Description
Soft and colorful Patriotic Sprinkle Cookies with a lightly crisp edge, tender cream cheese center, and red, white, and blue sprinkle coating. Perfect for 4th of July parties, summer picnics, and patriotic celebrations.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 oz cream cheese
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup red, white, and blue sprinkles
Extra red, white, and blue sprinkles for coating
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Beat butter, sugar, and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
4. Add baking powder, baking soda, and salt, then gradually stir in flour until a dough forms.
5. Fold in the red, white, and blue sprinkles.
6. Scoop dough into small balls, about 2 inches wide.
7. Roll each dough ball in extra sprinkles to coat.
8. Arrange cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
9. Bake for about 10 minutes, until edges look set and centers still look soft.
10. Let cookies rest on the pan briefly before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Use different sprinkle colors for other holidays or occasions.
Avoid overmixing the dough to keep cookies soft.
A cookie scoop helps create evenly sized cookies.
Do not place dough onto hot baking sheets between batches.
Nutrition values are approximate.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: 4th of July
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 199
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 157mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 33mg