Healthy Almond Flour Birthday Cake Cookies
Description
These healthy almond flour birthday cake cookies are soft, chewy, and full of nostalgic funfetti flavor — but made with reduced sugar and naturally gluten‑free ingredients. Almond flour keeps them tender and satisfying, while a light sprinkle of rainbow sprinkles adds the perfect birthday‑cake touch. A simple, lower‑sugar cookie that still tastes like a celebration.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Cream the softened butter with the sugar and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl until the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
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Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract, mixing until everything is fully combined.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together the almond flour, gluten‑free all‑purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
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Add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients and stir until a soft dough forms. If you want thicker, softer cookies, chill the dough for a short time before baking.
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Scoop the dough into portions on a lined baking sheet
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bake at 350°F until the edges are lightly golden.
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Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet briefly before transferring them to a rack for at least 30 minutes to finish cooling.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 125kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 8g13%
- Saturated Fat 3.5g18%
- Sodium 89mg4%
- Total Carbohydrate 12g4%
- Dietary Fiber 1g4%
- Sugars 7g
- Protein 1.5g3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
Nutrition facts using regular sugar. If using a sugar-free blend nutrition facts change to: 106 calories, 7gm carbs, 1.5gm sugar. All other ingredients stay the same.
Looking for other almond flour desserts? Check out these:
Healthy Almond Flour Snickerdoodle Cookies - Flourish Without Flour
Low Sugar Gluten-free Almond Flour Cookies - Flourish Without Flour
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I omit the almond extract?
Yes, these cookies taste fine with just vanilla extract so feel free to obmit.
How do I store these cookies?
Almond flour cookies store great because they have a little more fat. Keep them in an airtight container for 3-5 days or freeze for up to 3 months. To freeze, cool cookies completely and then wrap in foil or other wrapping of choice.
What flour blends do you use?
I primarily use Cup 4 Cup or Pilsbury Gluten-free blend because I like the taste and consistency of these the most.
I don't follow a gluten-free diet, do I have to use gluten-free flour?
No, if you are using the recipe to lower your carbohydrates or sugar intake or just looking for a slightly healthier cookie alternative, feel free to use all purpose flour.
Can I skip the all-purpose flour and use all almond flour?
You can but you likely won't get the intended result. Almond flour by itself likely will spread thin and give you crispy, lacey cookies rather than fluffy and chewy cookies. Adding an extra egg yolk and a tablespoon of coconut flour could help a little with the spreading. I intend on doing a full almond flour cookie recipe soon, I just like the texture and taste of the half and half better so that's what I've been making!
You can decrease the 1:1 flour to 1/3 cup and increase almond flour to 2/3 a cup and still get a good texture without any major changes to the rest of the recipe.
