Softbatch No-Roll Holiday Sprinkles Cookies

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No-Roll Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles — These tender, buttery holiday sugar cookies use a no-roll dough with the sprinkles baked right in so you don’t even have to decorate them!

No-Roll Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles — These tender, buttery holiday sugar cookies use a no-roll dough with the sprinkles baked right in so you don’t even have to decorate them!

Festive Christmas Sprinkle Cookies 

I’ve never been that fond of classic sugar cookies that are decorated with sprinkles. They’re usually a bit too hard and crunchy for my liking, and rolling out dough is an extra step I’d rather not take when I’m already so busy during the holiday season.

However, these Christmas sugar cookies with sprinkles are the exact opposite. They’re super soft and buttery with tender, pillowy centers.

It’s a no-roll dough with the sprinkles baked right in so you don’t even have to decorate them. A win-win-win.

The buttery dough just melts in your mouth and the texture contrast the sprinkles lend is perfect.

If you’re like me and you have helpers in the kitchen, you may wind up with sprinkles all over the counter, the floor, and in every nook and cranny. Actually, I don’t need my daughter to help me with that. I’m great at it on my own.

No-Roll Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles — These tender, buttery holiday sugar cookies use a no-roll dough with the sprinkles baked right in so you don’t even have to decorate them!

Ingredients for Christmas Sprinkle Cookies 

These really are the BEST holiday cookies, both because they’re a cinch to make and they taste so good! Gather the following ingredients: 

  • Unsalted butter
  • Granulated sugar
  • Light brown sugar
  • Egg
  • Heavy cream
  • Vanilla extract
  • All-purpose flour
  • Cornstarch
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Red, white, and green sprinkles 

The exact measurements are provided in the recipe card at the end of this post.

How to Make Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles

Making Christmas sugar cookies with sprinkles is a quick and easy process, but you must chill the dough before baking. Here’s how the cookies are made: 

  1. Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
  2. Then, mix in the wet ingredients, followed by the dry.
  3. You’ll want to add the sprinkles last and mix until just combined.
  4. Scoop the dough into balls and place on a parchment paper-lined baking tray. Chill the dough for at least 3 hours.
  5. Before baking the sprinkle cookies, top them with a few more sprinkles to add a pop of color.
  6. Bake the cookies until the edges are set and the tops are just set. 

No-Roll Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles — These tender, buttery holiday sugar cookies use a no-roll dough with the sprinkles baked right in so you don’t even have to decorate them!

Can I Freeze the Cookies? 

Yes, you can freeze the unbaked cookie dough and the baked cookies.

If freezing the cookie dough, I recommend rolling it into balls first so you can bake off a few cookies at a time whenever a craving hits. If freezing the baked cookies, place them in a freezer bag and press the air out before setting in the freezer. 

Do I Have to Chill the Dough?

Yes, you MUST chill the dough. The dough is very soft and must be chilled before baking. There’s two tablespoons of cream in the dough, which makes the cookies so creamy but also makes for a very soft dough.

You do not want to bake unchilled dough because the holiday cookies will bake thinner and flatter and will be more prone to spreading.

What Type of Sprinkles Should I Use? 

These no-roll sprinkle sugar cookies can be made with any sprinkles / jimmies that you have on hand. Feel free to use a mixture of colors and types — anything should work! 

Can I Omit the Cornstarch? 

Technically yes, but your sprinkle Christmas cookies won’t turn out nearly as soft. I highly recommend using the cornstarch if possible, it really makes a big difference! 

Softbatch No-Roll Holiday Cookies — These tender, buttery holiday cookies use a no-roll dough with the sprinkles baked right in so you don’t even have to decorate them!

Tips for Making Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles

Vanilla: Although I’m normally a fan of pure vanilla extract, I actually prefer using imitation vanilla extract in these holiday cookies. Clear imitation vanilla extract has a nostalgic, bakery-cookie flavor that’s wonderful in these holiday sugar cookies. 

Chilling the dough: Make sure to scoop out the cookie dough before chilling it. If you try to scoop the dough into balls after it’s been chilled, it’ll be almost impossible to do. 

Sprinkle colors: Feel free to change up the color of sprinkles in this holiday cookie recipe to suit whatever holiday it is you’re celebrating. Orange, brown, and yellow sprinkles would be great for Halloween, and you could do red and pink sprinkles for Valentine’s Day. The options are endless! 

