I have been obsessed with Circus Animal Cookies my whole life. We all KNOW they’re superior to the plain jane Animal Cracker. I mean, a coating of sweet icing and a sprinkle of colorful nonpareils is certainly the way to a 7 year old heart. Well, the love has never died and while I definitely limit the number of Circus Animal Cookies I consume, they still hold a special place in my heart!
Carnival Cookies are a soft sprinkle cookie recipe loaded with Circus Animal Cookies, white chocolate, and sprinkles!What kind of sprinkles do you need?How to make thick, soft cookiesCarnival Cookies are the perfect party cookie!Get the Recipe
And so I did the most obvious thing possible. I made Circus Animal Sprinkle Cookies…aka Carnival Cookies!
Carnival Cookies are a soft sprinkle cookie recipe loaded with Circus Animal Cookies, white chocolate, and sprinkles!
I have used Circus Animal Cookies in before on my site…remember these Circus Animal Krispie Treats? But honestly they don’t get enough play around here. Today I’m ready to turn up the pink and white! These Carnival Cookies are the ULTIMATE Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Recipe!
What kind of sprinkles do you need?
The trick to these is to use TONS of sprinkles. I used this fun sprinkle combo from Fish’s Eddy when I made these. I love the combo of all different types of sprinkles in one place. Don’t worry about buying this specific sprinkle mix, though! You can make your own sprinkle mix at home or even just use a package of multi-colored sprinkles you have on hand!
How to make thick, soft cookies
There are a few totally easy steps to making thick, soft cookies!
I like to use COLD butter. Cube it, so it mixes easily, but using cold butter is a quick way to create thick cookies without having to chill the dough! It’s a quick cheat to a faster cookie. You can absolutely chill the dough if your butter is room temperature and get the same results, but this is definitely a thick cookie hack!Bake your cookies at a slightly higher temperature. I bake these cookies at 375°F instead of 350°F. This will brown the tops and bottoms a little quicker, while leaving the insides slightly undercooked. Also baking at a higher temperature prevents your cookies form spreading as much! Just make sure not to over bake the cookies, because your bottoms can easily get too brown!Remove the cookies from the baking sheet immediately. If you allow the cookies to sit on the baking sheet after they come out of the oven they will continue to bake from the heat of the tray. This is a great trick in some cookie recipes, but if you are trying to achieve thick cookies, allow them to cool as soon as they come out of the oven on a wire rack!
The sprinkle medley that I used tinted my cookie dough pink, because it had a lot of pink sanding sugar mixed in. If your sprinkles don’t tint your cookie dough like mine, and you like the look of this, go ahead and use a drop of pink food coloring right into your dough. This is totally optional. I love these Carnival Cookies so much. They are the perfect combination of soft sprinkle cookie, Frosted Circus Cookie and white chocolate chip cookie! And I know they sell holiday versions of Circus cookies with red and green sprinkles! These would be SO cute on a holiday cookie tray as well!
Carnival Cookies are the perfect party cookie!
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