Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies Recipe 445 Food

FROSTED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) add the butter, oil, sugars, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and combined, about 4 minutes.
• Add the egg, extracts, and beat until combined.
• Add the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, and beat on low speed until just combined.
• Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, or your hands, form approximately 20 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten about halfway.
• Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 7 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
• Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I use a half-sheet pan and bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 8 minutes (if your cookies are smaller than mine, reduce baking time) or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don't overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
• Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 9 to 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don't use a rack. While cookies are cooling, make the frosting.
• To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) add the butter, sugar, vanilla, optional salt, and beat on medium-low speed until creamy.
• Slowly add the milk or cream, as necessary, to achieve desired frosting consistency.
• Optionally add the food coloring as desired.
• Add a generous dollop of frosting to each cookie and add sprinkles to taste.

SOFT FROSTED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat vegetable shortening, white sugar, 1/4 cup milk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Slowly beat flour mixture into shortening mixture to make a smooth dough.
• Roll dough out 1/4-inch thick on a floured work surface and cut into shapes. Arrange cookies on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm, about 10 minutes. Let cool.
• Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 2 tablespoons milk in a bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until frosting is spreadable and slightly fluffy. Frost cooled cookies.

SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat the sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs and then the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat on medium-low speed until completely incorporated. Scoop out heaping tablespoonfuls of the dough, roll with your hands into balls and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Put some sugar in a small bowl. Roll the chilled dough balls in the sugar and arrange on the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
• Bake until the bottoms and edges are just barely golden and the tops are no longer glossy, 14 to 16 minutes, rotating the baking sheets about halfway through. Let the cookies cool on the sheets for a few minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. The cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

GRANDMA'S SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat together eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar; add flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
• Drop by heaping teaspoon approx 3" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten with bottom of glass moistened with water and dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 400°F for 6-10 minutes or just until lightly golden.

KATHY'S FROSTED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the vinegar and milk to make sour milk.
• Add vanilla to the sour milk; set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, cream together sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• In separate bowl, blend together baking soda, salt, flour and baking powder.
• Add flour mixture, alternately with sour milk mixture, to the creamed sugar and egg mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• On floured surface, roll out dough to desired thickness, about 1/4 inch.
• Cut out with desired cookie cutter or cutters.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 5-7 minutes; I like mine soft.
• Let set on cookie sheet for 1 minute before removing to wire rack to cool.
• Frost when cool.
• This recipe should make about 5-6 dozen, depending on the size of the cookie cutter you use.

SOFT FROSTED COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees farenheit and line a pan with parchment paper. In a med. bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In a lg. bowl whisk together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time and incorporate the vanilla and sour cream.
• Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients with the wet; mix until well-combined. Chill for 30 minute.
• Roll the dough into balls by the tbsp and place on the prepared cookie sheet, 2-3 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 until the bottoms are lightly browned. Let cool on a wire rack for approximately 8 minutes. Frost and sprinkle (see below for frosting).
• Whisk the sugar and the butter together and slowly incorporate the milk/whipped cream until the frosting holds proper consistency. Add more confectioners sugar and milk as needed. Feel free to add a drop of food coloring to your frosting to be festive.
• Frost the cooled cookies and top with your choice of sprinkles.

SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Stir in egg and vanilla.
• Beat in dry ingredients.
• Add milk and mix.
• Chill dough for 30 minutes.
• Roll and cut into desired shapes.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 8-12 minutes.
• Glaze with your favorite glaze or with this frosting:.
• 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1 tsp vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Add more powdered sugar if frosting is too thin.
• Add food coloring if desired and spread on cookies.
• Very tasty.

SOFT FROSTED SUGAR COOKIE BARS!

Steps:

• For the bars:.
• Cream butter & sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg. Add vanilla & mix well.
• In separate bowl combine flour, salt & soda & stir with whisk to combine. Add to wet mixture and mix just until combined. Spread on a greased baking sheet ( 13 X 18 size). Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 18 minutes until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean in the middle.
• Cool completely before frosting.
• Frosting:.
• Combine butter & shortening until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla and salt. Add powdered sugar in 1-2 cup increments until combined. Then add milk & mix until smooth and spreading consistency. Add food coloring if desired and mix well. Spread over cooled cookie. Decorate with sprinkles if desired.