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Overhead shot of a birthday cake cookie, with a pale golden color and full of rainbow sprinkles.

Birthday Cake Cookies


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  • Author: Susan Gravatt
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 22 cookies 1x

Description

These chewy birthday cake cookies have colorful rainbow sprinkles. This easy recipe is a great way to celebrate a special occasion or milestone for friends and family!


Ingredients

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  • 8 tablespoons butter (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • ½ cup (120 grams) white sugar
  • ¼ cup (50 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk, room temperature 
  • 2 cups (240 grams) flour
  • ¾ cup (125 grams) rainbow sprinkles 

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F while you melt butter. Let it cool for 15 minutes before step two.  
  2. Cream cooled melted butter, vanilla and almond extracts, and sugars together in your mixing bowl for 3 minutes.
  3. Stop the mixer and add your salt, baking powder, and baking soda as well as your egg and egg yolk. Mix for about 45 seconds on medium speed.
  4. Stop the mixer to add your flour, mixing 30 more seconds on medium speed.
  5. Pause the mixer to add sprinkles to the bowl, resuming mixing until they’re well-combined (about 30 seconds). 
  6. Scoop small (about ⅔ the size of a golf ball) round portions of your cookie dough onto ungreased aluminum baking sheets, with about 2 inches between each of them. Bake for 10-11 minutes. 
  7. Transfer cookies to cooling racks after they’ve sat on the baking sheets about 10 minutes outside of the oven and are firm enough to handle.

Notes

Note that the nutritional information is approximate and can vary based on specific ingredient brands and measurements.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 11 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 129
  • Sugar: 11 g
  • Sodium: 57 mg
  • Fat: 4 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 21 g
  • Fiber: 0 g
  • Protein: 2 g
  • Cholesterol: 28 mg