March 29, 2023
Review RecipeSugar Cookies with Frosting
These classic sugar cookies with frosting are buttery soft with a colorful sweet frosting that you won’t be able to resist sinking your teeth into.
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It’s time to satisfy your sweet tooth with a classic that never gets old, our sugar cookies with frosting! The perfect balance of a crunchy yet soft cookie base and sweet, creamy vanilla buttercream topping creates a decadent treat sure to please any crowd.
Sugar Cookies with Frosting Ingredients
Sugar cookies are a delicious treat that can brighten up any day. The soft, sugary sweetness of the cookie mixed with the creamy and smooth texture of the frosting creates a delightful combination of flavors.
With texture variations from crispy to chewy, each bite promises a unique experience. Add sprinkles to this delightful dessert and enjoy a mix of colors and crunch to enhance the taste buds even further.
For these delightful cookies, you’ll need:
For the Cookies
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
For the Frosting
- ½ cup salted butter, room temperature
- 2½ cups confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- green food coloring
- Flower sprinkles
Substitutions and Additions
FLOUR: You can use all-purse flour instead of cake flour, but your cookies will not be as soft and fluffy as the classic Lofthouse cookies.
FOOD COLORING: You can tint the frosting different colors depending on the special occasion or time of the year that you are making a batch of this soft sugar cookies recipe. Our recipe makes lovely spring-themed cookies, but the sky’s the limit.
How to Make This Sugar Cookies with Frosting Recipe
Making these Lofthouse spring cookies is a fun and easy activity for anyone with even the slightest bit of baking experience. The necessary ingredients are not complicated, with mostly pantry staples used to make the dough.
Roll out the dough once it has chilled and cut it into shapes with a cookie cutter. The cookies must then be baked in a preheated oven until slightly golden around the edges. Once they have cooled, you can top them with the brightly colored frosting.
To make these classic cookies
STEP ONE: Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, and set dry ingredients aside.
STEP TWO: In the bowl of your electric mixer, cream your butter and granulated sugar until it’s fluffy. Mix in the sour cream, eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
STEP THREE: Stir in the flour mixture just until combined.
STEP FOUR: Divide the dough into two equal proportions. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.
STEP FIVE: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two sheet pans with a piece of parchment paper.
STEP SIX: Dust your counter with a little bit of flour and roll the sugar cookie dough to about ½ inch thick with a rolling pin. Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out the cookies from the dough. Transfer the cookies onto the sheet pan about 1 inch apart.
OUR RECIPE DEVELOPER SAYS
You could also cut these into shapes using other cookie cutters rather than sticking with the round shape.
STEP SEVEN: Bake for 8 to 9 minutes until the edges of the cookies turn golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool completely.
PRO TIP:
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your cookies at the lower end of the recommended baking time.
To make the Sugar Cookie Frosting
STEP ONE: Cream the butter in the bowl of your mixer until it’s light and fluffy. Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until all is combined.
STEP TWO: Add the milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix at medium-high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
STEP THREE: Stir in a few drops of the green food coloring.
PRO TIP:
You can adjust the color of the frosting depending on how many drops of food coloring you add. Start with one or two and tint it as light or dark as you’d like.
STEP FOUR: Place the frosting in a piping bag with a large straight piping tip.
STEP FIVE: Pipe the frosting on top of your cookies and use a butter knife to smooth the top of the frosting.
STEP SIX: Top the sugar cookies with buttercream frosting with the sprinkles.
How To Serve
Soft sugar cookies with frosting are such a classic treat that they can be enjoyed on their own. But if you want to give your sugar cookies a bit of extra indulgence, there are several great pairing options!
To bring out the sweetness, serve the frosted cookies with a fruity black tea like raspberry or strawberry. Alternately, top them off with a cup of hot cocoa for an even more decadent treat.
If you’re looking for something cold, vanilla ice cream is a classic complement to any sweet cookie. Fruits like strawberries or blueberries further enhance the flavor and make it feel even more special.
If you are in search of the perfect cookie, we may be able to help you with our cookies and cream cookies, and fluffernutter cookies.
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Storage
ON THE COUNTER: Store your soft frosted sugar cookies in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days at room temperature. If you’re worried about the frosting getting squashed, you can place a sheet of parchment paper between the layers of cookies.
IN THE FREEZER: You can freeze these soft cookies once they are all decorated in an airtight container. They will be good for up to three months. I recommend you freeze the cut-out raw cookie dough and the premade frosting separately.
Biting into that perfect buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookie and then getting to the delicious sweet taste of the colorful, creamy frosting is truly an experience unlike any other. If you’re looking for an easy and delicious recipe to whip up, look no further than homemade sugar cookies with frosting!
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I do with the cookie dough scraps after I cut out the circles?
You can combine all the dough and re-roll the dough to cut out more cookies. The more you re-roll the dough, the tougher the cookies get from the gluten forming tight bonds. I try to ensure I’m cutting out the cookies as closely together as possible.
What is cake flour, and where do I get it?
Cake flour is a lower protein flour milled to a finer consistency. Its results leave you with a soft or fluffier cookie. You will find it near the regular flour in your grocery store’s baking section. Cake flour is packaged in a box instead of a bag, like all-purpose flour.
Where do I find the sprinkles for this easy recipe?
Whenever I need sprinkles, I go to Michael’s craft store or Joann fabrics. They sell sprinkles in individual colors and almost every holiday theme you may need for our best sugar cookies recipe.
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Sugar Cookies with Frosting
These classic sugar cookies with frosting are buttery soft with a colorful sweet frosting that you won’t be able to resist sinking your teeth into.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 50 minutes
Servings 24
Ingredients
Cookies
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Frosting
- ½ cup salted butter, room temperature
- 2½ cups confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- green food coloring
- Flower sprinkles
Instructions
Cookies
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, and set it aside.
- In the bowl of your mixer, cream your butter and granulated sugar until it’s fluffy. Mix in the sour cream, eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
- Stir in the flour mixture just until combined.
- Divide the dough into two equal proportions. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
- Dust your counter with flour and roll the dough to about ½ inch thick. Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out the cookies from the dough. Transfer the cookies onto the sheet pan about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 8 to 9 minutes, until the edges turn golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool completely.
Frosting
- Cream the butter in the bowl of your mixer until it’s light and fluffy. Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until all is combined.
- Add in the milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix at medium-high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
- Stir in a few drops of the green food coloring.
- Place the frosting in a piping bag with a large straight piping tip.
- Pipe the frosting onto the cookies and use a knife to smooth the top of the frosting.
- Top the cookies with the sprinkles.
Notes
- You could also cut these into shapes using other cookie cutters rather than sticking with the round shape.
- Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your cookies at the lower end of the recommended baking time.
- You can adjust the color of the frosting depending on how many drops of food coloring you add. Start with one or two and tint it as light or dark as you’d like.
Nutrition
Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 156mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 291IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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