Looking for a fun and creative baking project to do with your kids? These Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Pops are not only delicious but also super festive! Decorated with colorful sprinkles and mounted on lollipop sticks, they make the perfect gift for friends, family, or even teachers. Plus, baking them is a great hands-on activity that lets kids engage their senses and build important motor skills.

Whether you’re making a small batch to enjoy at home or a bigger batch for a bake sale or party favors, these cookie pops are bound to bring smiles to everyone who gets one!

Why Cookie Pops are a Great Sensory Activity for Kids

Baking isn’t just about creating yummy treats—it’s also an amazing sensory activity for kids! Forming cookie dough with their hands lets them feel different textures, which is crucial for developing fine motor skills. Rolling dough into balls, sprinkling on decorations, and carefully inserting lollipop sticks all help to refine hand-eye coordination.

The act of using their hands to shape the dough encourages creativity and tactile learning. They’ll experience the smoothness of the dough, the stickiness of the butter, and the satisfying crunch of sprinkles. Plus, it’s a fun way to introduce new vocabulary related to touch, like soft, smooth, gritty, and sticky!

Let’s Get Baking: Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Pops Recipe

This easy-to-follow recipe yields two fun-sized Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Pops, perfect for a sweet snack or to surprise someone with a small treat. The simple ingredients and straightforward steps make it ideal for young bakers to get involved from start to finish.

Ingredients:

• 25g all-purpose flour
• 30g white sugar
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of baking soda
• Half a pinch of baking powder
• 10ml beaten egg
• 8ml melted butter
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• Colorful sprinkles (the more colorful, the better!)
• 2 lollipop sticks or popsicle sticks (you can find these at most craft stores)

This recipe yields 2 Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Pops, perfect for a small baking session. For a larger batch, keep reading for the big-batch recipe.

Instructions:

1. Mix the dry ingredients. In a small bowl, have your child help mix the flour, white sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together. Let them stir and get a feel for how different ingredients come together to make the base of a cookie dough.
2. Add the wet ingredients. Stir in the beaten egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Mix until the dough starts to form. This is a great moment to let your little one use their hands to bring the dough together—it’s a sensory experience that’s both fun and educational.
3. Divide the dough. Once the dough is fully combined, split it into two equal parts. Each part will form one cookie pop.
4. Roll in sprinkles. Here’s where the fun begins! Roll each dough ball in a generous amount of sprinkles until it’s fully covered. I love the brand Sprinklefetti for all their assortment of different colors and designs of sprinkles for any occasion. Let your child help with this step—there’s nothing more exciting for them than getting hands-on with sprinkles!
5. Insert the lollipop sticks. Carefully insert a lollipop stick into the center of each sprinkle-covered dough ball. Make sure to insert it gently, pushing it in about halfway through the dough ball so it holds its shape during baking.
6. Bake and enjoy. Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Place the sprinkle-covered cookie pops onto a lined baking tray and bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges are slightly golden. Let them cool on the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
7. Wrap and give as gifts! Once cooled, you can individually wrap the Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Pops in plastic and tie them with a cute ribbon. These make excellent gifts for grandparents, teachers, aunts, uncles, or friends. They’re also perfect for bake sales or party favors!

Make a Big Batch for Gifting (24 Cookie Pops)

Need more than just two cookie pops? Here’s how to scale up the recipe for 24 Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Pops—perfect for larger gatherings or to share with family and friends.

Big Batch Recipe (24 Cookie Pops):

• 300g all-purpose flour
• 360g white sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp of salt
• 1 1/2 tsp of baking soda
• 3/4 tsp of baking powder
• 120ml beaten egg
• 96ml melted butter
• 3 tsp vanilla extract
• Colorful sprinkles (enough to cover 24 cookie pops!)
• 24 lollipop sticks

Instructions:

1. Follow the same steps as the small batch recipe, adjusting ingredient quantities as listed above. Mix your dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients to form the dough.
2. Divide the dough into 24 equal portions and roll each piece into a ball.
3. Roll in sprinkles and insert the lollipop sticks, making sure to push the sticks halfway through the dough balls to keep the cookies secure during baking.
4. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 10 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.
5. Cool, wrap, and decorate. Once the cookies have cooled, wrap each one in plastic, tie with a ribbon, and you’ve got a delightful treat ready to gift!

Why Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Pops Make the Perfect Gift

There’s something extra special about receiving a homemade gift—especially one made by little hands! These Sugar Cookie Pops are not only cute and tasty, but they’re also easy to wrap and personalize. Your child can make them for:

• Friends on special occasions
• Grandparents as a sweet gesture of love
• Aunts and uncles during family gatherings
• Teachers as a “thank you” gift

Sugar Cookie Pops are also a hit at bake sales or birthday parties, where they can double as both a snack and a party favor. Kids will love seeing the joy on people’s faces when they hand over a beautifully decorated, sprinkle-covered cookie pop!

Sweet, Sensory Fun in the Kitchen!

Baking Sugar Cookie Pops is an experience that combines creativity, sensory play, and sweet treats all in one. Not only do kids get to develop fine motor skills as they roll dough and handle sprinkles, but they also get to see their efforts turn into something delicious and giftable. Whether you’re baking a small batch or whipping up a big batch for a bake sale, these cookies are guaranteed to bring smiles all around.

So roll up your sleeves, gather the sprinkles, and enjoy some kitchen fun with your kids—it’s a recipe for joy, connection, and sweet memories!

Interested in more small batch cookie recipes? Check out my post on choco-chip cookie recipe here.