Sprinkle Butter Cookies that taste like Funfetti Butter Cookies! These melt in your mouth rainbow cookies are easy to make and use evaporated milk to make the cookies extra soft!
Melt in your Mouth Butter Cookies
Dreaming of Christmas cookies in August led me to make these Sprinkled Butter Cookies which are sooooo good! The ingredients list is short and simple, using butter as the main ingredient that keeps them so soft and melt in your mouth.
The other key ingredient for these Sprinkled Butter Cookies is evaporated milk which is going to keep them super fluffy and light. Roll around in your favorite colored sprinkles and you have a festive butter cookie – perfect for whenever you’re craving a cookie!
Love sprinkles? Also check out my Oreo Birthday Cake Truffles,
Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Bites and Sprinkle Muffins.
Ingredients for Sprinkle Butter Cookies
- butter
- sugar
- flour
- baking powder
- vanilla
- evaporated milk
- rainbow sprinkles
How to Make the Best Butter Cookies
Make the crumbly cookie dough by mixing butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, vanilla and evaporated milk together, using a hand mixer.
Pour sprinkles on a plate or a shallow bowl. I used rainbow sprinkles but you can use whatever color you want depending on the season or holiday!
Roll each cookie into a ball, and then roll in sprinkles so it’s completely covered.
Place cookies onto a baking sheet. I like to cover mine with silicone baking mats.
And then gently flatten each cookie with a back of a spoon.
Bake at 320 degrees (not a typo, we want to bake them at a low temperature for longer) for about 20 minutes. And out of the oven comes some beautiful Sprinkled Butter Cookies!
Can I freeze the cookie dough?
Absolutely! Make the dough as instructed and then you can either freeze as one large piece of dough, or roll and freeze smaller balls. After you defrost the dough, roll in sprinkles and bake as you would.
Hope you enjoy these Sprinkle Butter Cookies recipe!
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Sprinkled Butter Cookies (melt in your mouth)
PrintIngredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
- Rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 320 degrees F. Prepare 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray or silicone baking mats.
- Cream butter and sugar together in large bowl with electric hand mixer. Add flour, baking powder, vanilla and evaporated milk. Continue to mix until crumbly.
- Roll dough into tablespoon sized balls and then roll around in sprinkles to completely coat. Continue to do this until all your dough is gone. Place cookies on prepared baking sheets.
- Very gently flatten each cookie with the back of a spoon.
- Bake for 17-20 minutes or until lightly golden brown on the bottom.
- Let cookies cool for 15 minutes before eating them all! 🙂
Ursh says
My dough didn’t go crumbly. It’s more like a thick dough, kind of snickerdoodle consistency that would need to go in the fridge overnight to be able to roll into balls. I double checked all the measurements and ingredients. What have I done wrong??😭
Amy says
This was such an easy recipe! I made it with my 5 year old and it came out amazing! We’re so happy it came out so buttery and yummy! Will definitely make this again! Thanks for the great recipe!
DeeGee says
Making them again. These are the closest thing to a bakery sprinkle cookie that I have ever tasted. Buttery and extra fun, thanks to the rainbow sprinkles. Can’t go wrong with this easy and delicious recipe.
Pamela says
Hey DeeGee, I’m so happy to hear you liked these cookies! They are definitely a favorite of mine! 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
Alexis says
Amazing! This is my first time baking cookies. This recipe is fool proof! I 1/2’d all the measurements to make a dozen and used 10% half and half cream because I didn’t have evaporated milk. Thanks Pamela!
Erin says
How do you measure / scoop your flour ? I tend to weigh my ingredients for accuracy but would like to give this recipe a try. Thank you for the recipe!
Pamela says
Hey Erin, nothing fancy here, I just use a basic measuring cup to measure the flour. Hope you enjoy the cookies!
Danielle says
Hi there! This recipe looks great 🙂 Do you know how long these will keep in an airtight container? Should they be stored at room temperature or in the fridge? Thank you!
Pamela says
Hey Danielle, I recommending storing the cookies in a airtight container at room temperature. They will stay fresh for a few days, but good luck not eating them before then!
Janbenpor says
These look like my kind of cookie! I finally got around to making them and they came out flat as can be. They are still delicious but we are missing that thick, soft inside…and they are homely. I know it’s in the mixing of the sugar and butter. Maybe I overbeat-ed it. I did pass the crumbly stage and went to creamy stage. The butter was on the cooler side rather than real-soft, room temp. I chilled the balls on the cookie sheet for about 20 mins before baking. Any tips you can give me would be appreciated. Thank you! P.S. I make your roasted corn kernels all the time..love them!!
Mary says
These are so cute they look like a party come to life. Love all the pretty sprinkles.
Sandra L Garth says
My granddaughter and I are going to love these! Thank you for sharing with us at Celebrate Your Story.
Amy says
I love sprinkles and this is such a good way to add them without using frosting. They are also so pretty. Thank you for sharing at The Pin Junkie link party. Shared and pinned.
Debrashoppeno5 says
I can tell by looking at these that they melt in your mouth. I wish I could reach in and help myself, they look so good.
Emily Stafford says
Hi!
Love your photography! These look absolutely delicious and are so much fun!
Cheers!
Emily
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Sarah @ DisneyMagicMommy says
Those look like they would be great for the kids I teach sunday school too. Do you use the softer sprinkles, or the hard ones?
kristin mccarthy says
cant go wrong with three words I love dearly
sprinkles
butter
cookie
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Menaka Bharathi says
Loved the cookies especially the sprinkles..They look so colorful…I am sure my daughter will definitely go gaga over this
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Dean @Mrs. AOK says
These look yummy!! Who doesn’t love a good butter cookie?!?! 🙂 Thanks for sharing with us at #MMBH, pinned this to our board.
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Ritu Ahuja says
These sprinkled butter cookies look yummy. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe. I will try out soon. 🙂
Mary Leigh says
Hey there!! Stopping by from SITS Girls and these cookies look absolutely delicious! I want to make them this weekend! Of course I’m saving them for our next event else, I would be eating them all by myself! Pinned so I’ll be able to make them soon!!
Michelle Leslie says
Oh wow, they look so delicious Pamela. My daughter loves making cookies so I’ll definitely be passing the recipe on to her to try. Thanks so much
Theresa says
Some of my favorite cookies. Glad you shared this recipe. Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight party @DearCreatives Pinned & sharing.
GiGi Eats says
THESE COOKIES are seriously what my dreams are made of.
Cathy Lawdanski says
Those are so pretty! My husband loves butter cookies and my grandkids would love the sprinkles!
patti @ pandora's box says
These look delish – and pretty!!
Leslie says
OMG I wish I had these in front of me right now. I’d have to hide them from the kids, though, because they look and sound perfect! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
Roseann Hampton says
Pinning to try these. My daughter is coming in town in a few weeks and she loves all things sprinkles!
Sandra L Garth says
This is the first recipe for cookies I’ve seen that uses evaporated milk. I’m excited about these!
Jess says
These look so cute and sound yummy!
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Gentle Joy Photography says
These look wonderful! I’ve never used a recipe for cookies like this, w/ evaporated milk. Good idea. 🙂
Jenna says
Those look so tasty! 😀 I will be making these soon!!!!!
-Jenna <3
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