From Scratch Birthday Cake Cookies
Do you love birthday cake? Do you love cookies? Why not have both! These cookies taste like funfetti birthday cake batter wrapped in a soft, chewy sugar cookie. They’re fun, festive, and insanely scrumptious.
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Birthday Cake Cookies!!! And what could be cuter and more fun than sprinkles in a cookie?!
I’ll give you a minute to think about it…
I thought so! Nothing! These little guys are the best!
It’s my birthday today and I’m feeling jazzed to the max. Since we’re still in weird times, I’m just going to stay home, hang out with my hubs and the kiddo, and pick up some takeout.
Let’s be honest, I’ve been in my thirties for a few years now, as a result, I no longer require a lot of frills and hoop-la. A quiet evening at home suits me just fine.
BUT there is one thing I will not compromise on for my birthday and that is dessert!
So, because we can’t celebrate together due to distance–geographically and socially– we can all make these cookies instead!
Who needs a big ‘ol cake and a party? Baking these cookies is festive enough in my opinion and we’re all going to end up with a lot more cookies to ourselves this way!
That sounds like a win win to me.
I’m just going to leave this Birthday Cake Cookie recipe right here and I’ll also leave a detailed list of all the reasons why you should love these cookies.
Just in case you needed to know. You’re welcome!
Ok let’s get to the kitchen people! We have a party to bake!
Why Do We Love Soft And Chewy Birthday Cake Cookies?
The first reason as to why we love these cookies:
They taste like a delicious funfetti birthday cake!
Ok, so I love baking and I would say I’m pretty good at it, but I have no shame whatsoever when it comes to eating a boxed cake mix.
I don’t care what anyone says, that stuff is straight up delicious and it’s good for your soul.
That’s why these cookies are amazing. They taste just like the classic funfetti/confetti cake, in a convenient no mess, hand held size!
The second reason why we love these cookies:
They are so soft and so chewy and sooo delectable.
To get that nice soft and chewy texture, these cookies feature my best friend, cream cheese.
The cream cheese lends some extra fat to the mix and that helps keep the cookies super soft and really, really chewy. It’s a great way to add moisture to a cookie without adding additional liquid to the batter!
If you weren’t aware, I love cream cheese in a cookie.
We mentioned that cream cheese is great for cookie texture, but another great thing about it is that the cream cheese won’t compete with the other ingredients in the cookies.
It helps to balance out all the sweetness going on and doesn’t trample the butter, sugar, and vanilla flavors– which are essential to traditional sugar cookies. The cheese is just there to make sure everyone is staying hydrated and nothing is getting crusty.
The final reason why we love these cookies:
SPRINKLES!!
And what’s more fun than a cookie with sprinkles in it? It just screams celebration and fun and parties.
Who am I kidding, these cookies are the party!
Change Up The Sprinkles!
Rainbow sprinkles are synonymous with a birthday cake (in my opinion at least). But the best thing about these cookies is that you can change the sprinkles up to fit any occasion!
It’s such an easy way to really jazz up a dessert platter:
Unicorn Party Cookies– Use purples, pinks and yellow sprinkles
Mermaid Cookies– Teals, blues, purple
Christmas Cookies– Red and green of course OR maybe go cray cray with some white and silver or gold for a winter kissed cookie.
Halloween Cookies– Black and Orange sprinkles–or stir in some chocolate chips!
These days, you can find so many cute color combos to fit any party theme you want. Your options are endless!
How To Make Soft And Chewy Birthday Cake Cookies:
Makes 24 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter, softened but still cool
- 3 oz of cream cheese, softened but still cool
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup of rainbow sprinkles
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350º and line two half sheet pans with parchment paper.
Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute.
Add the cream cheese to the bowl and beat until the butter and cheese are well combined and smooth–about 2 minutes.
Next, add the sugar to the mixer and beat until light and fluffy.
Add in the egg and beat until well incorporated.
Then add in your vanilla extract.
Give the sides and bottom of the bowl a good scrape with a rubber spatula.
With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix until almost fully mixed.
Pour in the sprinkles and gently stir with the mixer on low until the batter is just combined and the sprinkles are evenly distributed. Then give the batter a quick final stir by hand with the spatula, making sure to get the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Scoop batter, a heaping tablespoon at a time–or use a #40 cookie scooper– onto a parchment lined sheet pan. Make sure to space the cookie dough balls 2 inches apart so they don’t spread into each other.
Gently flatten the center of the cookies using two fingers. This will ensure they’ll bake and flatten evenly.
This dough is a little sticky, you may need to wet your fingers or give them a spritz of cooking spray.
Bake cookies in a 350º oven for 11-12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through the cooking time.
Bake until the cookies are barely brown around the edges and the centers have puffed and no longer jiggle or look wet. Your kitchen will smell like sugar cookies and a birthday party.
Let cool and enjoy!!
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From Scratch Birthday Cake Cookies
Soft, chewy, homemade cream cheese funfetti cookies that taste just birthday cake! These guys are fun, festive, and perfect for kids!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter, softened but still cool
- 3 oz of cream cheese, softened but still cool
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup of rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º and line two half sheet pans with parchment paper.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute.
- Add the cream cheese to the bowl and beat until the butter and cheese are well combined and smooth--about 2 minutes.
- Next, add the sugar to the mixer and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg and beat until well incorporated.
- Then add in your vanilla extract.
- Give the sides and bottom of the bowl a good scrape with a rubber spatula.
- With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix until almost fully mixed.
- Pour in the sprinkles and gently stir with the mixer on low until the batter is just combined and the sprinkles are evenly distributed. Then give the batter a quick final stir by hand with the spatula, making sure to get the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Scoop batter, a heaping tablespoon at a time--or use a #40 cookie scooper-- onto a parchment lined sheet pan. Make sure to space the cookie dough balls 2 inches apart so they don't spread into each other.
- Gently flatten the center of the cookies using two fingers. This will ensure they'll bake and flatten evenly.
- This dough is a little sticky, you may need to wet your fingers or give them a spritz of cooking spray.
- Bake cookies in a 350º oven for 11-12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through the cooking time.
- Bake until the cookies are barely brown around the edges and the centers have puffed and no longer jiggle or look wet. Your kitchen will smell like sugar cookies and a birthday party.
- Let cool and enjoy!!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 92Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 47mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 0gSugar: 10gProtein: 1g
Rainbow chip cake is a favorite of mine. I will definitely make these. Thank I’ll for sharing
SO GOOD!! I hop you love them!
These would be prefect for my triplets second birthday coming up!!! Thank you so much, I can’t wait to make them!!
I hope they’re a hit!!! And a very Happy Birthday to your little babes!!