Spring Sugar Cookies
Delicious sugar cookies that have a powdered sugar icing and sprinkles! They are the perfect fun spring treat with the pretty pastel colors. The best part is dipping them in the frosting and decorating with sprinkles.
We’re making cookies from scratch and topping them with homemade icing for this spring sugar cookie recipe. These iced cookies are a great Easter activity to make with the family, but once you know how to make them, you can change up the decorations for any time of year!
The kiddos can help make the cookie dough, decorate, and, of course, help eat these soft and sweet sugar cookies. Make them for you or give them away to friends and family!
Why we love these Spring Cookies!
- This recipe starts with an easy sugar cookie recipe. They’re soft and chewy!
- The cookie dough is rolled into balls and pressed. You don’t need a rolling pin, and you don’t need cookie cutters.
- You only need three ingredients for the icing.
- You don’t need a piping bag or tips – the cookies are dipped in the icing to make it really easy!
- I like to tint the frosting with food coloring and add fun sprinkles for the finishing touch.
If you’re ready for a dose of springtime, these spring sugar cookies are the perfect treat to make. You’ll love how easy they are, and everyone will love how they taste!
Sugar Cookie Ingredients
- Granulated sugar
- Softened butter
- Large eggs
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
Helpful Tools
How to Make Them
Wet Ingredients: Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the egg, milk, vanilla, and mix until smooth.
Dry Ingredients: Mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until the dough forms.
Roll: Make cookie dough balls and place them on a prepared baking sheet.
Press: Use a drinking glass to press the dough balls into discs that are 1/2″ thick.
Bake: Place the cookie sheet in the oven and bake the cookies for 9 minutes or until the tops start to turn golden. Cool them on a wire rack before icing.
How to Decorate the Cookies
Once you’ve made the cookies and they’ve cooled – it’s time to decorate!
Make the Icing: Whisk powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk in a mixing bowl.
Tint: Divide the icing into four seperate bowls and tint each bowl one color. I use green, pink, yellow, and blue food coloring.
Dip and Decorate: Dip the top of each cookie in an icing color. While the icing is wet, add the sprinkles on top
Set: Allow the icing to harden at room temperature before eating or storing the cookies.
What if my icing is to thick?
If your icing is too thick, add a little bit of milk at a time to thin it. It should be thin enough to dip the cookies in it and get a good coating but not so thin that the icing runs off.
How should I store these cookies?
Keep the spring sugar cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. The should keep for two to three days.
Can I freeze these cookies?
You can freeze the plain cookies in a freezer container for up to two months. Thaw them at room temperature and then ice them as instructed.
Recipe Tips
Mixing: When you add the dry ingredients, mix only until the dough comes together. If you over mix the cookie dough, your sugar cookies won’t be as tender.
Variations: You can switch up the colors to match any holiday! Think orange for Halloween, red and green for Christmas, and red, white, and blue for 4th of July. Or, keep the icing white and use sprinkles to match the holiday or event.
If you want a fun (and delicious!) activity to do with the kiddos, you have to try this spring sugar cookies recipe. You’ll have fun making them and everyone will love trying one!
More Fun Springtime Fun
- Make May Day Baskets to leave on your neighbors’ front porch!
- Learn How to Dye Easter Eggs with Rice for a fun project!
- Coffee Filter Butterfly Decorations are an easy spring activity your kids will love.
- Make adorable Rainbow Cupcakes to share with family and friends.
Spring Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ⅔ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ¼ cups flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 Tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Decorations
- sprinkles of your choice
- green pink, yellow, and blue food coloring
Instructions
Cookie Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit.
- Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, milk, and vanilla. Mix again until smooth.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until dough forms.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place them onto a prepare baking sheet.
- Using a glass dipped in flour, press each dough ball down until it is about 1/2-inch thick.
- Bake for 9 minutes or until tops begin to brown.
- Allow cookies to cool completely.
Icing Directions:
- Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla together. If icing is too thick, add more milk a little at a time until it reaches desired consistency. If icing is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Split icing between 4 small bowls then add 2 drops of color food coloring to each bowl, creating 4 different colored icing. Dipped cooled cookies into icing.
- Immediately add sprinkles of your choice.
- Allow icing to harden and serve.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
HOW SHOULD I STORE THESE COOKIES?
Keep the spring sugar cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. The should keep for two to three days.CAN I FREEZE THESE COOKIES?
You can freeze the plain cookies in a freezer container for up to two months. Thaw them at room temperature and then ice them as instructed.RECIPE TIPS
Mixing: When you add the dry ingredients, mix only until the dough comes together. If you over mix the cookie dough, your sugar cookies won’t be as tender.Variations: You can switch up the colors to match any holiday! Think orange for Halloween, red and green for Christmas, and red, white, and blue for 4th of July. Or, keep the icing white and use sprinkles to match the holiday or event.
