Funfetti Cookies are the perfect chewy, buttery cookies to bring to a party or serve on a birthday with rainbow sprinkles throughout.

These are the perfect cookies to add a fun pop of color to any occasion. Try my Lofthouse Cookies and Cake Mix Cookies for more fun Cookie Recipes.

Sabrina’s Funfetti Cookies Recipe

This fun, colorful treat is perfect for gifting, bake sales, or parties, thanks to the cheerful sprinkles that give it that classic birthday-cake vibe. Along with plenty of sprinkles, the cookies get their soft, chewy texture from simple, comforting ingredients like real vanilla, butter, and sugar. The recipe comes together quickly, so it’s easy to whip up a batch even when you’re short on time, and the sprinkles make them look festive without any extra decorating. Find variation suggestions below to make them perfect for any occasion!

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Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a stand mixer cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Add in the eggs and vanilla extract until smooth.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture on the lowest speed setting until just combined.
Add in rainbow sprinkles and stir to combine.
Using a 2 tablespoon size cookie scoop, add the cookie dough to the sheet, 2 inches apart.
Bake for 8 minutes for soft cookies or 10 minutes for crunchy cookies.
Let cool 5 minutes before removing from the baking sheet.

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Chef’s Note: Doubling the Recipe

If you’re already making cookie dough, go ahead and double it, you’ll thank yourself later when you’ve got a whole extra batch ready to go. Trust me, you’ll want to have these again and again! When you double a recipe, small measuring mistakes can become big ones. Just make sure to level those cups and spoons so your dough stays consistent.

How to Store

Serve: You don’t want to leave baked cookies out for more than a few hours, or they’ll start to dry out.
Store: Let the warm cookies cool before you put them in a covered container. As long as you seal the Funfetti Cookies in an airtight container, they can stay good at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Freeze: To freeze cookies, lay them out on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze them for about an hour. Then transfer the frozen cookies to an airtight freezer container to keep for up to 6 months.

Variations

Flavors: You can make homemade cookies with a variety of popular flavors, depending on the mood you’re in. Almond extract is an easy and comforting flavor to add to any cookie recipe. For holiday sprinkle cookies, you can mix in peppermint extract. Or, if you’re making these cookies in the summer, add a little lemon juice.
Wheat Cookies: If you want to make Funfetti Cookies more healthy, you can make them with half wheat flour and half white flour.
Funfetti sugar cookies: If you want to make these cookies with frosting, I’d recommend using our classic Sugar Cookie Frosting Recipe. Let the cookies cool before adding a layer of frosting over cookies.
Type of sprinkles: You can make these cookies for any occasion, depending on the color of the sprinkles you use. Rainbow-colored sprinkles are good for a birthday or any celebration. To make these cookies for a holiday, use on-theme sprinkles, such as red and green sprinkles for Christmas, or red, white, and blue sprinkles for the Fourth of July.