Halloween Sprinkle Sugar Cookies – Soft, Thick & Loaded With Festive Halloween Sprinkles

🎉 Introduction

These Halloween Sprinkle Sugar Cookies are soft, thick, chewy, and absolutely bursting with spooky-season spirit. With buttery vanilla dough, festive orange–purple–black sprinkles, and that irresistible melt-in-your-mouth texture of classic bakery-style sugar cookies, these are the perfect October treat.

Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party, filling trick-or-treat bags, making treats for school, or just celebrating spooky season at home, these cookies bake up big, soft, colorful, and wonderfully fun. Best of all—they require no chilling, no rolling, and no cookie cutters. Just scoop, bake, and enjoy!

🧰 Equipment Needed

• Mixing bowls
• Hand or stand mixer
• Baking sheets
• Parchment paper
• Cookie scoop
• Cooling rack

🛒 Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp almond extract (optional but highly recommended)
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ¾ cup Halloween sprinkles (jimmies or confetti sprinkles work best)

Optional Add-Ins

• ½ cup white chocolate chips
• ½ cup orange candy melts
• ½ cup chocolate chips

👩‍🍳 Directions

Step 1: Cream Butter & Sugar

Beat together:

• softened butter
• granulated sugar

Mix for 2–3 minutes until light, pale, and fluffy.

Add:

• egg
• egg yolk
• vanilla
• almond extract

Beat again until creamy.

Step 2: Mix Dry Ingredients

In a separate bowl whisk:

• flour
• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt

Add dry mix to wet mixture and blend on low until dough forms.

Step 3: Add Halloween Sprinkles

Fold in:

• Halloween sprinkles

Use jimmies, not tiny nonpareils—they bleed color.

Optional: Fold in chocolate chips for extra “treat.”

Step 4: Scoop & Bake

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

Line baking sheets with parchment.

Scoop dough into 2-tablespoon balls.
Place 2 inches apart.

Bake 10–12 minutes, until:

• edges are set
• centers still soft
• tops pale and slightly puffy

Do NOT overbake—this keeps them soft and thick.

Let cookies cool on baking sheet 10 minutes before moving.

🍽️ Servings & Timing

• Makes: 18–22 cookies
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Bake Time: 10–12 minutes
• Total Time: ~25 minutes

🧊 Storage & Freezing

Room Temp: 4–5 days in airtight container
Fridge: 1 week

Freezer:

• Dough balls: freeze up to 3 months
• Baked cookies: freeze up to 2 months

Freeze dough balls with sprinkles already mixed in.

🥄 Variations

1. Halloween Funfetti Cookies
   Add extra sprinkles inside the dough + on top.
2. Chocolate Chip Halloween Cookies
   Fold in white chocolate or dark chocolate chips.
3. Black Cocoa Cookies
   Replace ¼ cup flour with black cocoa for spooky black cookies.
4. Vanilla Glazed Halloween Cookies
   Drizzle with sweet vanilla icing.
5. Pumpkin Spice Version
   Add 1 tsp pumpkin spice to dough.
6. Monster Mash Cookies
   Add candy eyeballs after baking.
7. Stuffed Cookies
   Wrap dough around a Hershey’s kiss or caramel.
8. Double Vanilla Bakery Cookies
   Add extra vanilla + almond.
9. Frosted Halloween Cookies
   Top cooled cookies with orange or purple buttercream.
10. Gluten-Free Version
    Use 1:1 GF flour.

❓ 10 FAQs

1. Why didn’t my cookies spread?
   Butter may have been too cold—flatten dough balls slightly before baking.
2. Why did my cookies spread too much?
   Dough too warm—chill 20 minutes if needed.
3. Can I use nonpareils?
   They bleed color—use jimmies or confetti sprinkles.
4. Can I double the recipe?
   Yes — scales perfectly.
5. Can I freeze the dough with sprinkles?
   Absolutely.
6. How do I get thicker cookies?
   Chill dough 20–30 minutes before baking.
7. Can I frost them?
   Yes — cream cheese or vanilla buttercream is perfect.
8. Why add almond extract?
   Gives classic bakery-style sugar cookie flavor.
9. What sprinkles are best?
   Halloween jimmies or confetti — they don’t melt or bleed.
10. Are these chewy or soft?
    Soft and thick with lightly chewy edges.

🏁 Conclusion

These Halloween Sprinkle Sugar Cookies are festive, soft, buttery, and irresistibly fun — the ultimate easy Halloween treat. With melt-in-your-mouth centers, colorful sprinkles, and classic sugar cookie flavor, they’re guaranteed to become a yearly spooky-season staple. Simple, adorable, and incredibly delicious!

