SOFT BIRTHDAY CAKE COOKIES

Soft Birthday Cake Cookies image

These sugar cookies inspired by birthday cake taste better than any other sugar cookies!

Provided by Alexander Petrie

Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies

Time 55m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup Greek yogurt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups white whole wheat flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
⅔ cup sprinkles
½ cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon heavy cream, or as needed
½ cup sprinkles

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in Greek yogurt, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and baking soda; mix until combined. Fold in sprinkles.
Scoop out even amounts of dough using a cookie scoop and roll into balls. Arrange on the prepared baking sheets. Use your hand or a glass to flatten the balls.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a cooking rack and repeat with remaining dough. Allow cookies to cool completely, about 15 minutes.
Make frosting while the cookies are cooling. Beat butter until creamy; mix in confectioners' sugar. Stir in vanilla extract. Thin frosting with cream if needed.
Spread frosting over cookies using a knife. Cover with more sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 136.6 calories, Carbohydrate 21.3 g, Cholesterol 18.6 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 60.7 mg, Sugar 15.1 g