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Home Parties Game Night Easy Sugar Cookie Bites

Easy Sugar Cookie Bites

1 hour 20 minutes
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By: Britni Vigil
1/04/2021Updated: 1/23/2022
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These mini sugar cookie bites are the perfect sweet treats when you want something cute and mini! They’re soft, chewy, and simple irresistible.

Stack of sugar cookie bites with Christmas sprinkles

My oldest doesn’t like chocolate. I don’t get it – I mean how can anyone not like these chocolate chip pudding cookies? Or striped delight. Or just chocolate period.

That means that when the holidays roll around we tend to enjoy a lot of cut out sugar cookies, cranberry orange muffins, and cherry cheesecake cookies. Well and I make these hot chocolate cupcakes for myself…

These sugar cookies bites are a new family favorite. They start with my favorite cream cheese sugar cookies but instead of doing frosting and decorations, you bake with sprinkles and skip the frosting.

Or if you really like icing, you can add some of this sugar cookie icing then sprinkles!

They’re kind of addicting if I’m being honest. And my toddler’s new favorite cookie!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

  • They’re adorable – even I was amazed at how cute a baking sheet full of these sugar cookie bites was! They’re yummy and super cute!
  • They’re easy to make – instead of cutting out large cookies, you cut out tiny ones and sprinkle them for baking. No need to make frosting, frost the cookies, and decorate.
  • They’re soft – the cream cheese in these keeps them soft and fluffy, just like good sugar cookies should be.
  • They’re versatile – change up the sprinkle colors and these work great for any holiday or occasion. Add some pink and blue sprinkles for a gender reveal, orange and black sprinkles for Halloween, so many possibilities!

Ingredients

Ingredient Notes

  • Butter – unsalted butter that’s been left out for about an hour before you start baking so it gets soft. As long as it’s not melted, it’s not too soft.
  • Cream cheese – make sure the cream cheese is softened so it whips together nicely with the butter. I recommend taking the butter and cream cheese out and letting them come to room temp about an hour before baking.

You’ll also want either a miniature square cookie cutter or a regular square cookie cutter and a pizza cutter to cut the sugar cookie dough into small bite-sized pieces. Something like this set has both a regular square and a mini square.

Instructions

Using a hand or stand mixer, whip the butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy.

sugar and cream cheese whipped together

Next add sugar, salt, egg, and vanilla and mix well, then slowly add the flour and baking powder and mix until fully incorporated.

dough for sugar cookie bites

Divide the dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

dough for sugar cookie bites wrapped in plastic wrap

Once the dough is chilled, preheat your oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Sprinkle your working surface and dough with a little flour and then roll out to 1/4″ thick.

Using a square cookie cutter, cut cookies into squares. Gather up any excess dough and roll it back out until you’ve cut all of the dough into squares.

Sugar cookie dough with a square cookie cutter

Use a pizza cutter to cut each square into fourths – making four little sugar cookie bites.

sugar cookie bites on a cookie sheet

Sprinkle each bite with holiday sprinkles, trying to cover most of the surface area with sprinkles. You may want to press down lightly on the sprinkles to get them to adhere to the dough.

Carefully transfer to a baking sheet with the sprinkles on top.

baking sheet full of Christmas sugar cookie bites

Bake cookies for 8-9 minutes or until the bottom starts to get slightly brown. Do not over bake!

Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet then transfer to cooling rack.

sugar cookie bites with Christmas sprinkles in a pile

Let cool completely then enjoy! These make great fillers for a Christmas cookie plate, a holiday dessert board, or honestly just as little snacks. And kids love how little and cute they are – they’re bite-sized!

Hand holding a sugar cookie bite with ornaments in the background

Expert Tips

Work with half of the dough at a time so that the dough stays chilled and doesn’t get too soft. 

If dough gets too soft while cutting out cookies, put the cookies in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes before baking.

Get a mini square cookie cutter if you can. It makes making these sugar cookie bites even easier! You just need to cut them out and place them on the baking sheet rather than cutting out the large square and cutting into four.

Lightly press the sprinkles into the dough after you sprinkle them on. This will help them adhere better to the dough for baking.

Don’t overbake the cookies. They may still feel soft when the timer is up, but they’ll come together on the baking sheet.

Store in an airtight bag and enjoy or freeze for up to five days for the best tasting cookies.

Make sure any sprinkles end up on your parchment paper, not directly on the baking sheet. If they end up directly on the baking sheet, you’ll end up with burnt sugar that not only smells bad but is a pain to get off.

Recipe FAQs

Can you freeze sugar cookie bites?

These sugar cookie bites freeze great. You can either freeze the actual dough before you cook them or you can cook the individual bites once baked. Just store them in an airtight freezer safe container like a plastic zipper bag with all the air squeezed out and eat within 3 months. Remove from the bag and let them thaw before enjoying.

What is the best thickness for sugar cookie bites?

I typically like to roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thick so that they are nice and soft. Anything thinner and they’ll end up baking too quickly and be more crispy than you want.

How many sugar cookie bites does this make?

