Funfetti Sugar Cookies are crunchy, chewy and speckled with sprinkles for a rainbow colored treat. Fill your cookie jars and care packages with these bright and cheery cookies. You are sure to get requests for these over and over. Made with heat resistant ingredients, these cookies are perfect for making hot weather care packages sweet and festive.
I believe in the magic of sprinkles. Sprinkles don’t only add color and sparkle. They raise spirits, create smiles, and make every baked good they touch taste better.
When I first started baking for care packages, I had a normal amount of sprinkles and decorative sugars. A dozen or so jars nestled on a shelf waiting for my next project.
But as time went on, the collection grew to fill a cabinet. My husband calls it a hoard of sprinkles. I call it my business essentials. I am in the business of baking smiles. Sprinkles help.
Every summer, when the weather gets melty hot, I share recipes developed to withstand the rigors of traveling to the heat of the desert. Finding or creating desert safe recipes isn’t so hard. I’ve been doing it for over 5 years.
The challenging part is coming up with ways to decorate care package cookies that won’t melt or spoil in transit. I’ve used a variety of decorating methods like colored dough, dough cutouts, and stenciled colored sugar.
For Funfetti Sugar Cookies, I am relying on the magic of sprinkles. I think the bright, cheery bursts of color will cause smiles even before the first sweet, vanilla, bite.
Decorating these cookies couldn’t be easier. You just mix the sprinkles right into the dough!
Recipe FAQ’s
Sugar cookies are a great choice for making ahead. I am often asked about freezing sugar cookie dough and baked sugar cookies. Here are the answers!
Can you freeze sugar cookie dough?
- Freezing sugar cookie dough is my favorite way to have freshly baked cookies whenever you need them.
- Using a cookie scoop, portion out the cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper. The dough balls can be placed close together, but not touching. Freeze for at least 2 hours, until firm.
- Once completely frozen, the dough balls can be placed in a freezer weight ziplock bag. The frozen balls won’t stick to each other. Be sure to label the bag with the date, type of cookie, baking temperature, and baking time.
- Dough balls can be baked directly from the freezer without defrosting. Two or three extra minutes of baking may be required.
Can you freeze baked sugar cookies?
- Baked sugar cookies can be frozen.
- To ensure that the cookies don’t stick to each other in the freezer and when you defrost them, freeze in layers separated by wax paper inside an airtight storage container or freezer weight ziplock bag. A sturdy container is best to protect the cookies from breakage.
- Another option, is to stack cookies, separated by pieces of wax paper. Wrap the stack in plastic wrap and place in a freezer weight ziplock bag.
- To thaw, remove the cookies from the wrapping and containers to avoid condensation that could make the cookies soggy, and thaw at room temperature.
How long can I keep frozen dough or cookies in the freezer?
Frozen sugar cookie dough or frozen baked sugar cookies can be stored in the freezer for up to three months if well wrapped and frozen in airtight containers.
Directions
- Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
- Use an electric mixer to cream together the shortening and sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture and mix just until combined.
- Stir in the jimmies sprinkles.
- Use a medium scoop to portion out 2 tablespoon dough balls, 2 inches apart, on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake until the top and edges are lightly browned, about 11 minutes. The cracks in the center may still look wet.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
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Baking ingredients and tools
There are many kinds of sprinkles, but the best sprinkle for funfetti is the elongated sprinkles called jimmies. Rainbow colored jimmies sprinkles are sold online and often can be found in the ice cream aisle of the supermarket along side other sundae toppings.
The medium sized Oxo cookie scoop is my most used cookie tool. For most of my recipes, 1.5 tablespoons of dough is perfect. Using equally portioned dough will ensure even baking for all of the cookies on your baking sheet.
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Funfetti Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter flavored vegetable shortening
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup multi-color jimmies sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk to combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the shortening and sugar for about 2 minutes or until fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture and mix just until combined.
- Stir in the jimmies sprinkles.
- Use a medium (1 ½ tablespoon) scoop to place dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
- Bake for about 11 minutes. The top and edges should be lightly browned and the cracks in the center may still look wet.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- When cooled, store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Cindy says
Wendy these sprinkle cookies made me smile, so mission accomplished. I am not really a sprinkles person, but you have been slowly converting me. My collection of jars is growing.
Carlee says
Such fun cookies! I will have to make some for my sister-in-law, she is sprinkle obsessed! (who am I kidding? so are we!)