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Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

These soft frosted sugar cookies are tender and thick, topped with fluffy buttercream frosting and sprinkles, perfect for a homemade treat inspired by classic Lofthouse cookies.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Course cookie, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 people
Calories 509 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 stand mixer with paddle attachment
  • 2 baking sheet lined with parchment paper
  • 1 cookie scoop
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 rubber spatula
  • 1 hand mixer
  • 1 cooling rack

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cake flour
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup softened butter
  • ¼ cup softened butter flavored shortening
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg white
  • teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • cup butter
  • cup softened butter flavored shortening
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 to 3½ cups powdered sugar
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons whole milk
  • Pink food coloring drops or gel
  • Sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt in a mixing bowl and set aside.
  • In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream sugar, softened butter, and shortening until light and fluffy.
  • Add vanilla extract, almond extract, whole egg, and egg white to the mixer; blend until well combined. Scrape the sides with a rubber spatula.
  • Turn mixer to low and gradually add dry ingredients until no flour pockets remain.
  • Cover mixing bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough for 2 to 3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Scoop 2 to 3 tablespoon dough balls onto baking sheets, flatten to ½ inch thickness using the bottom of a cup or roll and cut dough circles with a cookie cutter, placing six cookies per sheet.
  • Bake each sheet for 8 minutes or until edges are firm but not browned. Cool cookies on baking sheet 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
  • Beat butter and shortening in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy using a hand mixer.
  • Add vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt and mix well.
  • Gradually beat in powdered sugar and milk one cup and tablespoon at a time until fully incorporated and smooth.
  • Add pink food coloring until desired color is reached.
  • Frost cooled cookies with a knife or piping bag and top with sprinkles.

Notes

  • Store frosted cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days with parchment sheets if stacking.
  • Freeze baked or raw dough portions up to 3 months.