Learn how to spice up sugar cookies fast with these easy store bought sugar cookie dough hacks. Most of these ideas will take you no time at all and use less ingredients than homemade dough. Impress everyone this holiday season or at your next bake sale with these sugar cookie hacks.

4 kinds of sugar cookies on a white plate on wood — Store Bought Sugar Cookie Dough Hacks: Dipped Sugar Cookies

I love hacking box mixes and store bought cookie dough. While I cook from scratch, I often don’t bake from scratch. Why?

Well, kids. It’s sort of a pia to measure everything out when I have kids hanging from my legs, which these days I often do. But I love to bake so I have to go all extra on premade mixes. I hack cake mixes, brownies mixes, and of course I love store bought cookie dough hacks.

All of these sugar cookie dough hacks, only need 2 or 3 ingredients. The result? A beautiful tray of cookies with minimal work and fuss that everyone will love.

Except maybe your picky toddler. They are the wild card.

How to Spice Up Sugar Cookies: Sugar Cookie Dough Hacks

Nonpareil Sugar Cookies

BAKED SUGAR COOKIES + MELTED CHOCOLATE + SPRINKLES

Hand holding a sugar cookie dipped in chocolate and sprinkles — Nonpareil Sugar Cookies

Who doesn’t love a nonpareil especially around the holidays? Combine the classic sprinkle candy with baked store bought sugar cookie dough for the ultimate in sugar cookie treats. Just roll inch dough balls and then press them into circles with a cup. Bake and then dip one side in melted chocolate and nonpareil sprinkles.

White Chocolate Peppermint

BAKED SUGAR COOKIES + MELTED WHITE CHOCOLATE + CRUSHED PEPPERMINTS

store bought sugar cookie dough hacks Hand holding sugar cookie dipped in white chocolate and crushed candy canes in front of holiday bulbs and lights — White chocolate peppermint dipped sugar cookies

Is there any flavor that screams the holiday season more than peppermint? Turn that flavor into an irresistible sugar cookie by dipping one side of your baked cookie into white chocolate and then crushed peppermint pieces. If you don’t like white chocolate, change it up and do dark or milk chocolate. Whatever you like.

Chocolate M&Ms

For the candy lovers out there, these chocolate and M&M dipped sugar cookies are for you. This cookie gives you two options.

A plate of sugar cookies dipped in chocolate and M&Ms on wood with holiday ornaments and lights store bought sugar cookie dough hacks — M&Ms and chocolate dipped sugar cookies

BAKED SUGAR COOKIES + MELTED CHOCOLATE + M&MS

Option 1: bake the sugar cookie dough according to the directions on the package. Then dip an end in melted chocolate and M&M’s.

SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH + M&MS

Option 2: Make 1 inch dough balls and press them down with a cup to make flat sugar cookies. Press M&Ms directly into the cookie dough and bake as usual.

And if you’re not a fan of M&M’s? Substitute Reeses Pieces for the M&M’s instead!

Snickerdoodles

Hand holding a snickerdoodle in front of a red cloth and holiday ornaments store bought sugar cookie dough hacks — Snickerdoodles from Store bought cookie dough

SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH + CINNAMON + SUGAR

Making snickerdoodles with store bought sugar cookie dough is a snap! Just roll the dough into one inch balls and then coat them in equal parts cinnamon and sugar. Then I press them gently with a glass before baking them according to the directions on the package. That’s it!

slightly flatten the snickerdoodles — Slightly flatten the snickerdoodles

Tips and Tricks for Making Dipped Sugar Cookies from Store Bought Cookie Dough

sugar cookie dough balls on parchment paper — Make 1 inch balls out of the cookie dough

I promise you- all these cookies are so easy to make! But there are a couple of tricks and tips that will set you up for dipped cookie success. All of these tips and tricks came from my own trial and error so you can get fantastic cookies on the first try. Follow these tricks for your best dipped sugar cookies ever:

For all of the cookies, don’t slice and bake the dough the way you would for sugar cookies you were going to ice. The cookies will spread and wind up too big to dip well. When the cookies are too large, they are more likely to break in the chocolate.
Make sure you don’t skip thinning the chocolate with a bit of coconut oil or canola oil. It will help the chocolate coat the end of the cookies much more smoothly.
For the M&M cookies, I find that coating both sides of the cookie in M&Ms, while delicious, will not allow the cookie to lay nicely on a tray. Skip the M&Ms on the back of the cookies if you want pretty presentation.
Let the cookies cool fully prior to dipping. If you don’t let them cool, they will be very fragile while you dip them and may break apart.
Once you’ve dipped all the chocolate coated cookies, let them set at room temperature or in the fridge before serving.

Other Store Bought Dough and Mix Hacks You Might Love

These cookie dough hacks are just the tip of the iceberg my friends. Try these other store bought dough hacks.

Cookies

Brownies

Cake Mix Hacks

Store Bought Sugar Cookie Dough Hacks: Dipped Sugar Cookies

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: dipped sugar cookies, store bought cookie dough hack, sugar cookie dough hack

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Author: jfletcher