Birthday Cookie Recipes

BIRTHDAY CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Beat for 1-2 minutes, mixture will look fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, whisk (or sift) together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into butter mixture until just combined.
• Add white chocolate chips and sprinkles and stir until just combined.
• Cover bowl or wrap dough in wax paper. Chill for at least 1 hour (up to 24 hours) in the refrigerator. Refrigerating will help the flavors meld and also create a firmer dough to roll into balls.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove dough from refrigerator. Scoop dough using a 1.5 tablespoon scoop or shape by hand into 1.5 inch balls.
• Place cookie dough balls 2 inches apart onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned around edges. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

BIRTHDAY COOKIE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars.
• Add egg and vanilla.
• Mix on low speed, add dry ingredients.
• Mix well. Stir in Chocolate Chips or M&Ms.
• Spray a 12 inch round pizza pan with Pam and spread cookie dough evenly to the edges.
• Bake at 325 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until light golden brown.
• When cool, decorate as desired.

FUNFETTI® BIRTHDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a large bowl to form a dough.
• Combine confectioners' sugar and sprinkles together in a small bowl.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll each in the confectioners' sugar mixture. Arrange cookie balls on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden, about 6 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets, about 5 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

BIRTHDAY CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cake mix, rainbow candy sprinkles, butter, milk and egg until soft batter forms. Scoop 20 tablespoonfuls of batter onto ungreased large cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until cookies are set. Remove from cookie sheet; cool completely.
• Spread frosting on bottom of 1 cookie; top with second cookie, bottom side down.
• Roll edges of frosting in confetti candy sprinkles. If desired, top each with a birthday candle.

BIRTHDAY CAKE-MIX COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, softened butter and 1/2 cup of the frosting with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until well blended; scrape side of bowl. Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth. On low speed, beat in cake mix until blended. Stir in 1/4 cup of the sprinkles. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 1/2 cup frosting uncovered on High 5 to 10 seconds, stirring until melted and smooth. Drizzle with fork over tops of cookies. Add remaining sprinkles over tops. Let stand until frosting is set, about 1 1/2 hours. Store in airtight container at room temperature.