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baked birthday cake cookie

Birthday Cake Cookies

Thick, chewy birthday cake cookies packed with sprinkles and cream filled sandwich cookie pieces in under 20 minutes! These cookies require no chill time and are totally fool-proof! A great, impressive treat for any occasion.
Yield: 2 dozen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Total Time: 19 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 1.5 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup sprinkles
  • 15 vanilla creme sandwich cookies divided

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with reusable non-stick spill mats or parchment paper
  • In a medium sized bowl combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl with electric beats, or using a stand mixer, cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Do this for 1-2 minutes until completely smooth.
  • Add egg, egg yolk, almond extract and vanilla extract to the butter mixture. Beat again until uniformly combined.
  • Now, add the flour mixture and mix until combined again. Your dough will be on the thicker side- this is good!
  • Pour sprinkles into your cookie dough and mix until evenly distributed.
  • Take 12 of your sandwich cookies, crush them up with your hands, and fold them into the dough.
  • Scoop ~2 tbsp of dough with a spoon or cookie scoop and place onto your cookie sheet ~2" apart.
  • Take your last 3 sandwich cookies, crush them up and then press them into to the tops of the cookie dough balls. (Be sure you don't flatten them!)
  • Bake your cookies for 9 minutes, allow to cook, and enjoy!

Notes

Be sure that your butter doesn't get too warm. You want it to be softened to room temperature but not starting to melt. When you press on the softened stick of butter there should still be some resistance. If you can make an impression very easily pop it back in the fridge otherwise your cookies will spread too much and be flat.
More is not always better when it comes to sprinkles! Because of the sugar if you add more sprinkles your cookies may spread more. Feel free to add more on top of the cookies, pressing them in with the sandwich cookie pieces, before you bake them.
Feel free to use regular, chocolate Oreos in place of vanilla sandwich cookies if you prefer.
May sub 1:1 gluten free flour in place of all-purpose flour. I wouldn't recommend any other flour substitutions.

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Nutrition Facts

Nutrition Facts
Birthday Cake Cookies
Serving Size
 
1 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
134
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
 
3
g
19
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Cholesterol
 
26
mg
9
%
Sodium
 
112
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
 
18
g
6
%
Sugar
 
9
g
10
%
Protein
 
2
g
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.