Birthday Cake Cookies
Celebrate every day like it’s your birthday with these Birthday Cake Cookies! These cookies are packed with colorful sprinkles, birthday cake flavor, and a soft, chewy texture, and topped with a swirl of cream cheese frosting. Whether you're baking for a party or just need a little pick-me-up, these cookies are sure to bring a smile to your face.
Servings: 12 cookies
Equipment
- 1 Kitchen-Aid Stand Mixer or a hand mixer
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- ½ cup Cake Flour can sub all-purpose flour
- 1¼ cup Cane Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1½ teaspoon Corn Starch optional
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ cup Rainbow Sprinkles can use more or less if desired
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter softened
- 2 Eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Cake Batter Flavor
Cream Cheese Icing
- 4 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Using a stand mixer (or hand mixer), cream together the butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and cake batter flavor, and mix on medium speed for another 2 minutese.
- Add the flours, baking powder, baking soda, corn starch, and salt. Mix on low until well combined. Fold in the rainbow sprinkles.
- Scoop dough into 2-3 tablespoon-sized balls and place 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes.
- While the cookies are cooling, make the frosting by combining the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla- using a stand mixer or hand mixer. Mix until a smooth icing forms.
- Transfer the icing into a small plastic bag and cut a small corner off of the bag.
- Once the cookies have cooled completely, pipe each cookie with icing and enjoy!
