High Altitude Funfetti Sugar Cookies

A sugar cookie, this High Altitude Funfetti Sugar Cookies recipe is soft, chewy, and full of sprinkles! So easy to make from scratch!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 13

Cooling Time 10

Total Time 33

Servings cookies

Calories 232kcal

Author Mara

Ingredients

1 stick butter, unsalted room temperature
⅓ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg large, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking powder
⅛ teaspoon flaky sea salt or kosher salt
1 + ⅞ cups all-purpose flour, 225 grams
¾ cup jimmies, rainbow (sprinkles)

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large mixing bowl, mix butter and sugar together on high for 3 minutes until light and fluffy using a stand mixer or hand mixer.
Add in egg and vanilla extract and mix on high until fully incorporated and fluffy, approximately 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl if necessary.
Add in flour, baking powder, and salt into the bowl and mix on low until fully incorporated and dough forms. It's alright if there are a few streaks of flour.
Add in sprinkles to the cookie dough and mix by hand with a spatula.
Using a 1.33 ounces / 2.6 tablespoons cookie scoop and drop cookie dough onto silicone-lined or parchment-lined cookie trays approximately 2-2+ inches apart and bake for 12-13 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.
Let the cookies cool on the tray for at least 5-7 minutes before removing them to a cookie rack to fully cool. Enjoy!

Notes

Properly Measure Flour: If you just dip your measuring cup into a bag of flour, chances are you have way too much flour due to packing. I keep a small digital scale to accurately measure flour BUT you can also use the spoon and level method too if you don't have a scale. To do this, use a spoon to fluff up the flour within your flour bag or container. Then use a spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup and finally use the straight edge of a knife to level the flour across the measuring cup.

Don't Overmix Your Cookie Batter! If you do, the cookies will be dense, hard, and not as delicious as light and fluffy as you want. You want to mix until flour/dry ingredients are just combined. It's okay if there are a few streaks of flour since you are going to mix again to add in the sprinkles. For the sprinkles, mix until they are just well enough distributed there are clumps of dough with too many or dough without any.

Use a High Quality Vanilla: Sprinkles have much taste, so its important to use high quality vanilla extract or even vanilla paste in your cookies for the best flavor.

What altitude were these cookies baked at? How do I adjust for my altitude? I baked these High Altitude Funfetti Sugar Cookies at 5,280 ft! Check out this high altitude resource to adjust these cookies for your altitude.

Nutritional information for this recipe is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. Please calculate your own nutritional information if you want it exact to what you make and use my calculations as a guide only.

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