Halloween Sprinkle Sugar Cookies – Soft, Thick & Loaded With Festive Halloween Sprinkles

These Halloween Sprinkle Sugar Cookies are soft, thick, chewy, and absolutely bursting with spooky-season spirit. With buttery vanilla dough, festive orange–purple–black sprinkles, and that irresistible melt-in-your-mouth texture of classic bakery-style sugar cookies, these are the perfect October treat. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party, filling trick-or-treat bags, making treats for school, or just celebrating spooky season at home, these cookies bake up big, soft, colorful, and wonderfully fun. Best of all—they require no chilling, no rolling, and no cookie cutters. Just scoop, bake, and enjoy!

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Servings: 20 Cookies

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

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Ingredients

  

Cookie Dough

• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp almond extract optional but highly recommended
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ¾ cup Halloween sprinkles jimmies or confetti sprinkles work best

Optional Add-Ins

• ½ cup white chocolate chips
• ½ cup orange candy melts
• ½ cup chocolate chips

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Equipment

• Mixing bowls
• Hand or stand mixer
• Baking sheets
• Parchment paper
• Cookie scoop
• Cooling rack

Method

 

Step 1: Cream Butter & Sugar

1. Beat together:
2. softened butter
3. granulated sugar
4. Mix for 2–3 minutes until light, pale, and fluffy.

Add:

1. egg
2. egg yolk
3. vanilla
4. almond extract
5. Beat again until creamy.

Step 2: Mix Dry Ingredients

In a separate bowl whisk:

1. flour
2. baking powder
3. baking soda
4. salt
5. Add dry mix to wet mixture and blend on low until dough forms.

Step 3: Add Halloween Sprinkles

Fold in:

1. Halloween sprinkles
2. Use jimmies, not tiny nonpareils—they bleed color.
3. Optional: Fold in chocolate chips for extra “treat.”

Step 4: Scoop & Bake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Line baking sheets with parchment.
3. Scoop dough into 2-tablespoon balls.
4. Place 2 inches apart.
5. Bake 10–12 minutes, until:
6. edges are set
7. centers still soft
8. tops pale and slightly puffy
9. Do NOT overbake—this keeps them soft and thick.
10. Let cookies cool on baking sheet 10 minutes before moving.

Notes

🧊 Storage & Freezing

Room Temp: 4–5 days in airtight container
Fridge: 1 week

Freezer:

Dough balls: freeze up to 3 months

Baked cookies: freeze up to 2 months

Freeze dough balls with sprinkles already mixed in.

🥄 Variations

Halloween Funfetti Cookies
Add extra sprinkles inside the dough + on top.

Chocolate Chip Halloween Cookies
Fold in white chocolate or dark chocolate chips.

Black Cocoa Cookies
Replace ¼ cup flour with black cocoa for spooky black cookies.

Vanilla Glazed Halloween Cookies
Drizzle with sweet vanilla icing.

Pumpkin Spice Version
Add 1 tsp pumpkin spice to dough.

Monster Mash Cookies
Add candy eyeballs after baking.

Stuffed Cookies
Wrap dough around a Hershey’s kiss or caramel.

Double Vanilla Bakery Cookies
Add extra vanilla + almond.

Frosted Halloween Cookies
Top cooled cookies with orange or purple buttercream.

Gluten-Free Version
Use 1:1 GF flour.

❓ 10 FAQs

Why didn’t my cookies spread?
Butter may have been too cold—flatten dough balls slightly before baking.

Why did my cookies spread too much?
Dough too warm—chill 20 minutes if needed.

Can I use nonpareils?
They bleed color—use jimmies or confetti sprinkles.

Can I double the recipe?
Yes — scales perfectly.

Can I freeze the dough with sprinkles?
Absolutely.

How do I get thicker cookies?
Chill dough 20–30 minutes before baking.

Can I frost them?
Yes — cream cheese or vanilla buttercream is perfect.

Why add almond extract?
Gives classic bakery-style sugar cookie flavor.

What sprinkles are best?
Halloween jimmies or confetti — they don’t melt or bleed.

Are these chewy or soft?
Soft and thick with lightly chewy edges.

🏁 Conclusion

These Halloween Sprinkle Sugar Cookies are festive, soft, buttery, and irresistibly fun — the ultimate easy Halloween treat. With melt-in-your-mouth centers, colorful sprinkles, and classic sugar cookie flavor, they’re guaranteed to become a yearly spooky-season staple. Simple, adorable, and incredibly delicious!