Brighten your day with melt in your mouth Slice-and-Bake Sprinkle Cookies. Dough logs rolled in a rainbow of sprinkles, can be sliced and baked in minutes, or frozen for fresh cookies at a moments notice!
Why you'll love this recipe
Bakers, bloggers, and cookie lovers often comment that sprinkles make everything better. Sprinkles are believed to improve the looks of a baked item and the state of mind of those consuming them.
Slice-and-Bake Sprinkle Cookies are a plain cookie that's transformed by the magic of sprinkles. Sprinkles added to the dough and to the outside give these thick, melt in your mouth cookies real eye appeal.
The dough handles beautifully and easily rolls into a slice-and-bake log. It firms up and freezes well. Slice-and-bake cookie logs are great for storing in the freezer and using as needed.
The flavors in the cookies improve over time and the texture softens.
Military care packages and hot weather care packages don’t have to contain blah looking cookies. When frosting and chocolate drizzles are out, sprinkles save the day.
Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt (plus optional espresso powder and cocoa).
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix the shortening and sugar until creamy. Add egg, water, and vanilla. Beat until combined. Slowly add flour mixture until combined. Stir in ½ cup of sprinkles.
- Divide dough in half. Working with one half at a time, place dough on wax paper or parchment on counter. Roll into a log about 9 inches long.
- Spread ¼ cup of sprinkles on the wax paper and roll the dough log over the sprinkles to coat. The log does not need to be completely coated but the sprinkles should be dispersed over the surface of the log.
- Wrap each sprinkled log in plastic wrap then insert into a paper towel tube (if using). Chill for at least 2 hours. Freeze for longer storage (up to several months).
- When ready to bake: unwrap chilled cookie log. Slice into ½” rounds. If edges of cookies crumble while slicing, just press back into place. Place cookies ona parchment lined baking sheet about 1” apart. (The dough doesn’t spread.)
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 9-12 minutes.
Storage
Stored in an airtight container at room temperature, these treats stay fresh for at least 2-3 weeks.
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Slice-and-Bake Sprinkle Chubbies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter-flavored vegetable shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla paste or extract
- 1 cup sprinkles
For chocolate cookies replace 2 tablespoons of flour with:
- 1 tablespoon espresso powder
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt (plus optional espresso powder and cocoa).
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix the shortening and sugar until creamy. Add egg, water, and vanilla. Beat until combined.
- Slowly add flour mixture until combined.
- Stir in ½ cup of sprinkles.
- Divide dough in half. Working with one half at a time, place dough on wax paper or parchment on counter. Roll into a log about 9 inches long.
- Spread ¼ cup of sprinkles on the wax paper and roll the dough log over the sprinkles to coat. The log does not need to be completely coated but the sprinkles should be dispersed over the surface of the log.
- Wrap each sprinkled log in plastic wrap then insert into a paper towel tube (if using). The tube keeps the bottom of the cookie log from flattening and helps create a round cookie.
- Chill for at least 2 hours. Freeze for longer storage (up to several months).
- When ready to bake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unwrap chilled cookie log. Slice into ½” rounds. If edges of cookies crumble while slicing, just press back into place.
- Place cookies on prepared baking sheet about 1” apart. (The dough doesn’t spread.)
- Bake 9-12 minutes. The cookies will not harden in the oven but will firm up as they cool. These cookies get softer over time in the cookie jar.
- Remove from oven. Allow cookies to firm on the baking sheet for about 2-3 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- When cooled, store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for at least 2 weeks.
Notes
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First Published: July 12, 2013. Last Updated: June 26, 2022. Updated for additional information and better reader experience.
Daniela
Hi! I see that it says to store in room temperature for at least 2 weeks, does that mean it will not last longer than that? I would like to make these and send to my husband who is deployed but packages take from a month to sometimes 2 months.
Wendy Sondov
Hi, Daniela! Do you use a vacuum sealer when you send baked goods to your husband? If so, vacuum sealing extends the shelf life of baked goods 3-6 times that of not vacuum sealed items. If you use plastic wrap and freezer weight ziplock bags, any of the desert safe sugar cookie recipes (including the Chubbies) should be still good in 1 month, but questionable for two. Have you tried biscotti? Take a look at all of the biscotti recipes that I recommend for hot weather care packages. Even without a vacuum sealer, biscotti will likely be just fine for 2 months as long as you don't add something like jam or fruit bits (moist things). Let me know if I can help further! Here is the list of Monday Box desert safe recipes. You can always find it on the navigation bar at the top of the page under "Military Care Packages" .
https://themondaybox.com/military-care-packages/shipping-baked-goods-in-hot-weather-desert-safe-recipes/
MJ and Tim (@mjandhungryman)
Hello! I saw your comment on Foodie Parties and had to stop by and check out your photos ;). Yes, isn't Picmonkey awesome? I use it all the time to make collages. I look forward to following your photography journey as well as delicious recipes ;). I'm no expert but I've learned a lot about food photography this past year, and perhaps we can exchange tips, tricks, ideas, etc. Good luck!
