Soft Frosted Sugar Cookie with Vanilla Frosting
There is no clear distinction on where the frosting ends and the cookie begins... These are the SOFTEST frosted sugar cookies that exist.
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
Softest Sugar Cookies:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 1½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Whipped Butter Cream Frosting:
- ½ cup room temperature unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoon heavy cream
Instructions
Softest Sugar Cookies:
- Blend butter, shortening, sugar, eggs and extracts using a hand mixer/stand mixer. From there, incorporate the sour cream and continue blending.
- Mix flour and remaining dry ingredients in separate bowl
- Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and blend well (dough will be soft like extra thick cake batter).
- *Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight*
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Using a small scoop/spoon (I used a 1¼" melon ball for this) place 1” balls of dough on baking sheet. it’s best to scoop quickly and place any remaining dough back in refrigerator to keep it chilled.
- *Bake at 375° on middle rack for about 10 minutes. Check the cookies and rotate the pan after about 4 minutes. Keep a close eye on them - they cook through and brown quickly (you do not want them to brown), and cook time varies by oven.
- Remove baking sheet from oven and carefully remove cookies from baking sheet with a spatula and move to a cooling rack (this prevents the bottom of the cookie from getting overcooked).
- Cool cookies-then frost!
Whipped Vanilla Cream Frosting:
- Whip butter and vanilla in hand mixer/stand mixer for about 3 minutes until creamy.
- Gradually add powdered sugar to butter and mix until smooth.
- Add 1 tablespoon of heavy cream at a time until you reach desired consistency.
- Frost cookies once they are cool- Enjoy!
Notes
*These cookies are extremely soft, but will harden if left out. Store them in an airtight container to keep them soft!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie