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Pillsbury Stacked Sugar Cookies are an easy viral TikTok recipe that uses just a few ingredients and starts with Pillsbury sugar cookie dough! These are super fast and super easy to make and they’re a treat the whole family will love.
These Pillsbury Halloween Cookies have just 2 basic ingredients plus sprinkles and/or sanding sugar. They use those cute pumpkin sugar cookies that Pillsbury makes (or any of their fun cute shapes) and stacks them with Pillsbury sugar cookies to make the perfect festive cookies! These are the perfect cookies for beginner bakes and they’re so fun at Halloween or Christmas time for a cookie exchange!
How to make Pillsbury Stacked Sugar Cookies
- Start with a package of those fun shaped sugar cookies – at Halloween they have ghosts and pumpkins, but they also have them for other holidays. I’ve made Pillsbury Christmas Cookies with these too – and you can use any of the fun shapes.
- You also need a pack of the bake and break sugar cookies or you can use a log of sugar cookie dough and cut 1 tablespoon size balls.
- Colorful sanding sugar and/or colorful nonpareils to roll slices of the cookie dough in. For Halloween, use orange and black and purple, or choose a mix of nonpareils. Match the colors to the holiday!
- You can also use refrigerated chocolate chip cookies or even pumpkin cookies if you can find them at the store.
- Want to make them from scratch? Use my perfect sugar cookie recipe or best chocolate chip cookie recipe!
- Press the sugar cookie into a thin disc with the palm of your hand before adding the shaped cookie on top.
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Dorothy’s Expert Tips
- I love the bake and break cookie dough but you can also use a log – slice log with a sharp knife and roll dough into balls.
- These are a next level treat perfect for the holiday season – kids love them so they’re great for class parties.
- Don’t package or freeze cookies until they’ve come to room temperature.
Pillsbury Stacked Sugar Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (24 count) package Pillsbury bake and break sugar cookies (see note)
- 2 (20 count each) packages Pillsbury Shaped Sugar Cookies (see note)
- ½ cup colorful sanding sugar or nonpareils
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Break apart the sugar cookies and roll into a ball. Roll in sanding sugar and/or nonpareils.
- Place sugar cookie balls on prepared baking sheets. Press lightly with the palm of your hand.
- Place a Pillsbury shaped cookie on top of each sugar cookie.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown and no longer glossy. Cool 10 minutes on cookie sheets before removing to a rack to completely cool.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for several months.
Recipe Notes
- Use any kind of refrigerated cookie dough – you’re not limited to sugar cookies.
- Use any of the shapes (for any holiday)
- Use any color sugar/nonpareils
- If you want to use a log of cookie dough cut and roll 1 tablespoon balls
- 1 pack of bake and break makes 24 cookies and 1 pack of the shaped makes 20. So you either need 2 shaped cookies or you’ll have 4 sugar cookies left over.
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Step-by-Step Photos
- Break off one square of cookie dough (or about 1 tablespoon) and roll into a ball.
- Roll dough in sugar or sprinkles.
- Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Press a tiny bit flat with your palms and place a shaped cookie on top.
- Bake 10-11 minutes or until flattened and light golden brown around the edges.
