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Sprinkle Sugar Cookies

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Coffee tastes better on Saturdays. Sunshine is the best. Sprinkles make everything more fun.

These are just facts of life that I’ve learned over the years. 28 years to be exact. Exact because today is my 28th birthday. And to celebrate I made these super fun sprinkle sugar cookies.

sprinkle sugar cookies SEE. So much fun. Look at those colorful sprinkles! I just can’t get enough.

sprinkle sugar cookies

I haven’t made sugar cookies in forever, but I have been craving them for (what seems like) forever. Since I wasn’t in the mood to roll out dough with a rolling pin, cut out dough cookie cutters, and frost/decorate cookies to look all fancy – I didn’t!

It’s my birthday and I’ll do what I want.

And what I wanted was to make easy, delicious, drop sugar cookies that were covered in colorful sprinkles. Fancy enough for me!

sprinkle sugar cookies

These are not your crispy, dry sugar cookies. No. These are your soft, melt-in-your-mouth, amazing sugar cookies. Like clouds. Clouds that were made with butter and powdered sugar and cream cheese, because those are the ingredients that are making these sugar cookies so heavenly.

sprinkle sugar cookies

And the sprinkles. Because, once again, sprinkles make everything more fun.

But also, how cute are these colorful little bowls? My brother and sister-in-law gave them to me for my birthday! Technically, they are dip bowls, but they work for cookies too.

sprinkle sugar cookies

So right now: I’m drinking coffee. Eating one of these cookies. The sun is shining. It’s my birthday. I have high endorphins from the 25K trail race that I ran this morning. I’m meeting up with friends soon for drinks on a patio.

Needless to say, 28 has been pretty good to me so far and I’m really excited to see what else it has in store!

sprinkle sugar cookies

Life is pretty fun. Kind of like these sprinkle sugar cookies. Enjoyyyyyy <3

Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
 
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These are soft, delicious, melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies rolled in sprinkles for an added oomph of fun!
Serves: 2½ dozen
Ingredients
  • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ¼ cup cream cheese
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl combine the flour and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer add the butter, cream cheese, and sugars. Mix on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  3. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
  4. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  5. Transfer dough to a sealed container and refrigerate for 1 hour (up to 48 hours).
  6. When ready to bake preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  7. Roll the cookie dough into small balls, about 1-1 ½ inches in diameter, then roll the balls in the sprinkles.
  8. Evenly space the cookie dough balls on the cookie sheet and press each down just slightly with either your fingers or a glass until they are in the shape of small disks (but not too flat!).
  9. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cookies sit on the pan for 1-2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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Sprinkle Pudding Cookie Bars

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Find me a person that doesn’t love sprinkles. I want to tell them to their face that they’re crazy. sprinkle pudding cookie bars Sprinkles. They just make everything so much more fun. And couldn’t we all use an extra dose of fun on Mondays?

I think so. That’s why I’m bringing you these sprinkle pudding cookie bars.

And as if sprinkles weren’t enough, I topped them with these cute frosted animal cookies. Because, why the heck not? sprinkle pudding cookie bars

sprinkle pudding cookie bars In case you’re curious: yes, they do taste as good as they look.

The secret here is in the instant pudding mix. A couple of months ago I made these banana pudding cookie bars and discovered how truly amazing pudding cookies are. They are just so… soft. Soft and crumbly and delicious.

From the flavor to the sprinkles to the texture to the animal cookies, I just love everything about these adorable little bars. They appeal to both the eyes and the taste buds. sprinkle pudding cookie bars They are also super easy and quick to make. The dough comes together like standard cookie dough. Cream the butter and sugar. Add in the eggs, vanilla, and our new favorite cookie ingredient (pudding mix). Stir in the dry ingredients. Throw in sprinkles and crushed up cookies, just for fun. Press the dough into a pan.

sprinkle pudding cookie bars Top it off with some animal crackers. Bake for approximately 13 minutes. Wait for bars to cool (warning: this is the hardest part). Then cut them up and enjoy one… or five. sprinkle pudding cookie bars Then go bring some to your friends because they deserve sprinkles on Mondays too. sprinkle pudding cookie bars And because having an entire pan of these around is a dangerous thing.

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I love everything about these adorable little bars. The addition of pudding mix into the dough makes these bars extra soft and delicious. The sprinkles and animal cookies make them super fun.
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Serves: 20 bars
Ingredients
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 (3.4 oz) package vanilla instant pudding mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup animal cookies, coarsely chopped (optional)
  • 1 cup sprinkles
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream together sugars and butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  4. Add the pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
  5. Add in the flour mixture. Stir until combined.
  6. Fold in the cookie chunks and sprinkles.
  7. Put the dough into the prepared pan and press until even. Then press animal cookies on the top of the dough. I did 5 columns and 4 rows (20 total).
  8. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Let bars cool completely before cutting and eating.

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