Who doesn’t love Funfetti? These Funfetti Cookies will add a pop of color to your day! Mix up your sprinkle colors to suit whatever holiday or special occasion you are celebrating!
Funfetti Cookies
I wanted to make some cookies for my daughter to take to her dance studio, but a standard chocolate chip cookie seemed a bit bland for a group of dancers. Dancers like piz-azz!
Given that I have a giant five pound bag of sprinkles sitting around, I figured I would put them to use in a batch of Funfetti cookies, and I love the result. Such fun colors and they tasted delicious, too.
You can’t help but smile when you see one of these cookies! Why should Funfetti cake get all the fun? Let’s get cookies in on this colorful game!
Cookies with Sprinkles
I love adding sprinkles to almost anything. It’s such an easy way to make any dessert more fun and visually appealing. I’ve even rounded up a whole collection of fun recipes full of sprinkles!
What sprinkles should you use for Funfetti cookies?
I adore this sprinkle mix for baking, but you can use whatever sprinkle combination you have available. The key to these Sprinkle Cookies is lots of color!
You could even pick colors of your favorite sports team, school, party theme – you name it! There are so many cool sprinkles out there – just look at some of the fun quins and jimmies I found on a quick Amazon search.
I highly recommend the quin confetti style of sprinkles for Funfetti Cookies. Their color won’t bleed like the nonpareil and jimmie sprinkles will. Plus, they give the cookies that authentic “funfetti” look that you remember from the boxed funfetti cake mixes.
Think of all of the fun cookie possibilities!
Funfetti Cookies Recipe
The recipe for these cookies is pretty straight forward. They get great flavor from vanilla and box of instant vanilla pudding mix. I’m sure I’m not the only one who grew up watching their mom always add a box of pudding mix to her cookie recipes. Pudding mix adds extra flavor to your cookies and makes them nice and moist.
I think this color combo was pretty perfect for a bunch of tween/teenage girls.
How to Make Funfetti Cookies
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Turning a batch of regular vanilla sugar cookies into instant Funfetti Cookies is super easy. After mixing together the simple cookie dough of butter, eggs, pudding mix and flour, you just fold in sprinkles and white chocolate chips.
The most difficult part of this recipe is having the patience to wait for the dough to chill! You only need to refrigerate the dough for an hour and it helps the cookies achieve a nice soft texture without spreading too much.
After chilling, scoop the cookies onto a cookie sheet, bake and enjoy!
These sprinkle cookies were a big hit with my daughter and her dance friends. Since I almost always have the ingredients stocked in my pantry, I think we’ll be making them again in the very near future.
Full of colorful sprinkles, these Funfetti Cookies make everyone happy!
Also make sure to try my White Chocolate Chip Cookies and Funfetti Cupcakes!
Funfetti Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granluated sugar
- 1 3.4oz box instant vanilla pudding the dry mix, you will not make the pudding. Do not use sugar free pudding mix.
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup sprinkles
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugars and beat well with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, approximately 2-3 minutes. Add in vanilla pudding mix and beat until combined. Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix well. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Add in white chocolate chips and sprinkles and mix until just combined.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap, foil or lid and chill in refrigerator for at least one hour, but no more than 24.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Drop cookies onto a baking sheet that has been lined with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Each cookie should be approximately 1.5-2 tablespoons in dough. Leave at least 1" between each cookie to allow room to spread.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges start to turn lightly brown. Remove from oven and place baking sheet on a wire cooling rack and alow to cool for 10 minutes, then carefully remove cookies from baking sheet with a spatula, and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Store tightly covered.
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
dina says
these are so fun!
Miss kim @ behgopa says
I love the colors! they look so festive and fun. I can imagine that these cookies were a huge hit with your daughter and her friends. When I was a little girl, I LOVED sprinkles. Heck, I am in my 30’s now and I still love ’em!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says
I love vanilla and cookies, and well duh I love sprinkles! Happy cookies!!
Laura @ Lauras Baking Talent says
These are so fun… I bet her dance friends loved them š