The number of bites you’ll get out of this recipe depends on the size of your cookie cutter. I used a little mini one and was able to get a baking sheet full of little mini sugar cookie bites. If you use something larger, you may need multiple cookie sheets.

stack of sugar cookie bites with ornaments in the background

More Christmas Treats

If you’re looking for holiday treats to fill up your Christmas cookie plate, you’re going to love these!

  • White chocolate cranberry cookies – a white chocolate cranberry cookie mixed with a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie and oh so good!
  • Gingerbread cupcakes – a sophisticated flavor that adults will absolutely love!
  • Sugar cookie white chocolate fudge – an easy fudge that tastes just like sugar cookies!
  • Oreo truffles – add a few holiday sprinkles to these classic treats for one yummy bite!
  • Christmas tree brownies – boxed brownies get a festive upgrade with this delicious recipe!
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4.84 from 12 votes

Sugar Cookie Bites

These mini sugar cookie bites are the perfect sweet treats when you want something cute and mini! They’re soft, chewy, and simple irresistible.
stack of sugar cookie bites with ornaments in the background
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Prep: 12 minutes
Cook: 8 minutes
Total: 1 hour 20 minutes
Serves144 cookie bites

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • holiday sprinkles

Instructions

  • Using hand or stand mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese.
  • Add sugar, salt, egg, and vanilla to butter/cream cheese mixture and mix well.
  • Slowly add flour and baking powder and mix well.
  • Divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap then refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Once dough is chilled, preheat oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Lightly flour working surface and dough.
  • Roll dough out to 1/4" thickness then cut with a square cookie cutter. Then cut each square into fourths using a pizza cutter.
  • Sprinkle dough pieces with holiday sprinkles then place on baking sheet.
  • Bake for 8-9 minutes until the bottoms start to brown slightly. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack to finish cooling.
  • Serve in a bowl or on a platter and enjoy!

Tips & Notes:

Work with half of the dough at a time so that the dough stays chilled and doesn’t get too soft. 
If dough gets too soft while cutting out cookies, put the cookies in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes before baking.
Get a mini square cookie cutter if you can. It makes making these sugar cookie bites even easier! You just need to cut them out and place them on the baking sheet rather than cutting out the large square and cutting into four.
Lightly press the sprinkles into the dough after you sprinkle them on. This will help them adhere better to the dough for baking.
Don’t overbake the cookies. They may still feel soft when the timer is up, but they’ll come together on the baking sheet.
Store in an airtight bag and enjoy or freeze for up to five days for the best tasting cookies.
Make sure any sprinkles end up on your parchment paper, not directly on the baking sheet. If they end up directly on the baking sheet, you’ll end up with burnt sugar that not only smells bad but is a pain to get off.

Nutrition Info

Calories: 35kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 6mg, Sodium: 10mg, Potassium: 9mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 62IU, Calcium: 4mg, Iron: 1mg

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Author: Britni Vigil
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
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  1. Kim says

    Posted on 12/26 at 9:57 am

    can I just lay full dough on cookie sheet and cut later?

    Reply
    • Britni Vigil says

      Posted on 1/18 at 1:56 pm

      you can, but the edges won’t be finished the same way as if you cut it before. It’ll taste more like you just broke a cookie in half.

      Reply
  2. Jessie says

    Posted on 12/15 at 8:24 am

    Can the dough be pre-made and baked later?

    Reply
    • Britni Vigil says

      Posted on 12/22 at 7:45 pm

      Yes, it’s just like regular sugar cookie dough. You can refrigerate and roll it out and cut later.

      Reply
  3. Kristina Langer says

    Posted on 12/9 at 8:54 am

    These look great! I don’t have a cookie cutter so will need to cut by hand – what size is “mini”?

    Reply
    • Britni Vigil says

      Posted on 1/18 at 2:00 pm

      You can make them as small as you’d like – we did about a 1″ square.

      Reply
  4. Denise says

    Posted on 12/5 at 2:57 pm

    5 stars
    I’m anxious to try this, I love the idea of quick and bite-sized. I am wondering if I can just cut the dough with a pizza cutter or dough cutter and skip the cookie cutter altogether.

    Reply
    • Britni Vigil says

      Posted on 1/18 at 2:02 pm

      Sure!

      Reply
  5. Debbie Graf says

    Posted on 12/1 at 2:27 pm

    Can a small star shaped cookie cutter be used? Do I need to spray the cookie cutter if it’s plastic? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Britni Vigil says

      Posted on 12/1 at 3:32 pm

      It can, but the goal is to not have to cut these out! I’ve never sprayed my cookie cutters in the past.

      Reply
  6. Taryn says

    Posted on 7/19 at 4:28 pm

    5 stars
    My daughters made these for a tea party with a couple of their friends and they were a hit! They were so tasty.

    Reply
  7. Hanna says

    Posted on 7/19 at 3:47 pm

    5 stars
    These are absolutely adorable. We rolled them in some unicorn sprinkles and my girls LOVED them!

    Reply
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