themondaybox
Hi, MJ! Thanks for stopping by! Blogging is definitely a journey. Posts to write. Photos to take. Foods to cook/bake. Of all the many parts of blogging, the blogging community is the BEST! I would love to exchange tips, tricks, and ideas! All input is appreciated! You can comment on posts or reach me at wendysmondaybox{at}gmail{dot}com.
p.s. I think your kitchen assistant, Kona, would get along well with my new kitchen assistant, Pax. 🙂 They could also exchange tips and tricks. 🙂
shannon
CHUBBIES!!! 🙂 since we're both members of the same sprinkle club, you already know how i feel about these. I collect sprinkles "just in case" too, and i have tons of them, because another great reason for having them is that they entertain the wee one while i'm baking: she gets to feel like a part of it too, and that's fun for her. are those dierbergs sprinkles up there? that sequin color combo looks very familiar. 🙂
i think these cookies are great. if someone ever made me pick my favorite sort of cookie to make, the slice and bake ones would probably be it.
themondaybox
Oh, Shannon, you are good at sprinkle identification! I suspect you are a Master Level collector. 🙂 Yes, those are Dierbergs spequins! I just couldn't resist the neon colors. 🙂 Keeping wee one happily occupied and a part of the baking adventure can be added to the list of desirable sprinkle attributes! Now that I know I can make my own colored sugar and sprinkles (you HAVE to see this http://justhelen.net/2013/02/coloring-shunky-white-sugar-and-candy-sprinkles/) the addictive potential is unlimited. I am looking into a local source for bulk white sprinkles and large crystal sugar. I will let you know if I find one, "just in case". 🙂
Reeni
I love picmonkey too! So fun. And I LOVE sprinkles! I made sprinkle cookies this week too. I have to tell you I love a fat, substantial cookie - these are looking pretty good to me even without the sprinkles!
themondaybox
Thanks, Reeni! The goal is to not need photo editing but I am not there yet and you never know when a cookie in space photo might come in handy. 🙂 The sprinkles, though wonderful, are just window dressing. What is important lies under the sprinkles in these fat little cookies. 🙂
BruCrew Life
Oh sprinkles, how I love thee!!! 😉
themondaybox
We are members of the same fan club, Jocelyn!
CateyLou
I love these cookies!! The name is adorable too, chubbies!!
themondaybox
Thanks, Catey Lou! They just weren't flat enough to call a plain cookie. 🙂 I hope they aren't insulted. I meant it as a term of endearment. 🙂
Anne ~ Uni Homemaker
These cookies are so cute and festive. YUM!
themondaybox
Thanks! Funny how sprinkles make everything festive. 🙂
crazyforcrust
You had me at sprinkles!!
themondaybox
Those tiny little things steal the show every time! 🙂
Miss Messy
Eek these look super. Everyone loves some sprinkles!
themondaybox
Thanks! 🙂 Sprinkles have their own magic.
noyomoco
Sprinkles make everything better, for sure! 🙂
themondaybox
It a universal truth, Jennifer. 🙂
Suzie
I had to laugh that sprinkles can save an ugly cookie...too funny! I agree with you, it just made me giggle. I think sparkles add a fun factor to the cookies and who doesn't like to have fun? 🙂
themondaybox
Very superficial, I suppose, to reject a poor cookie due to blah coloring and uneven surface. Add some zingy sparkle and sprinkle and suddenly there is eye appeal and the cinderella cookie turns into....a Sprinkle Cookie. And they all lived happily ever after. 🙂 Can't take baking too seriously. I hope your visit with your gorgeous grandson and daughter-in-law is full of wonderful moments!
Tricia @ Saving room for dessert
These cookies are all so pretty but those chocolate sprinkles are calling my name!
themondaybox
As my sprinkle cabinet proves, all sprinkles seem to call my name, Tricia! 🙂 Though they are definitely cookie "bling", I wish sprinkles came in flavors. I would love to find chocolate sprinkles that taste really chocolaty!
gottagetbaked
Sprinkles make me so happy! And your slice 'n bake cookies look so perfect. Every time I make them, mine are all uneven and misshapen, lol.
themondaybox
Sprinkles do seem to have happy powers, Nancy. 🙂 These cookies needed some re-forming as I cut them, but generally the trick to perfectly round slice-a-bake cookies is chilling/freezing the log in a paper towel tube to keep that bottom edge round. 🙂
Susan
I love your blog. I am a Soldier's Angel Baker and your recipes are perfect. Thank you for the love and time you put into each recipe
themondaybox
Hi, Susan! Thank you so much for your kind words and, even more, thank you for the kindness you share through Soldier's Angels!! Care package baking is so much trickier in hot weather. I am making every effort to find, create, or adapt desert safe recipes only during the summer months. Please share any feedback or suggestions you may have! I really want this blog to be a useful resource which requires useful recipes! The most important ingredient, as you demonstrate, is love. 🙂