until it has been heavily coated.
- Place sprinkle dough balls on cookie sheet, and use a small mason jar or glass to gently press down on the top of each one to flatten it a bit.
- Bake on center oven rack for 7 – 13 minutes, or until done. (Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets.)
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling, and ENJOY!
Notes
- Butter: When it comes to cake mix cookies, salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix will have a little salt in it. However, I’ve found that salted butter will result in superior flavor.
- Make Ahead Tips: These cookies are so easy to prep ahead of time! The pre-made cookie dough can be made today, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your sprinkles cookies.
- Storage Tips: After your sprinkle cookies have baked and cooled, the cookies will last well at room temperature, simply stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- FAQ’s: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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Oh yes, Christmas Time is Cookie Time and you show so many Cookies thanks for sharing,
Greetings
Kirsi
You’re very welcome, Kirsi! Enjoy your Christmas season!
I really love cookies.
These are perfect for Christmas.
Kisses!
Thanks so much, Adriana! Enjoy your Christmas!!
You had me at french vanilla! These look delicious and I’m happy to hear that they’re so easy to make! Thank you for sharing this recipe. I hope you’re having a great week!
You’re very welcome… and I hope you have a lovely week as well!
These are perfect for the busy week leading up to Christmas! I’m all about quick and easy cookie recipes for the holidays
The easier the better this time of year!! 🙂
These are such festive cookie! I love vanilla cake treats. Yum! They wouldn’t last long around me.
Haha… they really are quite tasty, Val!
So many varieties of cookies, it hard not to like them all. Thanks for sharing.
Aww… thank you so much! The more cookies the merrier!!
This is my kind of baking – you can’t beat a good packet mix, can you? We use Betty Crocker a lot and her mixes always come out well. These look like a must try too, thank you for the tip!
I’m happy to hear you enjoy the Betty Crocker mixes too, Lisa! And I agree… they really do keep things quick and easy in the kitchen!
These cookies look delicious.
Unfortunately I really never bake cookies or other pastries.
There are two of us so I just buy something in the store.
Greetings Irma
Aww… I wish you lived close to me, Irma… I would bake you some right now! 🙂
Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso
De nada, Citu 🙂
Such an easy and fun cookie to make with kids!
Happy Tuesday, Heidi!
Thanks, Veronica… and I agree. These would be the perfect sweet treat to make with your kids!