Vegan Funfetti Cookies

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These vegan funfetti cookies are as delicious as they are pretty! Sweet vanilla cookies studded with rainbow sprinkles, they’re perfect for everything from celebrations to everyday sweet snacking, and they make a fun, easy baking project.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Chill Time1

Total Time1 25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 83kcal

Author: Alissa Saenz

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup vegan butter, room temperature
¾ cup organic granulated sugar
¾ cup organic powdered sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons aquafaba (liquid from a can of chickpeas)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup vegan rainbow sprinkles (jimmies, see Note 1), plus a few more for topping

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Instructions

Whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Set this aside for now.
Add the butter, sugar, and powdered sugar to another large mixing bowl. Cream the mixture using an electric mixer at high speed for about 90 seconds, or until smooth and fluffy. Add the corn syrup, aquafaba, and vanilla extract. Beat just until fully incorporated, about 30 seconds.
Begin adding the flour mixture to the bowl, beating in about a cup at a time using the mixer at low speed. Continue until all of the dry ingredients have been added and a soft dough has formed.
Gently fold in the sprinkles.
Cover the bowl and chill the dough for an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper.
Roll the dough into 1 ½ tablespoon balls, then arrange them on the baking sheets, spacing them at least 2 inches apart. Press a few extra sprinkles into the top of each dough ball.
Bake the cookies for 9 to 12 minutes, until they've spread out and puffed up a bit. They should still look a bit underbaked when they're done (Note 2).
Transfer the baking sheets to cooling racks when they come out of the oven. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes, until they feel set, then remove them from the baking sheets and place them directly on the racks to finish cooling.

Notes

I recommend sticking with jimmies. Other types of sprinkles like nonpareils or confetti could dissolve or bleed their color into your cookie dough.
Baking them 9 minutes will give you softer cookies, while baking them closer to 12 minutes will give you crispier cookies.

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