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    Sprinkle Sugar Cookies (Nonpareils Sprinkles Christmas Cookies)

    Modified: Sep 7, 2023 by Parvathy · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Leave a Comment

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    Sprinkle sugar cookies without frosting or icing makes easy, simple, quick and delicious Christmas sugar cookies or holiday cookies perfect for evening snack or any treats, sweets or desserts. We use colorful rainbow colored nonpareil sprinkles (tiny shpered shaped or ball shaped sprinkles) in these simple sugar cookies and they look so pretty, colorful and decorative even without frosting.

    sprinkle sugar cookies with nonpareils sprinkles

    These homemade sprinkle sugar Christmas cookies are super easy to make at home and you can flavor it with vanilla, cinnamon etc as you like!

    sprinkle sugar cookies with nonpareils sprinkles
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    1 Sprinkle Sugar Cookies Using Nonpareil Sprinkles:
    2 more easy cookie recipes for holidays:
    3 How to make sprinkle sugar cookies with nonpareil sprinkles?
    4 ingredients used
    5 Step by step instructions
    6 Sprinkle Sugar Cookies (Nonpareils Sprinkles Christmas Cookies)
    6.1 Ingredients
    6.2 Instructions
    6.2.1 To bake the cookies:
    6.3 Nutrition

    Sprinkle Sugar Cookies Using Nonpareil Sprinkles:

    What are nonpareil sprinkles that are used in this sprinkle sugar cookies?

    Nonpareil sprinkles are colorful, tiny ball shaped sprinkles you can easily use to decorate baked goods or desserts like cookies and cakes.

    They are mainly made of sugar, color and starch and they can be added to cookie doughs before baking or you can add them to frosting once the cookies are baked for easy decoration.

    In this recipe, I didn't use any frosting so I just added the sprinkles to the cookie dough and baked the cookies with sprinkles in it.

    Apart from nonpareil sprinkles, there are other varieties of sprinkles as well, like confetti, jimmies (tiny rod shaped sprinkles), dragees (larger round sprinkles), sanding sugar and many more so basically nonpareils sprinkles are identified by their tiny round sphere shape.

    When baking with nonpareil sprinkles, it is important to understand that the colors bleed a little while you mix these tiny sprinkles with the cookie dough so that could show up in the cookies.

    If you don't want the colors to bleed, it is a better option to use confetti or jimmies which don't bleed a lot of color when mixed with the dough.

    more easy cookie recipes for holidays:

    Cut out Christmas sugar cookies with sprinkles

    easy eggless sugar cookies with sprinkles

    plain cut out sugar cookies with condensed milk

    milk cookies recipe

    m&m cookies

    peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

    So here is how you can quickly and easily make sprinkle sugar cookies for Christmas or other holidays or any birthday party or celebrations using nonpareils sprinkles!

    How to make sprinkle sugar cookies with nonpareil sprinkles?

    sprinkle sugar cookies

    We use the following ingredients to make easy, delicious sprinkle sugar cookies for Christmas or holidays.

    ingredients used

    all purpose flour 1.5 cups

    baking powder 1 teaspoon

    butter ½ cup softened (1 stick)

    sugar ¾ cup

    milk ⅓ cup

    ½ cup sprinkles (I used nonpareil sprinkles)

    vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

    cinnamon powder ½ teaspoon (optional)

    Step by step instructions

    Place the all purpose flour in a large bowl.

    Add baking powder and cinnamon powder (if using) to the bowl, mix well to evenly combine with the flour.

    flour, cinnamon powder
    flour mixture to make cookies

    Combine softened butter and sugar in a different bowl.

    butter and sugar in a bowl
    butter and sugar mixed

    Add milk and vanilla extract to the butter sugar mixture and mix well to combine.

    butter sugar milk mixture
    butter sugar milk mixture

    Add the prepared butter sugar mixture to the dry ingredients bowl and stir well to combine with the flour mixture. Make sure there is no dry flour left at the bottom of the bowl.

    making cookie dough
    making cookie dough

    Add the rainbow sprinkles also to the bowl and mix well to combine evenly, knead well with your hands to form the cookie dough.

    add sprinkles to cookie dough
    sprinkle sugar cookie dough

    Let the cookie dough chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

    To bake the cookies:

    Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.

    Prepare a large baking sheet by lining with parchment paper.

    To make the cookies, make small balls out of the cookie dough and place the dough balls in the baking sheet (if the dough is sticky, you may apply a little oil to your palms to make the job easier).

    making sprinkle sugar cookies

    The cookies will spread as they bake so I recommend placing only 8 cookie balls at a time in the baking sheet (you can bake the remaining cookies in a second batch).

    Make sure to leave enough space between the cookie balls.

    Once the cookie balls are arranged in the baking sheet, place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake the cookies for 12 to 13 minutes until they are almost done.

    After the baking time, immediately tansfer the cookies from the hot oven to avoid over baking.

    sprinkle sugar cookies

    Once the cookies are right out of the oven they are too hot and too soft in texture, but the cookies will continue to harden as they cool down so make sure to wait until they are cooled so you can enjoy them with a cup of coffee, milk or tea as you like!

    sprinkle sugar cookies
    sprinkle sugar cookies

    Below you can get the recipe for sprinkle sugar cookies using nonpareil sprinkles in detail.

    sprinkle sugar cookies with nonpareils sprinkles

    Sprinkle Sugar Cookies (Nonpareils Sprinkles Christmas Cookies)

    Sprinkle sugar cookies using nonpareils sprinkles make easy, delicious cookies perfect for Christmas, Thanksgiving holidays, birthday party treats or desserts.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: sprinkle cookies, sprinkle sugar cookies, sugar cookies for Christmas
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
    dough chilling time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 52 minutes minutes
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 154kcal
    Author: Parvathy

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ cup butter 1 stick
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • ⅓ cup milk
    • ½ cup sprinkles (I used nonpareil sprinkles)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder optional

    Instructions

    • Place the all purpose flour in a large bowl.
    • Add baking powder and cinnamon powder (if using) to the bowl, mix well to evenly combine with the flour.
    • Combine softened butter and sugar in a different bowl.
    • Add milk and vanilla extract to the butter sugar mixture and mix well to combine.
    • Add the prepared butter sugar mixture to the dry ingredients bowl and stir well to combine with the flour mixture. Make sure there is no dry flour left at the bottom of the bowl.
    • Add the rainbow sprinkles also to the bowl and mix well to combine evenly, knead well with your hands to form the cookie dough.
    • Let the cookie dough chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

    To bake the cookies:

    • Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
    • Prepare a large baking sheet by lining with parchment paper.
    • To make the cookies, make small balls out of the cookie dough and place the dough balls in the baking sheet (if the dough is sticky, you may apply a little oil to your palms to make the job easier).
    • The cookies will spread as they bake so I recommend placing only 8 cookie balls at a time in the baking sheet (you can bake the remaining cookies in a second batch).
    • Make sure to leave enough space between the cookie balls.
    • Once the cookie balls are arranged in the baking sheet, place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake the cookies for 12 to 13 minutes until they are almost done.
    • After the baking time, immediately tansfer the cookies from the hot oven to avoid over baking.
    • Once the cookies are right out of the oven they are too hot and too soft in texture, but the cookies will continue to harden as they cool down so make sure to wait until they are cooled so you can enjoy them with a cup of coffee, milk or tea as you like!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 188IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg

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