A few weekends ago, we hosted a backyard birthday party for Little J’s 4th birthday. He’s never been a big fan of cake – except for the frosting – so I let him choose what kind of dessert we would have at the party.
He chose cookies – an excellent choice for feeding a crowd with minimal mess!
I made seven dozen cookies with dough leftover to make at least three dozen more. You could say I went a little cookie crazy, but I wanted to have a variety for people to choose from and two of these recipes make a LOT of cookies!
First up, Sprinkle Cookies!
This made the smallest batch – about two dozen cookies, depending on how big you make them! These weren’t the kind Little J requested, but they ended up being his favorite! They basically taste like sugar cookies with sprinkles in them and they are VERY easy to make!
Next up, Oatmeal Craisin Cookies!
I made these as the “healthy” option! They came out a little flatter than I thought they would, but they were delicious! The recipe is for Oatmeal Raisin, but I did craisins and you could do anything – chocolate chips, nuts, etc.! This recipe makes three to four dozen.
Lastly, my favorite – Monster Cookies!
I’ve made this recipe many times because it is SO good! My friend Mindee hit a home run with this recipe! It is extra wonderful because it makes SO much dough AND it is easy to freeze and use later! I did not use the corn syrup in the recipe this time and they were just as good!
For the party, we put a candle in a sprinkle cookie…
Sang to the birthday boy…
And enjoyed some yummy cookies with much less mess than cake!
One happy birthday boy!
Now I want to make lots of cookies, especially my grandma’s chocolate chip cookie recipe! I’ll just send them with The Hubby to share with the other residents so I don’t gain a million pounds eating them all!
What is your favorite cookie recipe?
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My kids will eat anything…but all the adults love snicker doodles! I love how the sprinkle cookies look! What fun!
This would be perfect for a birthday party we have coming up later this month… My niece and nephew don’t really like cake either.
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Mmm, I’ll have to look some of these recipes up! I love cookies!
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Those cookies look scrumptious, and the birthday boy looks so happy! I am going to have to try a cookie birthday dessert party for my 5 year old next year because he is never a big fan of cake or cupcakes. He loved it his first birthday, but every year he likes it less and less. Haha!
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I still fail to see why Monster Cookies are so popular. They’re good and I get requests for the recipe every time but . . . there are just so many I like better! Glad you had a good bday celebration – I agree, cookies are SO much better (and less messy) than cupcakes.
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