Jumbo-sized soft, classic chocolate chip cookies with a sweet Funfetti-flavored filling make for unique Confetti chocolate chip cookies.
On Friday, I used one of my many saved vacation days to take the day off work for an extended weekend, and it’s been a frenzied baking whirlwind in my kitchen ever since.
My kitchen and oven are exhausted. Over the course of three days, clouds of flour filled the air and a fine dusty layer of powdered sugar settled on every counter top and surface. Smudges of melted chocolate found their way on every drawer handle and crevice of the counter top, and massive, delicately balanced pyramids of dishes repeatedly amassed in my sink and were subjected to cycle after cycle of wash, dry, use, repeat.
I created, tried, and tweaked recipe after recipe: pies, dessert bars, chocolate chip cookies, tossing some in the trash and excitedly passing out others to my family members like a pageant queen on a parade float throwing out candy.
But of all of the recipes to be perfected in my kitchen this weekend, these cookies are unparalleled in my favor. They are without a doubt, by a long stretch, my (current) favorite cookie, and a quick glance at them should readily reveal why.
It’s a combination of the fun flavors and colors, (the chocolate chips, the cake batter, the sprinkles!) it is a classic cookie with a fun twist and a colorful (poorly concealed) surprise, and I’m really so excited to share this recipe with you.
The chocolate chip base turned out so perfectly-flavored and textured that I think it will be my go-to basic chocolate chip recipe for quite some time, slightly crisp on the outside but soft and buttery inside. The Funfetti filling is made to be icing-like, and though it’s not as creamy as standard icing, it definitely has an icing-like taste and softness to its consistency.
Zach mentioned to me as I was in the middle of preparing these cookies–our counter tops and floors and dogs covered in a fine dusting of confectioner’s sugar and stray sprinkles–that it seemed like I’ve been making a lot of Funfetti-inspired recipes recently (like my copycat Funfetti cake), so I hope you’re not tired yet of seeing this signature, sprinkled cake batter pop up on my blog. I try to space recipes that are similar some distance apart, but I really couldn’t make myself wait longer than today before sharing these.
And anyway, really, what better way to start your Monday morning than with sprinkles and chocolate chip cookies?
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Funfetti Frosting Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
Funfetti Frosting
- ½ cup salted sweet cream butter softened, 1 stick
- ¼ cup dry Funfetti cake mix or use white cake mix and increase sprinkles
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp heavy cream
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 Tbsp colored sprinkles
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter (if using salted omit salt), melted and cooled to room temperature, 2 sticks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips I used 1 cup regular chocolate chips and 1 cup mini
Instructions
Funfetti Frosting
- In KitchenAid, or with hand mixer, cream butter on medium speed.
- Stir in cake mix and vanilla extract.
- Add 2 Tbsp of heavy cream and stir well.
- Gradually stir in powdered sugar, about halfway through stir in the remaining Tbsp of heavy cream or milk.
- Fold in additional sprinkles.
- Transfer funfetti mixture to freezer while you prepare the cookie dough.
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375F
- In large bowl, stir together melted butter and sugars.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- In separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
- Gradually stir flour mixture in to butter mixture.
- Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.
- Remove Funfetti mixture from freezer and use a spoon to form 2-3 tsp sized balls. Set on a wax-paper lined plate (should form 24 balls. If the frosting becomes to sticky to manage while you are scooping, return to freezer for 5 minutes before trying again).
- Return to freezer.
- Scoop cookie dough into 2 ½- 3Tbsp sized balls (I used a ¼ measuring cup and filled about ⅔-¾ of the way), lightly roll into balls and place on cookie sheet (should make 24 balls of cookie dough)
- Remove funfetti filling from freezer and, working quickly, press into cookie dough balls and fold cookie dough around the filling, sealing the funfetti inside completely so it is not visible from outside the cookie (some of the filling will show once the cookies are done baking, but there should be NO filling visible when they go in the oven, otherwise the filling may leak everywhere). Place on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and gently, slightly press down to lightly flatten (if any filling becomes exposed, seal it up). Repeat until all cookies are sealed around funfetti frosting (you may have some filling left over, that's OK, don't try to cram it all in).
- Place prepared cookie dough balls in freezer and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Once cookies have chilled, place about 2" apart on a cold parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 375F 13 minutes. Allow to cool completely on baking sheet (cookies are fragile and will break easily when hot). While each batch bakes, keep the waiting cookie dough balls in the freezer.
- Do not put cookie dough on hot baking sheets or the dough may begin to melt before it can bake, yielding messy cookies.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.
Rids
Thank you for this recipe! For the cookie, is it one egg? I don’t see it in the ingredients list.
Sam
Yes, one! Sorry, fixing now!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
These cookies are so fun, Sam! Love all the pretty sprinkles and stuffing them with frosting is totally brilliant!
Sam
Thanks so much, Kelly! 🙂
Arpita@ The Gastronomic Bong
I love Chocolate chip cookies.. Love the twist of adding funfetti frosting in chocolate chip cookies.. sounds so yummm!
Sam
Thank you, Arpita! Definitely my favorite cookies, ever!
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
These chocolate chip cookie are gorgeous, Sam! Sounds like you had a busy weekend! And these sprinkle on top looks so adorable! Droolicious! 🙂
Sam
Thank you, Anu!! 🙂
Rachel@ the dessert chronicles
Oh my gosh these look incredible! I can tell how soft and perfect they are and that center filling looks crazy good. Pinning these!
Sam
Thanks so much, Rachel!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
Sounds like your weekend was super productive and any weekend filled with a frenzied baking whirlwind is a good one in my book! love these cookies. . that center!!! whoa!!!
Sam
Haha, thanks, Alice! 🙂
J @ A Hot Southern Mess
I am pretty sure this is what heaven looks like! How good do these sweet treats look? I am drooling!
Sam
Thanks so much!!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary
I am SO glad you didn’t wait to share these sprinkle and fun (fettti) filled cookies! These are so clever girlie! AND they look like they taste dangerously delicious! I adore sprinkle and cake batter anything, but shoved INTO a soft cookie? Gimme that! You totally out did yourself on your deserved extra day off! Pinned! Cheers!
Sam
Thank you Cheyanne! 😀
Kennedy Cole@ KCole's Creative Corner
These look absolutely AMAZING! I am seriously drooling over these beauties!
Sam
Thanks so much, Kennedy!
Mary Frances
I don’t think I’ve ever had frosting in cookies before. These look so fun and tasty!!
Sam
Thanks, Mary Frances!
Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat
These cookies sound amazing! Plus they are totally gorgeous! You can share as many Funfetti recipes as you want I say!
Sam
Thanks, Shelby!
Joscelyn | Wifemamafoodie
You are a genius with these creative combos! These cookies sound amazing…a bunch of yummy things combined into one. How can you go wrong chocolate chip cookies, cake batter, and sprinkles?! So delish! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Sam
Thank you, Joscelyn!!
felicia | Dish by Dish
Hi sam! I popped over to your blog after seeing your comment on mine! I love the fun spin you’ve put on the cookies! So colorful and cute! 🙂
Sam
Thanks so much, Felicia! 🙂
Zainab
Oh my the sprinkles are all I need to see!! Love that you stuffed them too 🙂
Sam
Thanks, Zainab!!
Amber@twobirdperch
These look awesome Sam! My husband has really been into filled cookies lately, so I may have to give this a try for his sake. Pinned!
Sam
Thanks so much, Amber!