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Birthday Cake Sugar Cookies

These birthday cake sugar cookies are soft, sweet, and loaded with rainbow sprinkles - everything you could ever want from an easy birthday themed treat!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings26 cookies
Coursecookies
CuisineAmerican
AuthorSloane

Ingredients

  • 280 g (2 ⅓ cups) cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 170 g (¾ cup) unsalted butter, room temp
  • 150 g (¾ cup) granulated sugar
  • 106 g (½ cup) light brown sugar
  • 1 egg, room temp
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 48 g (¼ cup) rainbow jimmies sprinkles

Instructions

  • In a medium size bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugars together until light & fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the egg and vanilla and beat until fully incorporated. 
  • Scrape down the bowl, then add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not over-mix!
  • Gently fold in the sprinkles. 
  • Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, portion the cookie dough and place on one baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze the cookie dough for 30 minutes. 
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Place the frozen cookie dough on one prepared baking sheet placed about two inches apart.
  • Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet, and enjoy! 

Notes

  • Use a cookie scoop. Use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the cookie dough into equally sized cookies!
  • Freeze the portioned cookie dough. To ensure the cookies bake up to the right thickness, don't skip the freeze time!
  • Scoot the cookies. Immediately after the cookies come out of the oven, use a large round cookie cutter or glass to scoot the edges and form a perfectly round cookie.

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
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