If you love sprinkles and sugar cookies, you have to make these Confetti Cookies! They are soft and chewy and covered in sprinkles. Change up the sprinkle colors for the holidays!
Originally published February 2, 2015. Updated February 8, 2026.
Rainbow sprinkles just make everything so much more fun, right? I love these confetti cookies because not only are they delicious, they’re also just so fun!
They’re soft and chewy sugar cookies that are rolled in sprinkles before baking. And they’re really easy to make. The worst part is waiting an hour for the dough to chill!
You can also change them up to fit the holidays. Like green and red for Christmas, pastels for Easter, or pink, white, and red for Valentine’s Day. I actually have a Halloween version!
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Cream of tartar – this keeps the cookies soft and chewy.
- Baking powder and baking powder – these are the leavening agents that help the cookies puff up.
- Butter – make sure to bring it to room temperature before beginning the recipe.
- Granulated sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla
- Rainbow sprinkles – you could change the sprinkle colors based on a holiday, like pink and white for Valentine’s Day.
How To Make Confetti Cookies
- Dry ingredients. Stir together flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
- Wet ingredients. Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
- Combine. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until combined.
- Roll. Roll a tablespoon amount of dough into balls and roll in sprinkles until covered. Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Chill. Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Bake. Bake at 350F for 8 – 10 minutes, until the bottoms begin to brown.
- Cool. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
How Long Are They Good For?
These confetti cookies will be good for up to 5 days. Store them in an airtight container to keep them fresh for as long as possible.
Can You Freeze Them?
You can freeze these cookies for up to 6 months. After they cool completely, place them in an airtight container (I use freezer ziploc bags) and store in the freezer.
When you are ready to enjoy them, let them sit at room temperature until defrosted.
More Cookie Recipes
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Lemon Cool Whip Cookies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Peanut Butter Krispie Cookies
- Pistachio White Chocolate Cookies
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Confetti Cookies
If you love sprinkles and sugar cookies, you have to make these Confetti Cookies! They are soft and chewy and covered in sprinkles. Change up the sprinkle colors for the holidays!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt until no lumps remain. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture until just combined.
- Take 1 tablespoon of the mixture and roll in sprinkles until the dough is covered. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, leaving about 2 inches between each ball of dough. Chill dough for 1 hour before baking.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350F.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes until they are just beginning to brown around the edges. Let cool for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 129Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 95mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 0gSugar: 10gProtein: 1g
Joanne says
These are SO fun!! I feel like they would distract even from the blah-ness of the superbowl.
Martha@A Family Feast says
Oh – these cookies will be perfect for a kids’ party we have coming up! Thanks for sharing! (And being from New England…as you might guess, we were pretty happy with the Super Bowl this year!)
Kimberly Ann @ Bake Love Give says
So colorful and fun! Sprinkles just may be the secret to world peace.
Brandy M. says
As a Colorado girl I hope the Broncos are in the Super Bowl next year as well! My boys would love getting to help me with all those sprinkles. Can’t wait to try this with them.
Amy @Very Culinary says
Oh, that’s funny. I actually thought this year’s commercials and half-time show were good! But, I’m indifferent to football (I know, I know), so my expectations are incredibly low. Now baseball…baseball and I have a love/hate thing going on. Paul and I both worked in professional baseball and that’s how we met. Love. But he also plays, and so does T. So it’s pretty much my life for the next 8 months. Hate. I’ll just binge eat these cookies and find my happy place.
Emily says
These cookies have the look of just what my hubs would want me to bake any day of the week, I love sprinkle cookies :)
Jocelyn @Inside BruCrew Life says
Oh, my goodness! I am loving all the sprinkle goodness you have on these cookies! I would like about 6 to dunk in my coffee tonight!
kristy @ the wicked noodle says
These are the cutest cookies I’ve ever seen!! I am definitely making these with my girls this weekend, they’ll love them!!
Kate @ Diethood says
Honestly? I just want to dunk that cookie in my coffee. LOVE the sprinkles!! LOOOOVE!
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Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
haha, I know what you mean. . I thought it was a good game though. . but yeah. . the half time show was just ok. . I heard when Bruno Mars did it, he killed it! anyway, at least you have these cookies!!!
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says
The Bud commercial with the precious puppy pulled at my heart too! It did seem that the commercials were “different” this year!
But these cookies! They are colorful and happy and a great way to cheer up a Monday morning!!!
Paula Jones says
I usually want to watch the game and avoid big socializing, but this year I went for the party. Yeahhh, feeling it today :/ But your cookies! I’ve been racking my brain for a fun different cookie for Ryder’s birthday and this is perfect, simple but fun!
Christine from Cook the Story says
Thank goodness for cookies like this to distract us from the painful things in life! ;)
taylor @ greens & chocolate says
I completely agree – the Super Bowl was totally a bust. Good thing we have cookies we can rely on! :)
Michele @ Flavor Mosaic says
What a fun cookie recipe! Sprinkles a day helps keep the blues away! Great cookie!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes) says
These cookies are sooooo much fun girl. I would want these every day of the week!
Jameson Fink says
It’s scientifically proven that sprinkles make everything better.
Meagan @ A Zesty Bite says
I hardly even watched the Super Bowl last night. We had people over and we got lost in conversation.
Love these cookies.
Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish says
My daughter tells me we need more sprinkles, just about daily. She would LOVE these cookies!!!
DessertForTwo says
I’m with you! I was totally underwhelmed by the whole night! But I was definitely not underwhelmed by the food ;)