These Pink Sugar Cookies are soft, sweet, and absolutely adorable! Made with simple pantry ingredients, these colorful sugar cookies are perfect for Valentine's Day, birthday parties, playdates, or anytime you want a fun baking activity kids will love. With their pretty pink color and classic sugar cookie flavor, they're just as tasty as they are festive.
Turn your classic sugar cookie pink with this delicious, soft and chewy Pink Sugar Cookie recipe. Simply add food coloring to your cookie dough and fill it with pink, red and white candies or sprinkles. Just like I do with this 2-ingredient pink fudge recipe or these pink frosted butter cookies.
This recipe is easy enough for kids to help make, making it a great way to get little hands involved in the kitchen while creating a homemade treat everyone will enjoy.
Ingredients
To make these pink sugar cookies you need all the baking essentials, plus red food coloring and festive candies or sprinkles.
- Unsalted butter
- All-purpose flour
- Eggs
- White sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Milk
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
Chef's Tips
- Use gel food coloring for a brighter pink color.
- Don't overmix the dough to keep cookies soft.
- Slightly underbake for the best chewy texture.
Instructions
- Using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer, cream the softened butter and white sugar on medium speed until combined. Add the vanilla extract and eggs and beat for another minute.
- Add the all-purpose flour ½ cup at a time, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat for 2-3 minutes until well combined, using a spatula to push down any flour stuck to the sides of the bowl.
- Add the milk and beat on medium until the dough is smooth. Add 3-4 drops of red food coloring and continue mixing for 1 minute. Add more coloring a few drops at a time until the desired color of pink has been achieved.
- Add the m&m's or sprinkles and mix for about 30 seconds. Chill the bowl of dough for at least 1 hour.
- Once chilled, roll 2 tablespoons of dough into ball. Place the dough balls 2 inches apart on a baking sheet and cook for 7-9 minutes at 400℉, until the edges just begin to brown.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and transfer cookies to a cooling rack. Let cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.
How To Store Sugar Cookies
Store your sugar cookies at room temperature in a covered container for 2-3 days for optimal freshness. They can be frozen for up to 6 months. They defrost quickly on the counter, in just about an hour.
Recipe FAQs
Absolutely. Store baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Yes, sugar cookie dough freezes well. Freeze dough balls and bake when ready. Let that overnight in the fridge.
Recipe
Pink Sugar Cookies
Equipment
- stand mixer or electric hand mixer
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 tablespoon milk
- 1 cup pink, red, white m&m candies
- food coloring, red or pink
- pink, red, white sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer, cream the softened butter and white sugar on medium speed until combined. Add the vanilla extract and eggs and beat for another minute.
- Add the all-purpose flour ½ cup at a time, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat for 2-3 minutes until well combined, using a spatula to push down any flour stuck to the sides of the bowl.
- Add the milk and beat on medium until the dough is smooth. Add 3-4 drops of red food coloring and continue mixing for 1 minute. Add more coloring a few drops at a time until the desired color of pink has been achieved.
- Add the m&m's or sprinkles and mix for about 30 seconds. Chill the bowl of dough for at least 1 hour.
- Once chilled, roll 2 tablespoons of dough into ball. Place the dough balls 2 inches apart on a baking sheet and cook for 7-9 minutes at 400℉.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and transfer cookies to a cooling rack. Let cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.
Notes
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