Vegan Funfetti Sugar Cookies (2024)

These are truly the BEST Vegan Funfetti Sugar Cookies and they are made with only 7 ingredients! If you're looking for a colorful, eggless, soft, and chewy birthday cake cookie- you are going to love these sprinkle cookies.

*Recipe shared February 2018 and updated May 2023*

First, a little fun fact. Did you know I am OBSESSED with rainbow sprinkles?!

This obsession started at an early age when I made my parents buy me a wholesale tub of sprinkles from an actual diner and continued all the way into my teen years when I ate them regularly as a snack. I am truly not kidding!

Since making these cookies the funfetti obsession has continued pretty heavily on SGTO. Take my Vegan Cookie Cake, Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches, or my Funfetti Cinnamon Rolls for example. Yep, it's true love over here folks.

Why you will love these funfetti cookies

Sugar cookies, and more specifically, funfetti cookies are meant to be fun, easy, and full of sugary goodness. That's why I made it my goal to make a sprinkled sugar cookie that was easy, vegan, and full of simple ingredients.

These birthday cake cookies require only one bowl, 30 minutes of time to "chill" in the fridge, and only 12-ish minutes of baking time. They really are THAT easy!

Ingredients:

Ingredient notes:

• Flax egg: 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed mixed with 3 tablespoon of water serve as an egg replacement in vegan cookie recipes. Ground flaxseed can be substituted with chia seeds for similar results.

• All-purpose flour: The original recipe I had called for pastry flour but, after re-testing this recipe, all-purpose flour leads to even chewier cookies. You can substitute 1 ¼ cups pastry flour for similar results!

• Vegan butter: This recipe works with vegan buttery sticks- my two favorite brands to bake with are Earth Balance or Country Crock.

Steps to make vegan funfetti cookies

Make the funfetti cookie dough

This starts by creaming together the butter and sugar. Creaming the butter and sugar together helps to bring air into the dough and helps the dough rise. This step is crucial and should be done with room-temperature butter.

Next, mix in the flax egg and vanilla bean paste. You can use vanilla extract, but I always recommend vanilla paste for the best flavor.

Then, add the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt and mix into a thick batter.

As a final step fold in the rainbow sprinkles.

Chill the cookie dough

Cover the dough of sprinkle cookie dough with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Chilling the cookie dough helps to control the spread of the cookies and allows the sugars to absorb some of the liquid in the dough.

I personally think chilling your dough leads to chewier & more flavorful cookies!

Roll in sugar, add to tray, & bake

Remove the dough from the fridge and scoop out 8-10 cookie dough balls. Roll them into round balls between your palms. Then, swirl them around in a bowl with the remaining sugar.

Add the sugar-coated cookie dough balls to the tray and then bake.

The baking time varies based on the cookie size (If making smaller cookies, bake them for 10-11 minutes. For larger cookies, bake them for 12-14 minutes).

Once the cookies are baked swirl them between a large mug or biscuit cutter to make them perfectly round. Then, transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.

Once cooled, serve & enjoy these dairy-free & eggless funfetti cookies!

FAQ & Tips:

Can I make the cookie dough ahead of time and bake it later?

To freeze cookie dough for later, just scoop it and add it to a parchment-lined baking tray. Then, place the tray in the freezer until the cookie dough balls have frozen throughout.

After that, you can place the frozen cookie dough balls in a freezer-safe zip-loc bag.

When baking frozen cookie dough, you may need to add an additional 2-3 minutes to the overall baking time.

How do I store vegan sprinkle sugar cookies?

Cookies can be stored in a closed container at room temperature for 2-3 days or in the fridge for 3-4 days (though this can dry them out). Cookies can also be stored in a closed container in the freezer for up to 1 month.

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