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These July 4th Cookies are incredibly soft and are the perfect easy Patriotic Sprinkle Cookies! This is my tried-and-true sprinkle cookie recipe made with red, white, and blue sprinkles for a fireworks explosion of color, perfect for a 4th of July party!

stacked cookies with red white and blue sprinkles baked in.

4th of July Cookies

This easy sprinkle cookie recipe has an explosion of patriotic colors! They’re basically my favorite chewy sugar cookie recipebut with red, white, and blue sprinkles. This an easy butter cookie recipe with no chill time – just mix and bake! Skip the hard-to-make cutout cookies and make Easy Sprinkle Cookies with red, white, and blue sprinkles instead.

ingredients in fireworks sprinkles cookies.

Sprinkle Cookies Ingredients

  • Butter: use unsalted butter that’s been softened. To use salted butter reduce added salt to 1/4 teaspoon. You can also use Earth’s Balance Vegan Butter Sticks for a nondairy cookie.
  • Sugar: Granulated sugar is the best sugar to use for sugar cookies
  • Egg yolk plus an egg: this is the trick to getting a really chewy cookie
  • Cream of Tartar works with baking soda to create a soft and chewy cookie. I recommend learning about what is cream of tartar: uses and substitutions.
  • Sprinkles: I’m using patriotic colors for the Fourth of July but use any colors for any occasion
stacked cookies with red white and blue sprinkles baked in.

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Dorothy’s Testing Notes & Tips

  • You can easily double this recipe by just multiplying all ingredients by two.
  • These sprinkle sugar cookies taste better if you bake them slightly under rather than overdone. The underbaked sugar cookie texture is SO delicious.
  • I recommend using a recognized brand for your sprinkles rather than cheap dollar-store ones since those would dissolve in your batter. Jimmies sprinkles (the long thin rods) bake best – they shouldn’t dissolve like nonpareils do.
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4th of July Sprinkle Cookies Recipe

By: Dorothy Kern
Sprinkle Cookies – this easy sugar cookie recipe is full of sprinkles and is the perfect cookie for the 4th of July.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
stacked cookies with red white and blue sprinkles baked in.
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Ingredients

  • ¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups (248g) all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups sprinkles, any color for any holiday or use rainbow

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpat baking mats.
  • Cream butter and sugar with a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or you may use a hand mixer). Once the mixture is creamed and fluffy, mix in the egg, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth, then mix in the baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Slowly mix in flour until the mixture is just combined, then stir in the sprinkles.
  • Scoop balls of cookie dough 2 Tablespoons each, and place them 2” apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until the bottoms just start to turn golden brown. (These taste better if you err on the side of under rather than over done). Cool at least 5 minutes on cookie sheet before removing.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.

Notes

  • I like to err on the side of under done for these – you know sprinkle cookies are done baking when they’ve just lost their glossy sheen.
  • Any color sprinkles work!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 195IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Storing Cookies & Make Ahead

Store in an airtight container or large gallon size resealable bag for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month. Place layers of cookies between paper towels to absorb moisture when thawing.

process shot in fireworks sprinkle cookies.
process shot in fireworks sprinkle cookies.
process shot in fireworks sprinkle cookies.

How to make Sprinkle Cookies

  1. The cookie dough will be a soft cookie dough that’s a tiny bit sticky with minimal transfer to your fingers.
  2. Add sprinkles last and stir them in.
  3. You can make 2-tablespoon or 1-tablespoon size cookies. Baking on silicone or parchment is best.

Speaking of fireworks, everyone always raves about these iconic Fourth of July desserts: Fireworks Sugar Bars, Fireworks Sugar Cookie Cake, and Fireworks Pudding Cookies. 

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8 Comments

  1. I make these cookies every year for the 4th of July and my family just loves them! I’m making 6 dozen this year!!

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  2. Easy to make, tasty sugar cookies. Sprinkles can be interchangeable depending on what holiday or event you are celebrating. Do NOT let them get too brown, underbaked are better.

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