These Festive Mini Sprinkle Cookies for Every Season are simple, colorful, and perfect for baking with grandchildren. One basic dough, endless sprinkle combinations, and the kind of sweet moments that matter far more than perfectly shaped cookies.
Simple Homemade Joy in Every Bite. Some of the best homestead memories aren’t made in the garden — they’re made standing on a kitchen chair, rolling cookie dough with tiny hands.
There are some recipes that aren’t just about the food — they’re about the hands that help make them.
When I baked these Mini Sprinkle Cookies, my grandson stood beside me on a kitchen chair, carefully rolling the dough into tiny balls. His little fingers couldn’t quite get the balls perfectly round, but we sure had fun! And a few extra balls of cookie dough mysteriously disappeared along the way. But that’s exactly the kind of memory I hope he carries with him.
Simple, From-Scratch Recipes
This is the kind of simple, from-scratch recipe that builds traditions.
These mini sprinkle sugar cookies are soft, buttery, lightly sweet, and filled with white chocolate chips. The best part? You can change the sprinkle colors for any holiday, season, or celebration. One dependable cookie recipe — endless possibilities.
And when you’re baking with little helpers, bite-sized cookies are just the right size for small hands.
Why We Love These Mini Sprinkle Cookies
We appreciate recipes that are:
- Simple pantry staples
- Quick to mix and bake
- Easy for children to help with
- Perfect for sharing
- Adaptable for the whole year
These bite-sized sprinkle cookies check every box.
The light corn syrup keeps them soft and tender. The butter extract gives them that nostalgic bakery-style flavor. And the sprinkles? They make baking feel like a celebration, even on an ordinary afternoon.
Baking With Grandchildren: A Little Kitchen Wisdom
Rolling one-tablespoon dough balls is the perfect job for little hands. It teaches:
- Measuring
- Patience
- Following directions
- The joy of creating something homemade
And yes — quality control taste-testing is highly encouraged.
Moments like this are what Hobby Homestead is all about. Passing down skills. Sharing stories. Letting flour dust the counters and sprinkles scatter across the table.
Festive Mini Sprinkle Cookies for Every Season
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Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Salted Butter softened, (111g)
- ¾ Cup Granulated Sugar (173g)
- 1 Large Egg
- ¼ Cup Corn Syrup (82g)
- ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Teaspoon Butter Extract
- 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour (304g)
- ¼ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 Cup White Chocolate Chips miniature if you can find them, (200g)
- ⅓ Cup Holiday Sprinkles (71g)
Instructions
How to Make Festive Mini Sprinkle Cookies
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Cream the softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy — about 2 minutes.½ Cup Salted Butter, ¾ Cup Granulated Sugar
- Mix in the egg, corn syrup, vanilla extract, and butter extract.1 Large Egg, ¼ Cup Corn Syrup, ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract, ¼ Teaspoon Butter Extract
- Add the flour and baking soda, mixing just until a soft dough forms.2 Cups All-Purpose Flour, ¼ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- Fold in the white chocolate chips and sprinkles.1 Cup White Chocolate Chips, ⅓ Cup Holiday Sprinkles
- Scoop 1 tablespoon portions, roll into balls, and place on your prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 7–9 minutes, just until the cookies spread slightly and begin to flatten. They should stay light in color for a soft texture.
- Let cool a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack — or before small hands sneak one off the tray.
Notes
Baking Notes
- Always use room temperature butter for the softest texture.
- Don’t overbake — slightly underdone means soft centers.
- Let children help with safe tasks like measuring, stirring, and rolling dough.
- It’s okay if they aren’t perfectly shaped. Homemade never has to mean perfect.
Nutrition
One Recipe, Every Season
This is truly a year-round sprinkle cookie recipe.
Change the sprinkles to match the season:
- Pastels for spring
- Red, white, and blue for summer
- Warm harvest tones for fall
- Red and green for Christmas
- Pink and red for Valentine’s Day
- School colors for graduations
One dependable dough. Endless celebrations.
Storing and Freezing
Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
For longer storage, freeze baked cookies for up to 3 months. They thaw beautifully and still taste fresh.
You can also freeze the dough balls and bake straight from frozen — just add a minute or two to the baking time.
This makes it easy to pull out a few cookies when grandchildren stop by unexpectedly.
More Than Just Cookies
These festive mini sprinkle cookies aren’t complicated. They aren’t fancy. But they carry something far more valuable — shared time in the kitchen.
On a hobby homestead, that’s the heart of it all.
Simple recipes.
Generational wisdom.
Sweet memories made from scratch.
I truly believe recipes become family treasures not because of the ingredients, but because of the memories attached to them. Chewy and buttery, these little sugar cookies are stuffed with white chocolate chips and cutie sprinkles.
A delicious bite-sized treat.