Best Frosted Cakey Sugar Cookies Recipes

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SUGAR COOKIES WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING



Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting image

These cookies are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. They are simple to make and kids love to lick the frosting off the tops. Butter flavoring is in the buttercream for added flavor. You can find it in most supermarkets, in the baking aisle, where there are other flavorings such as vanilla.

Provided by diane

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 2h20m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
1 pound confectioners' sugar
5 tablespoons water
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon butter flavored extract

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended using a sturdy spoon. Chill dough for 2 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 4 to 6 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove cookies from pan and cool on wire racks.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat shortening, confectioners sugar, water, salt, vanilla extract, and butter flavoring until fluffy. Frost cookies after they have cooled completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111.8 calories, Carbohydrate 16.1 g, Cholesterol 14.3 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 68 mg, Sugar 10.8 g

FROSTED CAKEY SUGAR COOKIES



FROSTED CAKEY SUGAR COOKIES image

Categories     Sour Cream

Number Of Ingredients 14

Cookies
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups sour cream
5-6 cups flour (until desired consistency for rolling)
Frosting
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup shortening
5 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Cookie Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Cover and refrigerate overnight (or 6-8 hours). Preheat oven to 425ºF. Roll out dough to a 1/4 to 3/8 inch thickness using a generous amount of flour. Cut out shapes and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Frosting In a large bowl, cream together the confectioners' sugar and shortening until smooth. Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes.

SOFT CAKEY SUGAR COOKIES



Soft Cakey Sugar Cookies image

A lot like the "lofthouse" brand sugar cookies. The cookie is not too sweet, so the frosting can be. You can use any recipe you like for the frosting, or canned if you must.

Provided by mary134e

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h32m

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 cups flour, divided
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon mace
2 cups buttercream frosting
rainbow candy sprinkles (optional)

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix until fluffy.
  • In a separate bowl, sift or whisk 5 cups flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and mace.
  • Mix dry ingredients into creamed ingredients 1/3 at a time. Divide into 2 or 3 discs or rolls. Cover each in plastic wrap. Chill for at least one hour.
  • Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into 2-3 inch circles or desired shapes.
  • Bake at 300 degrees F for 8-12 minutes, until just beginning to brown on the bottom. Cool on pan for 5 minutes, transfer to cooling rack for 10-15 more minutes, until completely cooled.
  • Frost with buttercream frosting, and decorate with sprinkles. Allow frosting to set before storing in an air-tight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3370.5, Fat 137.1, SaturatedFat 81.1, Cholesterol 612.7, Sodium 1878.8, Carbohydrate 481.8, Fiber 10.5, Sugar 166.2, Protein 52.8

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