Crumbl - inspired Frosted Birthday Cake Cookies

These thick, buttery, and soft birthday cookies have an incredibly dense (yet moist!) texture and are topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting! Prepare for these to become your new favorite cookie!

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Step 1

Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

In sm. glass bowl, microwave butter until melted; pour into lg. mixing bowl. Add sugar & powdered sugar; stir until incoporated.

Step 3

Add whole egg, extra egg yolk, vanilla, & cake batter extract; stir until incorporated.

Step 4

Add baking powder, baking soda, & salt; mix until combined. 1/2 cup at a time, add flour; mix until just incorporated. Fold in sprinkles.

Step 5

The texture of the dough should be similar to playdoh (It will firm up after a few minutes as the melted butter cools. If it looks runnier, add 1-2T more flour.)

Step 6

Scoop dough into 1/4 cup (i.e. 4-tablespoon sized) scoops, then roll into a ball. Lightly flatten each ball before placing on cookie sheet. (Because this has melted butter, do not let the dough sit out before rolling into balls & baking, or your dough will become too dry & crumbly.)

Step 7

Bake (11-12 min.) until center no longer looks wet & edges have the tiniest amount of brown. They may look slightly underdone, but they will finish baking on the hot cookie sheet after you take it out of the oven. (Of course, because ovens bake differently use your best judgment to keep them in a minute longer if they look severely underbaked.)

Step 8

After removing from oven, cool (10 min.) on baking sheet; remove from cookie sheet to cool before frosting.

Step 9

In lg. bowl, beat butter & cream cheese on med. using paddle attachment (1 min.) until light & creamy.

Step 10

Keeping mixer on med., slowly add vanilla, cake batter extract, & powdered sugar. Once incorporated, turn to high; beat (2 min.)until creamy.

Step 11

If you frosting is too thick, add 1-2T milk to thin it out. If it it too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.

Step 12

Spread or pipe frosting on cooled cookies with round tip; top with sprinkles! (For the perfect cookie swirl.)

Step 13

When piping, hold tip very close (but not touching) to cookie to get a even layer of frosting. (Holding it too high above the cookie & swirling it will result in a THICK layer and you will likely run out of frosting before you frost all the cookies ;) If you like a very thick layer, 1.5x or 2x frosting recipe.

Step 14

Storing: Because the frosting uses cream cheese, you need to store the frosted cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator. These cookies stay soft & moist for 3-4 days.

Step 15

Store the frosted cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator. These cookies stay soft & moist for 3-4 days.

Step 16

Freezing: While you can freeze the frosted cookies, I would recommend freezing them unfrosted to prevent the sprinkle colors from bleeding. When ready to serve, thaw cookies and top with freshly made cream cheese frosting and sprinkles.

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