Birthday Cake Cookies
Makes 12-15 large cookies
Ingredients
- 1 c unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 c granulated sugar
- ½ c light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract *imitation vanilla preferred. See blog for details
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- 2½ c all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ c white chocolate chips
- ½ c rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- With a whisk, electric mixer, or stand mixer with paddle attachment, mix the butter and sugars until well combined for about 1 minute. Then beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat on low-speed just until combined. Add white chocolate chips and sprinkles. Mix on low speed until just incorporated into the dough.
- Measure 3 heaping tablespoons of the dough or use a large cookie scoop. Place dough balls on cookie sheet, give them a little space in between.
- bake the cookies 15-17 minutes or until the edges of the cookies begin to turn golden brown. They will look a bit underdone in the middle, but they continue to cook once out of the oven. Don't over bake!
- Cool the cookies on the sheets for 5 minutes to allow them to set up. Remove the cooled cookies from the baking sheets and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes 15 large cookies.