These cookies had me at hello. I first spied them on Pinterest and thought to myself, “Whose birthday is coming up so I have an excuse to make these babies?” Colorful sprinkles, rich cake-batter flavor — they were just asking to be unwrapped on a birthday. My friend Sara’s big day was looming and she had requested anything with chocolate, and just like that, I found myself picking up a bottle of sprinkles and box of yellow cake mix.
The recipe is simple: It’s just a matter of adding half all-purpose flour/half yellow cake mix and colorful sprinkles to a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe. Once you take them out of the oven, you’ll find that these cookies are anything but basic. They’re a circle of heaven — pillowy and round so long as you utilize Sally‘s trusted “tall cookie” trick.” After chilling your dough (imperative!), stack your tablespoon of dough taller than it is wider. I was skeptical because it was the first time I had heard of this method, but the shape and consistency of these cookies made me a convert. TallCookies4eva! They turned out to be the most perfect, color-happy birthday treat.
