Sprinkled 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!
Easy and Soft Sprinkle 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 the holiday season or whenever you’re craving a cookie!
How to Make the Best Butter Cookies
Now let’s get baking these Sprinkled 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 this Sprinkled Butter Cookies recipe!
More Sprinkle Cookie Recipes:
If you’re looking for more cookie recipes make sure to try my:
CHEWY Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Bites
Easy Sugar Cookies
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Italian Anise Cookies
Red Velvet Cookies
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Sprinkled Butter Cookies
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! 🙂
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!!!!!
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Akaleistar says
Those cookies look so yummy!
Rebecca | Let's Eat Cake says
I love how bright and festive these are!
Bea Akok says
OH MY GOODNESS These are the best butter/shortbread cookies I have ever made and I have been baking cookies for 56 years. I loved that they were so cheerful looking so I had to try them. I did not over mix the batter so they would be very tender and they were perfect. My oven temperature is spot on so they actually baked for the full 20 minutes.
Thank you so very much for sharing this recipe.
Everyone that makes cookies, likes to eat cookies should try this recipe.
Pamela says
Hey Bea, your comment made my day! I am so happy that you love these cookies as much as we do! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Tammie says
These cookies are incredibly easy to make. I just tried them last night, but unfortunately they were a little dry. I used all of the suggested ingredients. Not sure what happened. They were definitely full of flavor. I thought they would be more moist.
Pamela says
Hey Tammie – glad to hear you made these cookies, they are one of my favorites! I’ve never had dryness issues with these cookies as the evaporated milk makes them extra moist but here’s a troubleshooting guide that might help you in the future: http://www.bettycrocker.com/how-to/tipslibrary/baking-tips/cookie-troubleshooting-guide.
Tammie says
Thanks! They are definitely worth trying again!
Michelle says
If you don’t have evaporated milk what could you substitute it with?
Pamela says
Hey Michelle, I highly recommend using evaporated milk because that’s what gets them so soft. If you don’t have access to it, then substitute 2 tablespoon milks + 1 tablespoon half and half.
Tori Cole says
Your pictures are absolutely excellent. Great job! The cookies look delicious! I might have to make these with my girls… when I feel like breaking my diet!!! hehehehehe