Christmas Sprinkle Cookies

Christmas sprinkle sugar cookies with a bite taken out of one.

5 from 3 votes

Christmas Sprinkle Cookies are easy to make for the holidays! Just add cream cheese to your favorite cookie mix, then bake and decorate with frosting and sprinkles!

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time21

Course: Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Debi Morgan | Quiche My Grits

Equipment

Ingredients

Sugar Cookies

2 ounces cream cheese (full fat and room temperature)
¼ cup butter, unsalted (room temperature)
17.5 ounces Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
1 large egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting

6 ounces cream cheese (full fat and room temperature)
¼ cup butter (unsalted)
2½ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon salt
2 drops food coloring (any color you desire)
½ cup sprinkles

Instructions

Sugar Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a sheet pan or cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Using a hand or stand mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until creamy.
Mix in the sugar cookie mix, vanilla and large egg on low speed until just combined.
Using a scooper, scoop 2 tablespoon balls of dough on the baking sheets. Leave about 2 inches between cookie dough balls.
Flatten each ball of dough with a spatula or the bottom of a glass.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges start to turn barely brown.
Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes before moving them to a wire cooling rack. Make sure they are completely cooled before frosting.

Frosting

Using an electric mixer (or stand type), beat the cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl until creamy.
Add the vanilla, a pinch of salt and powdered sugar, then beat until creamy again.
Divide the frosting into 2 separate bowls. Add just a few drops of food coloring to each bowl and mix well.
Using a butter knife or spatula, spread frosting on cooled cookies in alternating colors.
While the frosting is still wet, top the cookies with sprinkles. Let frosting set for 20 minutes before serving.

Notes

- Some types of sprinkles may bleed into the frosting when refrigerated. If you don't plan to refrigerate your cookies, then you can use any type of sprinkles you like.

- Be sure to test the sprinkles on one cookie before making an entire batch. Refrigerate them to see how they react when cold.

- Make sure you don't overbake the cookies. They should be pale with barely golden edges when removed from the oven. They will continue to bake while cooling on the baking sheet. Check at 10 minutes just to be sure!

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