Frosted Sugar Cookies
These Frosted Sugar Cookies are perfectly soft and topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting and beautiful colors. If you are looking for your next favorite treat give these Copycat Crumbl Birthday Cake Cookies a try!
We love cookies in our household. They are the best snack to grab while you will walking through the kitchen and then enjoy as you go on with your day. Plus, who can resist soft and buttery cookies?
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Cheaper than bakery cookies when you make them at home.
- Perfectly soft and topped with a sweet cream frosting makes these cookies out of this world.
- You only need basic ingredients you don’t have to worry about tracking down anything special.
🛒Ingredients
You only need simple ingredients to help you make these soft birthday cake cookies. And, all of these ingredients are common pantry staples. But, even if you don’t have them on hand you can pick them up at your local grocery store.
Cookie:
- unsalted butter
- sugar
- eggs
- cake flavoring
- flour
- baking powder
- sprinkles
Frosting:
- cream cheese
- butter
- cake flavoring
- powdered sugar
- milk
- Additional sprinkles to decorate
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make Frosted Sugar Cookies
Making these birthday day cookies is so simple. Just follow the instructions below or in the recipe card at the bottom of the post for an easy sweet treat that tastes just like the popular cookie shop.
Step 1: Preheat the oven and prepare your baking sheets
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment or spray with non-stick spray.
Step 2: Mix the wet ingredients
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs and flavoring – mix well.
Step 3: Mix the dry ingredients and then finish the cookie dough
Combine with the baking powder and flour. Stir well – scraping the sides and mixing again until thoroughly combined. Add in the sprinkles and gently fold in by hand.
Step 4: Shape the cookie dough
Measure out equal portions of the cookie dough – about the size of a tennis ball and then flatten and shape it into a hockey puck-looking disc shape. These cookies will spread, so allow at least two inches around each cookie.
Step 5: Bake the cookies
Bake in preheated oven for approximately 14-16 minutes or just until the center is no longer shiny and the edges are slightly browned. Allow to cool before decorating.
Step 6: Make the frosting
Combine the butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add in the cake flavoring and 2 tablespoons of milk, in addition to the powdered sugar. Mix on low speed until the powdered sugar is incorporated.
Step 7: Adjust the frosting texture if needed
If the mixture appears too dry and crumbly, add another tablespoon of milk and mix on medium/high for about a minute until stiff in consistency and smooth. Scrape the sides if needed and mix again.
Step 8: Frost the cookies
Once ready, transfer the frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip and pipe onto the cookies. And, then decorate with additional sprinkles if desired.
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this birthday cake recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Peppermint – Add some crushed candy canes or peppermint for a festive touch.
- Color – Try adding some food coloring to the frosting or cookie dough for a nice pop of color.
- Shapes – Use different shapes of sprinkles for more variety. Change them up to suit your holiday.
If you love delicious sugar cookies then next time try these Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies. They turn out perfect every time that you make them.
🥄 Equipment
You only need a few kitchen tools to help you make these delicious birthday cake cookies. Gather these tools and get ready to enjoy this tasty treat.
- baking sheets or cookie sheets lined with parchment paper
- stand mixer
- piping bag
- rubber spatula
🥫 Storage
Storage – Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
Freezing – You can also freeze the cookie dough for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before rolling, baking, and frosting.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that these cookies turn out perfectly every time that you make them.
- Make sure your butter is at room temperature before starting – this will help it mix better with the other ingredients and make a smoother dough.
- Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
- Add a few drops of food coloring to the frosting for more colors – this will make your cookies look even better!
- Try adding some chopped nuts or chocolate chips to the cookie dough for extra texture and flavor.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
No, we aren’t using cake batter for these cookies. We are using cake batter extract to give them the cake flavor.
Yes, you can freeze the cookies once they are baked and frosted.
Yes, these are large cookies. You can make them smaller if you prefer.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Frosted Sugar Cookies
Equipment
- baking sheets or cookie sheets lined with parchment paper
- Stand mixer
- Piping bag
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- Cookie:
- 1 ½ c unsalted butter softened (3 sticks)
- 1 ½ c sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ t cake flavoring**
- 4 ½ c. flour
- 3 t. Baking powder
- ¼ c sprinkles
- Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ¼ c unsalted butter softened
- ½ t cake flavoring
- 4 c. powdered sugar
- 2-3 T. milk
- Additional sprinkles to decorate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment or spray with non-stick spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and flavoring – mix well.
- Combine with the baking powder and flour. Stir well – scraping the sides and mixing again until thoroughly combined.
- Add in the sprinkles and gently fold in by hand.
- Measure out equal portions of the cookie dough – about the size of tennis ball and then flatten and shape into a hockey puck-looking disc shape. These cookies will spread, so allow at least two inches around each cookie. Bake in preheated oven for approximately 14-16 minutes or just until the center is no longer shiny and the edges are slightly browned.
- Allow to cool before decorating.
- To make the frosting: Combine the butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add in the cake flavoring and 2 tablespoons of milk, in addition to the powdered sugar. Mix on low speed until the powdered sugar is incorporated. If the mixture appears too dry and crumbly, add in another tablespoon of milk and mix on medium/high for about a minute until stiff in consistency and smooth. Scrape the sides if needed and mix again.
- Once ready, transfer the frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip and pipe onto the cookies.
- Decorate with additional sprinkles if desired.
