Description
These Soft Sugar Cookies with Frosting are buttery, pillowy, and topped with sweet, colorful frosting — the perfect treat for holidays, birthdays, or anytime you crave a nostalgic bakery-style cookie!
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet, then mix in sour cream.
- Bake Cookies: Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the prepared sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until just set and lightly golden on the edges. Cool completely.
- Prepare Frosting: For the frosting, beat the butter until fluffy. Gradually mix in powdered sugar, then add milk and vanilla until smooth. Add food coloring if desired.
- Frost Cookies: Frost cooled cookies and top with sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 135mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
