Summer season is on its method out and I believed why not have fun a brand new season with a enjoyable birthday-themed deal with? I truly made these straightforward, tremendous smooth, scrumptious cookies nearly 4 years in the past to the date to carry a bit of pleasure again into 2020 (IYKYK).

These gluten-free and grain-free birthday cake cookies are completely smooth like these Lofthouse cookies you most likely grew up on, however are made with extra nourishing components and topped with the most effective vanilla buttercream frosting. I say life is best with sprinkles, so you already know we’re mixing some proper into the batter AND on prime of those beauties.

Bake them up in your buddies or together with your kiddos and have a bit of dessert celebration any day of the week!

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Elements in these wholesome birthday cake cookies

These deliciously smooth, grain free & gluten free birthday cake cookies use just a few pantry staples and naturally, loads of sprinkles. Right here’s every little thing you’ll must make them:

• Coconut oil: you’ll use melted and cooled coconut oil to ensure these birthday cake cookies are completely moist.
• Natural cane sugar: I like to make use of natural cane sugar however you may as well use common sugar or coconut sugar. Simply notice that the cookies will prove darker in shade if you happen to use coconut sugar (however will nonetheless be scrumptious!) 
• Egg: you’ll simply want 1 egg in these birthday cake cookies. Make certain it’s at room temperature earlier than utilizing within the recipe!
• Vanilla & almond extract: we’re utilizing a combo of vanilla extract and almond extract, which provides these cookies that true birthday cake taste.
• Flour: we’re additionally utilizing each effective, blanched almond flour and a bit of bit of coconut flour to get preserve the cookies grain and gluten-free.
• Baking soda & salt: to assist these cookies bake up correctly.
• Sprinkles: as a result of they’re birthday cake cookies, after all! This is the model that I like to make use of, and this model can also be an all pure selection for sprinkles.
• For the vanilla buttercream: you’ll want butter or vegan butter, natural powdered sugar, vanilla extract & sprinkles.

Can I make them vegan?

Sure, these wholesome birthday cake cookies can simply be made vegan & dairy free! Right here’s how one can do it:

• Use a flax egg as an alternative of an everyday egg within the recipe.
• Swap in vegan butter for the frosting (we choose Earth Stability or Miyokos for the most effective texture)
• Alternatively, you may skip the frosting altogether or use a dairy-free frosting similar to Easy Mills vanilla. The cookies themselves are scrumptious even with out the frosting (although the frosting takes these to the subsequent degree).

Straightforward birthday cake cookies in 5 easy steps

1. Combine the moist components. Add all your moist components to a big bowl and blend till effectively mixed and clean.
2. Make the dough. Add the dry components to your bowl with the moist components and blend till a dough types. Fold in a few of the sprinkles (leaving some for adorning the tops) and permit the dough to sit down for a couple of minutes.
3. Roll & bake. Use your fingers or a cookie scoop to roll dough into golf ball sized dough balls. Place on the ready cookie sheet then flatten every dough ball with the palm of your hand in order that it’s about ¼ inch thick, then bake them up.
4. Cool & make the frosting. Enable the cookies to chill fully when you beat collectively all the frosting components.
5. Frost & devour. Frost every cookie, add just a few additional sprinkles on prime, and eat up!

Suggestions for making the most effective wholesome birthday cake cookies

• Don’t use substitutes. Almond flour shouldn’t be changed with another flour, nor do you have to try to interchange the coconut flour (although I think oat flour or a gluten free all function flour instead of the coconut flour may match out okay). These wholesome birthday cake cookies are excellent as-is and the recipe ought to be modified at your personal danger.
• Pack your almond flour. You’ll be able to pack the blanched effective almond flour similar to you’d with brown sugar. It makes all of the distinction! Do NOT pack your coconut flour although.
• Use a room temperature egg. This can be sure that the coconut oil doesn’t coagulate and trigger the cookie dough to be tremendous lumpy. Simply place your egg in a bowl of heat water for a couple of minutes (earlier than cracking), or run heat water over the egg for a minute to carry it to room temp.

Storing & freezing ideas

• To retailer: be at liberty to maintain these cookies in an hermetic container at room temperature for 1 day, then switch to the fridge or freezer.
• To freeze: be certain the cookies are fully cooled, after which switch them to an hermetic container lined with wax or parchment paper or freezer-safe bag earlier than storing them within the freezer for as much as 2 months. I like to position them in a single layer to keep away from any cookies breaking. As soon as able to eat, merely thaw out at room temperature and revel in! You’ll be able to frost earlier than or after they’re frozen!

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Birthday Cake Cookies

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 10 minutes minutes

Complete Time 30 minutes minutes

ServesServes 14 cookies

Unimaginable, smooth grain free birthday cake cookies made with a mixture of coconut and almond flour and topped with a luscious vanilla buttercream. These straightforward, wholesome birthday cake cookies are gluten free and low carb however are filled with that scrumptious birthday cake taste you already know and love.

Elements

• ⅓ cup (75g) melted and cooled coconut oil
• ⅓ cup (67g) natural sugar (common sugar or coconut sugar can even work)
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• 1 ½ cups (168g) packed effective blanched almond flour (don’t use almond meal)
• 3 tablespoons coconut flour (don’t pack)
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup (72g) sprinkles
• For the vanilla buttercream (non-compulsory):
• 4 tablespoons butter or vegan butter, at room temperature
• ¾ cup (85g) natural powdered sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon sprinkles

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper.

• In a big bowl add in coconut oil, sugar, egg, vanilla and almond extract. Combine till effectively mixed and clean.

• Subsequent, add in almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda and salt; combine till dough types. Fold in ¼ cup sprinkles. Enable the dough to sit down for 3-5 minutes.

• Use your fingers to roll dough into golf sized balls. Place on the ready cookie sheet then flatten every dough ball with the palm of your hand in order that it’s about ¼ inch thick.

• Bake for 10-12 minutes. Take away from the oven and permit to chill on the cookie sheet for five minutes, then switch to a wire rack and permit cookies to chill fully earlier than frosting. Makes about 12-14 cookies.

• For the frosting: Beat butter, powdered sugar and vanilla on excessive till clean and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Fold in 1 tablespoon sprinkles. Frost every cookie, then add just a few additional sprinkles on prime.

Recipe Notes

Be happy to make use of coconut sugar as an alternative of standard sugar on this recipe, the cookies will probably simply prove darker in shade, however will nonetheless be scrumptious!
Don’t use substitutes. Almond flour shouldn’t be changed with another flour, nor do you have to try to interchange the coconut flour (although I think oat flour or a gluten free all function flour instead of the coconut flour may match out okay.) These wholesome birthday cake cookies are excellent as-is and the recipe ought to solely be modified at your personal danger.

Vitamin

Serving: 1cookie (with out frosting)Energy: 159calCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 3.2gFats: 12.4gSaturated Fats: 5.4gFiber: 1.9gSugar: 6.9g

This submit was initially printed on September 14th, 2020, and republished on September third, 2024.