Healthy Almond Flour Birthday Cake Cookies
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
- 6 tablespoons butter
- ⅓ cup sugar or sugar-substitute blend
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon of almond extract if you don't have almond extract, add extra ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup 1:1 gluten-free all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3-4 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the softened butter with the sugar and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl until the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract, mixing until everything is fully combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the almond flour, gluten‑free all‑purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
- 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.
- Scoop the dough into portions on a lined baking sheet
- bake at 350°F until the edges are lightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet briefly before transferring them to a rack for at least 30 minutes to finish cooling.
Notes
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1.5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3.5gSodium: 89mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7g
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