Description
- These birthday cake cookies are soft, chewy, and bursting with cake-batter flavor the ultimate fun dessert for parties or everyday treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups flour (217 g)
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ cup rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla, mix until fully combined.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture; mix until just combined.
- Fold in rainbow sprinkles gently.
- Roll into 1–1½ inch dough balls. Chill for 15–30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Bake 9–11 minutes until edges are just golden.
- Cool on sheet 2–3 minutes, then transfer to rack.
Notes
- Don’t overbake the centers should look slightly underdone.
- Chill dough for best texture and shape.
- Use high-quality sprinkles to prevent bleeding.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 114
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 18mg