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sugar cookies piled on a small parchment lined sheet pan with pink bowl full of valentine's-themed sprinkles, and pink carnations. Three cookies on marble surface around sheet pan with more flowers, a white cheesecloth, a glass of milk, another pink carnation, and white flowers around sheet pan.

Soft and Chewy Valentine's Sprinkle Cookies

5 from 4 votes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Total Time: 34 minutes
Author: Traci Crossland
Soft and Chewy Valentine's Sprinkle Cookies...the perfect treat for Valentine's Day! Made in one bowl, with minimal ingredients, no refrigeration, and ready in about 30 minutes. SO. GOOD.

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup salted butter room temperature
  • ⅞ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1¾ cups all purpose flour*
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 Tablespoons Valentine's sprinkles
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350℉.
  • Line sheet pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Beat in egg and vanilla.
  • Stir in flour and baking soda.
  • Mix in sprinkles.
  • Use a 1½ Tablespoon cookie scoop to portion dough onto prepared pans.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes, until light brown around the edges.
  • Allow to cool on pans.

Notes

*This recipe was written using an average of the dip and sweep method for measuring flour and the spoon and level method. If you are using a scale, you will need to add 3/4 oz or 22 g  to the measurement for each cup of flour.
How To Store:
The best part about these cookies? They can be frozen for up to 3 months! Oh, yes, that’s right. After baking and cooling, you can place the baked cookies in an airtight freezer safe zip top bag and put in the freezer.
But, if you’d like fresh baked cookies instead, you can actually freeze the cookie dough itself! Follow the directions all the way to portioning out the dough. From there, place a few inches apart on a lined sheet pan and place in the freezer for 1-2 hours, or until the cookie dough is frozen solid. From there, place the frozen cookie dough balls in a zip top bag and keep in the freezer for 1-2 months.
You can also keep these cookies in an airtight container or zip top bag on the counter for about a week!
 
Tips For Success:
  • Make sure the butter and eggs are room temperature!
  • Be careful not to over-mix the cookie dough!
  • If baking multiple pans at a time, be sure to check on the cookies at about 8 minutes into the bake time.
  • Don’t forget to line your sheet pans.
  • It’s best to use a cookie scoop to ensure all cookies are the same size.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 17mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 203IUCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.