Birthday Cake Cookies

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: North American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 35

Servings:

Calories: 80kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Birthday Cake Cookies are made with cream cheese, so you know they will be soft and moist! Loaded with candy sprinkles, and infused with a cake batter extract, these delicious cookies taste just like a birthday cake, only better!

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon birthday cake extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the cream cheese until smooth.
Add the confectioner's sugar and beat on low speed into the butter mixture.
Next, add the birthday cake extract and flour. Beat until fully incorporated.
Add half of the sprinkles and stir into the cookie dough with a spatula or wooden spoon.
Portion the cookie dough into one tablespoon sizes. Roll into balls and then roll into the remaining sprinkles.
Place on prepared baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for two minutes before removing to a cooling rack to finish cooling.

Notes

Only half of the cookies you see in the photos were rolled in sprinkles before baking. The other half were baked plain.

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