Confetti Cookies Recipes

CONFETTI CAKE BATTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter, eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in cake mix. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to roll. , Preheat oven to 350°. On a well-floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired. Freeze option: Transfer dough to a resealable plastic freezer bag; freeze. To use, thaw dough in refrigerator until soft enough to roll. Prepare and bake cookies as directed; decorate as desired.

STAR CONFETTI COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Mix the vanilla and egg with a fork in a small bowl.
• Beat the butter, granulated sugar and confectioners' sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer on low speed until the butter has picked up the sugars, about 30 seconds. (If using a hand mixer, beat about 2 minutes.) Increase the speed to medium and beat until slightly creamy, stopping halfway to scrape the bowl, about 1 minute (about 3 minutes with a hand mixer).
• Reduce the speed to low, slowly add in the egg mixture and beat until combined. Add the flour mixture a heaping cup at a time in 2 additions, stopping a few times to scrape the bowl and beaters. (If using a hand mixer, increase the speed as the dough gets thicker to keep the beaters spinning.) Once all the flour is just incorporated, add the confetti stars, increase the speed to medium (higher with a hand mixer) and beat until the dough is very smooth, about 2 minutes (about 5 minutes with a hand mixer).
• Turn the dough out of the bowl and bring it together. Divide the dough into 2 even pieces, each about 11 ounces. Shape each piece into a 6-inch square and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Position the oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Take the dough pieces out of the refrigerator and let soften until just pliable but still cool and firm, about 15 minutes.
• Dust a piece of parchment with flour. Working quickly, dust one square of the dough with flour and roll it to about 1/4 inch thick. Lift the dough occasionally by sliding a metal spatula or bench scraper underneath to make sure it isn't sticking to the parchment. Cut out 3 1/2-inch star cookies as close together as possible. Cut out the centers of the stars with a 1 1/2-inch cutter. If the dough becomes too soft to cut out, place it in the freezer for 5 minutes to firm back up. Transfer the large and small stars to separate prepared baking sheets, large on one and small on the other, leaving 1 inch between them all. Gather together the scraps and repeat with the remaining dough. When the remaining dough is too small for the large cutter, just cut out small stars. Sprinkle more confetti stars over the top of the cookies and gently press down so they stick. Freeze the cookies on the baking sheets while you repeat with the second dough piece. Freeze the cookies about 10 minutes before baking.
• Bake, rotating the baking sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through, until the cookies are light golden brown around the edges and slightly firm when gently pressed, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheets on a cooling rack, about 30 minutes.

SUNNY'S CEREAL CONFETTI COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter, sugar and eggs: In a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer on high, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy and smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the eggs one by one, completely incorporating the first one before adding the second, and making sure to scrape the sides between additions. Beat in the almond extract.
• Add the dry ingredients: In a large bowl, stir to combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Lower the mixer speed to medium-low and pour the flour mixture into the butter mixture in four parts, taking time to blend in and scrape the sides of the bowl back to the center between each addition, until all is combined.
• Finish the dough and chill: Add the milk 1 tablespoon at a time to the dough and blend until it becomes smooth but firm enough to form balls (you may not need all of the milk). Turn off the mixer and add the cereal, folding it in by hand using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Divide the dough in half and roll into logs 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• Bake and cool the cookies: Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F; line two baking sheets with parchment. Remove the cookie dough from the plastic wrap and slice into 1/2-inch-thick discs. Place 6 discs at least 3 inches apart on each prepared baking sheet (refrigerate the remaining dough until ready to bake). Bake until golden and crispy around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheets. Once the baking sheets are cool, bake the remaining cookies.

CONFETTI COOKIE MIX

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In 1-quart jar with tight-fitting lid, place mixture; tap lightly to pack. Top with oats and baking bits; cover.
• Give with gift card that reads: To make cookies, heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, place contents of jar, butter, water, vanilla and egg. Stir 30 seconds with spoon or until combined. On ungreased cookie sheets, spoon dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

FUNFETTI® CAKE MIX COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Mix cake mix, canola oil, and eggs together in a bowl until smooth. Roll dough into walnut-size balls; flatten to 1/4-inch thick on baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 6 to 8 minutes.

FUNFETTI COOKIES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix together with a whisk the flour, salt and baking soda.
• Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg.
• Add flour mixture and beat until smooth. Blend in milk. Mix in sprinkles until evenly distributed.
• Drop by teaspoon about 3 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Flatten with bottom of glass that has been dipped in sugar.
• Bake for about 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on rack.

CONFETTI SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, milk and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute or until blended. Stir in sprinkles. Onto cookie sheets, drop batter by level tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and food color until blended. For each sandwich cookie, spread about 1 tablespoon filling on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; gently press together.

FUNFETTI COOKIES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla and almond extracts. Fold in flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt until well combined. Fold in sprinkles until evenly distributed.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes.