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.

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.

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.

CONFETTI MOCHI COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the mochi: Whisk the mochiko and confectioners' sugar in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Add the milk and whisk until smooth. Microwave for 1 minute (at this point the mixture will have thickened), whisk slightly, then continue to microwave until the mixture is thick and sticky, 1 minute more. Fold in the sprinkles. Let the mochi cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• For the cookie dough: Meanwhile, whisk the flour, baking powder and kosher salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Mix the butter and granulated sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition, until combined. Add the vanilla and mix until just combined. Decrease the speed to low, add the flour mixture and mix until a dough forms, about 1 minute. Add the sprinkles and mix until just combined.
• Once the mochi is cool, lightly oil your hands with vegetable oil and roll the mochi into 12 balls (each about 1 heaping teaspoon); set aside.
• Divide the cookie dough into 12 large portions (each about 1/4 cup), then roll each into a ball. Use your palm to gently flatten each ball into a 3 1/2-inch round. Place 1 mochi ball in the center of each round and fold the cookie dough around the mochi until completely covered; transfer to a baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle the tops with more sprinkles and the flaky sea salt. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Bake the cookies until the edges are just slightly golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheet, about 1 hour. The cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

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.