No-Roll Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles — These tender, buttery holiday sugar cookies use a no-roll dough with the sprinkles baked right in so you don’t even have to decorate them!

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No-Roll Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles

By Averie Sunshine
These tender, buttery holiday sugar cookies use a no-roll dough with the sprinkles baked right in so you don’t even have to decorate them!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Chill Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 18 minutes
Servings: 17
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Ingredients  

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons cream or half-and-half
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, I use clear imitation-vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • ¾ cup red, green, and white jimmies (sprinkles), plus more for sprinkling the tops of the cookies

Instructions 

  • To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large bowl and electric mixer), add the butter, sugars, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the egg, vanilla (clear imitation-vanilla extract has a nostalgic, bakery-cookie flavor and I prefer it in this recipe), and beat on medium-high speed until well combined, about 2 minutes.
  • Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the cream, and beat on medium-high speed until well combined, about 1 minute. The batter may look a little ‘grainy’ and almost as if it’s separated, this is okay.
  • Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
  • Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the sprinkles, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
  • Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop or your hands, form approximately 17 equal-sized mounds of dough. The dough is very soft and I find it easiest to use a cookie scoop. Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading. After chilling, flatten each mound about half the original height.
  • Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet). Top each mound with a generous pinch of sprinkles, pressing them down lightly so they adhere.
  • Bake for about 8 minutes or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
  • Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet completely. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.

Notes

  • Cookies will keep airtight at room temp for up to 1 week.
  • Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
  • Reciped adapted from my Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies and my White Chocolate Candy Corn Cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 215kcal, Carbohydrates: 30g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 28mg, Sodium: 119mg, Sugar: 17g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally published December 11, 2015 and republished December 11, 2019 with updated text.

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  1. Hello! Would it be possible/advisable to mix different types of sprinkles? Or should one stick to ONE type of sprinkle (jimmies vs. non pareils, etc.)? Thank you!

  2. These cookies are FANTASTIC! We are usually a family that falls heavily on the chocolate chip cookie side of the fence, but when I made both for holiday plates for our neighbors, these sugar cookies were the first to disappear. Now that’s the sign of a good cookie! Thanks for sharing!

    1. Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you! And that they were the first to disappear and everyone else loved them!

  3. So good!! I follow your recs for chilling and also keep some in the freezer for emergencies :) what would you rec for baking from the freezer? Do you let them warm up a bit in the fridge first?

    1. Glad you’re enjoying them! With frozen dough, I just bake it a minute or two longer, no need to let it thaw first. At least I don’t!

  4. maybe the recipe should have said it would have been waaaaay easier to roll up these balls if the dough had bee refridgerated for a bit before rolling. Hope they taste good after all that sticky rolling. thanks for the recipe.

    1. I use a cookie scoop so I don’t have to get sticky! Highly recommended and very handy little tool! :) I linked to the one I use and recommend in the recipe. Enjoy the cookies!

  5. These look SO festive. Add peanut butter to it somehow and my hubby would be in love. He eats peanut butter in all kinds of desserts, even topped over ice cream. Plus, sprinkles are another garnish he HAS to have with his ice cream. I’m trying your Soft & Chewy M&M Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. Those look yummy and would be really pretty in the goodie boxes I make up for family every year!

  6. Soft cookies with sprinkles?  I’m definitely in.  I’ve never really been a fan of crispy cookies, so these look wonderful.

  7. Okay, I think I MUST make these for Jordan’s Christmas party next week. The kids will LOVE THEM! (And, um, so will I!)

  8. I generally favor short cuts, simplicity, and efficiency so these get a thumbs up from me! Besides, my texture preference in cookies has changed after making several of your recipes over the years. I like soft rather than crisp!

  9. While I do love cut out sugar cookies (at least the recipe my family uses, some of them are too bland without frosting), I also love no roll sugar cookies like these! Back in highschool they had giant ones like this that I loves.

  10. The rolling…you pretty much spoke my thoughts. I have a full-time job, a blog, three kids, and I want to sleep sometimes. Rolling out dough and decorating it perfectly is just something I don’t have time for!
    But I’ll make time for these. They look fantastic and I’m sure they taste amazing!

    1. I honestly don’t know how you do it because I know you teach FT AND with your kids and your blog…lady, go eat lots cookies and have a glass of wine this weekend, or many! :)