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two stacked frosted sugar cookies on parchment paper with eleven cookies around, with white flowers and rainbow sprinkles around.

Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies (Lofthouse Copycat!)

These Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies come together in less than 30 minutes, are super simple simple to bake, and SO much better than store-bought! Every bite is perfectly sweet, full of flavor, and oh-so delicious.
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes
Servings: 18
Calories: 289kcal

Ingredients

Cookies

  • ½ cup salted butter room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • 2¼ cups cake flour
  • 2½ teaspoons corn starch
  • 1 Tablespoon dry milk powder
  • ⅓ teaspoon baking soda

Frosting

  • 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 cup salted butter room temperature
  • 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 drop red gel food coloring

To Finish

Instructions

Cookies

  • Heat oven to 350℉
  • Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond extracts.
  • Add flour, corn starch, milk powder, and baking soda.
  • Mix only to blend.
  • Use a 1½ Tablespoon cookie scoop to portion dough.
  • Roll each dough scoop between your palms until it forms a smooth ball.
  • Place on prepared pans.
  • Flatten slightly.
  • Bake for 12 minutes, or until cookies have lost their shine.
  • Allow to cool on baking sheet.

Frosting

  • With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until smooth.
  • Add cream, vanilla, and food coloring.
  • Beat until blended in completely.
  • Spread onto cooled cookies.
  • Top with sprinkles.

Notes

  • Make sure all of your ingredients are room temperature!
  • Be careful to not over-mix the cookie dough.
  • Roll each cookie dough ball in-between your palms to ensure the perfect shape.
  • Use a light colored sheet pan to bake these cookies.
  • The cookie dough can be frozen and baked at a later date!
  • You can dye the frosting any color you like, especially to a color to fit the season/holiday.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 522IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.2mg