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frosted sugar cookies

February 12, 2015 by Abby

Forget the crumbly, tasteless grocery store version. These homemade frosted sugar cookies are crisp and buttery around the outside and chewy in the middle. They’re everything a sugar cookie should be.

Forget the crumbly, tasteless grocery store version. These homemade frosted sugar cookies are crisp and buttery around the outside and chewy in the middle. They're everything a sugar cookie should be.

These cookies. These cookies.


Let’s be real for a second. Is there anything tastier than a well-made sugar cookie? I’m not talking about those crumbly, under-baked messes you buy from the “bakery” section of the grocery store. I’m talking about the real thing. The homemade version, with the slightly crunchy, buttery outside and the chewy, firm inside.

Every year I take my FBLA students to a district conference, where they compete in various business-related events. It isn’t the competition that they’re most excited about, though. It’s not the pizza we have for lunch, the scholarship opportunities, or even the day away from school that they most look forward to.

No, the thing my students spend all year talking about is these cookies. Because they’re that good, that buzz-worthy. If you think store-bought sugar cookies are “almost as good” as homemade, you owe it to yourself to make these and prove you wrong.

Forget the crumbly, tasteless grocery store version. These homemade frosted sugar cookies are crisp and buttery around the outside and chewy in the middle. They're everything a sugar cookie should be.

 

Frosted Sugar Cookies
cookie recipe adapted slightly from here, frosting recipe adapted slightly from here

for the cookies
1 1/4 cups butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
5 cups flour
1 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder

for the frosting
3 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
4 tsp whole milk or cream

Using a stand or hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add in the vanilla, eggs, and milk and mix until well combined. Add the flour, salt, and baking powder and mix just until everything comes together.

Form dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, about an hour.

On a generously floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness, cut cookie shapes with cookie cutters, and bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

Using a stand or hand mixer, cream together butter and powdered sugar until they’re thick and well-mixed, about a minute. Add vanilla and milk or cream and mix on medium-high for about another minute.

Cool cookies completely before frosting.

What’s your favorite sugar cookie occasion?

Want to try more homemade favorites? Try these surprisingly simple and stunningly scrumptious peanut butter cup bars or this rich and fudgy mug brownie.

Forget the crumbly, tasteless grocery store version. These homemade frosted sugar cookies are crisp and buttery around the outside and chewy in the middle. They're everything a sugar cookie should be.

Filed Under: food, in the kitchen, recipes, sweets — Tagged With: baking, food, frosting, in the kitchen, recipe, sugar cookies, sweets

Comments

  1. Julia @ South by Northwest says

    February 12, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    That icing looks divine

    • Abby says

      February 12, 2015 at 3:09 pm

      Thanks, Julia! I promise you it was!

  2. Sarah says

    February 12, 2015 at 7:14 pm

    Hey! Great post.. I love food blogs 😀 This recipe looks simple and the pictures looks amazing 😀
    http://www.xorosiejanxo.blogspot.co.uk

    • Abby says

      February 12, 2015 at 7:16 pm

      Thank you, Sarah! I would say these are some of the more mouthwatering photos I’ve taken!

  3. Sara says

    February 17, 2015 at 9:28 am

    I’m always on the lookout for a good sugar cookie recipe and accompanying icing suggestion. These look amazing! I am putting them on the list for my and Little to make next week!

    {from Blog Love Project}

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 10:27 am

      I hope y’all love them! Let me know what you think!

  4. Becca says

    February 17, 2015 at 9:34 am

    Can’t wait to try this recipe! The icing looks just so yummy!

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 9:59 am

      Thank you! It’s so good!

  5. Tiffany says

    February 17, 2015 at 9:34 am

    Now THESE look amazing….that frosting looks ready to eat.

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 10:26 am

      Oh, I promise you it is!

  6. Julie says

    February 17, 2015 at 10:07 am

    I don’t think I’d be able to quit talking about those sugar cookies either. I actually like mine a little crisp though. I believe every day is appropriate for sugar cookies.
    Just maybe you don’t frost them on every day. KWIM?

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 10:14 am

      I always eat a cookie or two fresh from the oven, without frosting, and I think you’re on to something. They’re pretty darn good!

  7. Miranda @ Miranda Writes Blog says

    February 17, 2015 at 10:12 am

    It’s been so long since I’ve had a sugar cookie. These look delicious!

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 10:15 am

      Thank you! I think you should fix that situation soon!

  8. Amanda Marie says

    February 17, 2015 at 10:21 am

    I LOVE frosted sugar cookies! I really enjoy red velvet the best! This recipe looks good, I will try it out next time I make homemade sugar cookies! Thanks for sharing!

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 10:25 am

      Thank you for your kind words! Let me know how the recipe turns out for you!

  9. Amanda says

    February 17, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    A perfect recipe for Fat Tuesday!

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Haha, true story!

  10. Danie says

    February 17, 2015 at 1:40 pm

    YUMMY!!

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 2:55 pm

      Thank you, Danie!

  11. Vicky says

    February 17, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    Oh, I did NOT need to see this, lol. These cookies are my nemesis when I pass them in the bakery section, so to have a recipe to make themselves (which means they’d be EVEN better!) is not something I needed to discover, lol. So…yep…going on my must bake soon list! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 3:00 pm

      My trick is to only bake the treats that I have the hardest time resisting when I can give most of them away. Then I view my role as that of the vital taste tester 😉 Let me know what you think of them!

  12. Kayty says

    February 17, 2015 at 9:37 pm

    Oh my these look tasty and just like those store bought ones that look so delicious but these look REAL! We have a get together coming up and these are on my list to make now! Thank you for sharing this!!

    • Abby says

      February 17, 2015 at 9:42 pm

      Yes, these are definitely the real thing! Please let me know how they turn out for you!

  13. Andréa Christine says

    February 18, 2015 at 9:22 pm

    Ok I’m loving these cookies! So cute and they look super yummy!

    • Abby says

      February 18, 2015 at 9:56 pm

      Thank you! They’re definitely yummy!

  14. Felecia Efriann says

    May 1, 2015 at 12:59 pm

    Sugar cookies are one of my niece and nephews favorite cookies to make. They have so much fun adding sprinkles. I will have to try this frosted version at some point. 🙂

    • Abby says

      May 2, 2015 at 3:00 pm

      Sprinkles make everything more fun! Let me know what you think of the recipe!

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