lofthouse sugar cookies
Lofthouse Sugar cookies are those soft cake like sugar cookies you find at Walmart store frosted with a sweet bright buttercream. My daughter always wants me to buy them and they are good. Over time I've worked with a few different recipes that pretty much taste the same and this is the one I ended up with. It's a soft cake like sugar cookie with yummy frosting and you can shape these anyway you like and decorate them how you like. Enjoy! Picture is of prepackaged cookies.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
4 dozen
Ingredients
- COOKIE DOUGH
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 - eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- - food coloring to color frosting (optional)
- - candy sprinkles or colored sugar to decorate (optional)
How To Make lofthouse sugar cookies
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Step 1COOKIE DOUGH DIRECTIONS: In a large bowl combine sour cream, sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla; mix well. In a smaller bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, then add to wet mixture and mix until everything is just incorporated. With a cookie scoop, scoop out even size scoops of dough and then roll in a ball in your hand and place on a cookie sheet and slightly flatten with your hand so it's in a circular shape. Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven until light golden brown, no more than 10 minutes. They may seem under done but they aren't. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely before frosting.
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Step 2BUTTERCREAM FROSTING DIRECTIONS: Directions: Cream together butter and shortening in mixer, with paddle attachment on medium for about 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and beat until smooth, Add another 1/2 cup and beat until smooth. Add Vanilla, mix. Add gradually the remaining sugar and milk, making sure you end with sugar. Continue to mix on medium until smooth.
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Nutrition Facts
(per serving*)
calories: 288kcal, carbohydrates: 41g, cholesterol: 22mg, fat: 13g, fiber: 1g, protein: 2g, saturated fat: 5g, sodium: 179mg, sugar: 26g, unsaturated fat: 8g
*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information is estimated.
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