Description
These festive Christmas Sprinkle Cookies are soft, colorful sugar cookies made with cream cheese, butter, and vibrant red and green food coloring. Rolled in holiday sprinkles, they’re perfect for celebrating the season with a colorful, delicious treat that’s easy to prepare and bake in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 17.5 ounce bag sugar cookie mix
- 4 ounce (½ 8-ounce package) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (½ stick) salted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
Coloring and Decoration
- Red food coloring
- Green food coloring
- ½ cup Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat for easy cleanup and to prevent sticking.
- Prepare Dough: In a large mixing bowl, use a stand or hand mixer to cream together the sugar cookie mix, softened cream cheese, butter, and egg until a soft, smooth dough forms and all ingredients are fully combined.
- Divide Dough: Split the dough evenly into two separate bowls to prepare for coloring.
- Color Red Dough: Add red food coloring to one bowl of dough and mix thoroughly until the dough achieves a deep, uniform red color.
- Color Green Dough: Add green food coloring to the second bowl of dough and mix until the dough is uniformly green.
- Coat with Sprinkles: Pour the Christmas sprinkles into a shallow bowl. Using a 1 Tablespoon cookie scoop, form balls of dough and gently roll each ball in the sprinkles to coat. Place the sprinkled dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches of space between each cookie to allow for spreading.
- Note on Dough Texture: The dough will be soft, and it’s normal for the balls to flatten slightly when placing on the sheet. This helps achieve a tender cookie texture.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies begin to firm up around the edges and do not collapse when gently touched on top.
- Cool Cookies: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 3 to 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy the festive flavors.
Notes
- Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days to maintain freshness and texture.
- Freezing: For longer storage, freeze wrapped cookies in an airtight container or freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months.
- Tip: Use parchment paper or a silicone mat on the baking sheet for easier removal and cleanup.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
