Firecracker Funfetti Sugar Cookies are the ultimate patriotic dessert to indulge in this summer. From Memorial Day, Flag Day, and, of course, Fourth of July, our summers are filled with red, white, and blue festivities, so let’s enjoy some cookies, shall we? Plus, who doesn’t love sprinkles!
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Sprinkles Are a Girl’s Best Friend
Let’s be honest, I’m always 10x happier when I walk into my kitchen and there are cookies to munch on. They don’t have to be anything fancy, plain chocolate chip will do just fine.
Fresh cookies make a home feel more inviting and I love when I can have fun with holidays and incorporate some extra festive twists!
It can be challenging to create red, white, and blue dishes without overusing the same few ingredients (I’m looking at you, blueberries), but some of our family favorites are Red, White, & Blue Cheeseburgers, Blueberry Salsa, and none other than a classic American Mixed Berry Cast Iron Cobbler.
When it comes to star-spangled desserts, I rely heavily on holiday sprinkle packs and loved this patriotic sprinkles pack from my local Walmart!
This recipe can easily be swapped with other holiday sprinkly packs and used all year long. Next up on the agenda might be Halloween!
How To: Make Funfetti Sugar Cookies
These cookies couldn’t be easier to whip up when your sugar craving hits!
Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt.
Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and powdered sugar until thoroughly combined.
Pour in the egg and vanilla and mix for about 1 minute.
Stir in the dry mixture and mix on medium-low until mixed through. The dough should appear crumbly but slightly wet and easily stick together when rolling into balls.
Form small balls of dough and dip into sprinkles. If using large sprinkles, you may need to apply a little pressure to ensure the sprinkles stick to the dough enough.
Lay on a greased cookie sheet and flatten. Cook for 10 minutes and allow at least 5 minutes to cool. The cookies may not appear done, but will continue cooking as they cool. Serve with a big glass of your milk of choice!
Ingredients needed
Materials Needed
Firecracker Funfetti Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 heaping cups flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter (1 stick)
- 4 oz cream cheese
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ⅔ cup sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and powdered sugar until thoroughly combined. Stir in egg and vanilla and mix for about 1 minute.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on medium-low until combined into a crumbly but wet texture.
- Form small balls of dough and dip into sprinkles. Lay on a greased cookie sheet and flatten. Cook for 10 minutes and allow at least 5 minutes to cool.
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Ahh these look SO CUTE and yummy! I haven’t had a good cookie in ages and these look so patriotic!
I love the festive red, white, and blue colors! Pinned these and can guarantee I’ll be making these soon as 4th of July approaches! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
These look so cute and yummy! I can easily imagine them as a 4th of July snack.
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Looks so delicious. I always buy these at the grocery store around July 4th but I never thought to just make em myself. Thanks
These are so cute! I’m def going to give these a whirl for fourth of July. 🙂
These look so yummy! I love sprinkles! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
Lovely post! These look absolutely delicious; I need to try these! Thanks so much for sharing x
These cookies look so good and delicious. I love the firecracker colors.
I have a spinkle sugar cookie recipe that I‘ve made a few times, but I‘ve never tried making them with themed sprinkles. Thanks for the idea!
These look delicious and would be perfect to bake with my daughter when we have company over the 4th. Nice job Kalin!
Kalin, these look absolutely amazing! I love how you’re not using the usual blueberries (hate them!) and the funfetti are just so cute x
I love how patriotic these cookies are. The colors are so vibrant a sure crowd pleaser.
I love a good cookie recipe. These are so cute and would be fun to eat.
I love this recipe! My family loves their cream cheese. And my son loves sprinkles :).
Wow! these look delicious and make me hungry. Cannot wait to make them.
There’s nothing quite like a tasty cookie, and these look like the perfect summer/July treat! Thank you for sharing this recipe x
Hi Kalin. Everybody loves cookies, don’t they? And these look fantastic all kitted out for some patriotic celebrations. Good job!
We need to make these in our home this year. My kids never seem too old to decorate cookies (and then whine for just one more).
Yum! These look yummy and fun to eat. Nothing like fun sprinkles to make a cookie come to life!
These recipe were so delicious and easy to make. I love sugar cookies and you can never go wrong with sprinkles!
Love all the colors very timely to add in the coming celebration! But also can be enjoyed now.
These are so cute and fun! You know I love a good sugar cookie!
Just perfect for the coming celebration! Your cookies look si inviting and patriotic:)) I shall support my friend from over the pond with a batch:))
These look so cute! And I’m sure they are delicious 😍
These look delicious!! Honestly, anything cookie is always great in the kitchen! I haven’t had a sprinkle cookie in a while, so this might call for it x
Ooooo these look great – how yummy! I always have to specially order funfetti to use as the stuff we have in the UK is rubbish! xx
These look like so much fun, I love the sound of this recipe xx
These cookies are so cute & they look delicious too! I haven’t had sugar cookies in forever so I’ll need to try these one day!
These sound delicious! I have to agree Sprinkles are definitely a girls best friend!
I so would love to snack on these right now! The confetti is so cute. Love the look of these! 🙂
These are so fun – would be a great way to include kids in baking, too!
You’re speaking my language with these cookies. I love sugar cookies and I love sprinkles. Combine the two and you’ve got absolute magic in the form of a cookie!
These look so fun! Can’t wait to try them out with my kids 🙂
I know what I’m making for Fourth of July!!
These look so cute! I love the simplicity so that everyone can do them! They look so yummy too 😄
These are so adorably fun! Who can resist sprinkle cookies?!?
Those look so cute!! I mean I already love cookie and adding sprinkles make them irresistable!
These cookies are so cute and perfect for the 4th! I agree, sprinkles are a girl’s best friend!
These seem like the perfect 4th of July treat. Literally drooling just looking at them!
These look like such fun!! Awesome idea for summer 😄