Easy Birthday Cake Cookies are delicious and fun, whether you are celebrating a birthday or not. They’re prepared from scratch and loaded with sprinkles, plus white chocolate chips.
Everybody loves a good cookie! This is just a fun, colorful, tasty cookie that look like they should have unicorns involved. There is the mixture of vanilla and almond extracts that give it that birthday cake flavor. Kids will love making this cookie and eating it. You can even add sprinkles on top for that extra pop of color. Let us know how you like them!
Try some of our other favorite cookies, such as Soft Peanut Butter Cookies, Soft and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies, Double Chocolate Chip Cookies or Copycat Lofthouse Cookies .
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Ingredients for Sprinkle Cookies
- unsalted butter
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- almond extract
- all purpose flour
- salt
- baking soda
- sprinkles
- white chocolate chips
FAQs
Birthday Cake Cookies are soft and chewy cookies that capture the fun and festive flavors of a classic birthday cake. They are typically flavored with vanilla extract and sprinkles for a colorful and celebratory treat.
Yes, you can customize Birthday Cake Cookies by using different types of sprinkles or adding mix-ins like mini chocolate chips or chopped nuts for added texture and flavor. You can also experiment with different extracts to vary the flavor, such as almond extract or lemon extract.
Yes, you can add frosting or icing to Birthday Cake Cookies for extra sweetness and decoration. Once the cookies have cooled completely, you can drizzle them with a simple powdered sugar glaze or frost them with buttercream frosting. Sprinkle additional sprinkles on top for a festive touch.
Top Tips
- Cream the butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar for 3 minutes. Creaming the butter and sugar, get you little air pockets from the sugar cutting. This step make the cookies bake tall and not spread as much. This will also make them more thick and chewy.
- Change the colors of the sprinkles to match the occasion: red and green for Christmas, red/pink/purple for Valentine's Day, your favorite team colors, etc.
- To store, place in an airtight container up to 5 days. Add a slice of bread to the cookie container to increase the shelf life. Replace the bread as needed (it will get stale as it helps keep your cookies fresh).
- Baked cookies can be be frozen in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. Set them on the counter to thaw and allow them to come to room temperature. This can take from 30 to 60 minutes.
How to make Birthday Cake Cookies
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, about 3 minutes on medium high.
- Add vanilla extract, almond extract and eggs, beating 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients; flour, baking soda, salt. Add to the wet ingredients until just combined (no dry flour).
- Fold in white chocolate chips and sprinkles.
- Cover dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a medium cookie scoop, place cookie dough onto prepared pan at least 2 inches apart..
- Bake 10-12 minutes and lightly browned. Rest 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then remove and place on wire racks to cool the rest of the way. Enjoy!
Birthday Cake Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sprinkles
- 12 oz white chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, about 3 minutes on medium high.
- Add vanilla extract, almond extract and eggs, beating 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients; flour, baking soda, salt. Add to the wet ingredients until just combined (no dry flour).
- Fold in white chocolate chips and sprinkles.
- Cover dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a medium cookie scoop, place cookie dough onto prepared pan at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake 10-12 minutes and lightly browned. Rest 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then remove and place on wire racks to cool the rest of the way. Enjoy!
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