Funfetti Cookies
If you’re looking for the perfect Funfetti Cookie recipe, this is the one you’ll want to save. These easy Funfetti Cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with colorful sprinkles in every bite — everything a celebration cookie should be.
Equipment
- medium mixing bowl
- Stand mixer with paddle attachment or Hand mixer
- Measuring cups and spoons
- parchment lined baking sheet
- Wire Cooling Rack
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1.5 sticks unsalted butter (12 tbsp) room temperature
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1 egg yolk
- ¾ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cups sprinkles
Coating
- ½ cup sprinkles
Instructions
- In a medium size mixing bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda and corn starch. Mix to combine and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment OR large mixing bowl with hand mixer, combine butter and sugars. Cream on medium high speed for at least 2 minutes until well combined. With the mixer on low speed, add in 1 egg and 1 egg yolk, almond extract and vanilla extract. Turn to medium and mix until well combined, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add in about half of the flour mixture to the bowl with the wet mixture and mix on medium speed for 15-30 seconds. Then add in the remaining flour mixture and blend on medium speed for another 15-30 seconds until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Then add in ½ to ¾ cup of sprinkles and mix on the lowest speed for about 5 seconds until well distributed throughout the dough.
- Cover the mixture with cling film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to overnight before baking.*Note: If you refrigerate overnight you might need to let the dough set as room temperature for 15-30 minutes until it is soft enough to scoop.*
- When you are ready to bake the cookies preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Add about ½ a cup of sprinkles to a rimmed plate or shallow bowl. Using a cookie scoop, measure out about 1.5 tablespoon of dough and roll into a rough ball. Then gently roll the top and sides of the dough ball in the sprinkles and place (bare side down) on a parchments lined baking sheet, Bake the cookies at 350 degree for 8-9 minutes then remove from the oven. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 135kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 123mgPotassium: 19mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 169IUCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.5mg
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