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January 28, 2015

Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies {Copycat Recipe}

Perfectly Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies made from scratch with an easy frosting and full of pretty sprinkles!  Best of all, they make a delicious treat to serve with a tall glass of milk.

Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies are the perfect sweet treat with a tall glass of milk
I had a huge weakness for those super Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies when I was younger.  You know the ones you see in grocery stores that are full of bright frosting and loaded with sprinkles?

They were the best kind of sugary bites of heaven for any sprinkle lover.

But really….cookies of any kind were a favorite when you were an eight year old. My mom never got them for us but you can bet as soon as I was old enough, I bought myself my own package.  One bite was all it took for me to be completely smitten.

Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies are the perfect sweet treat with a tall glass of milk
I’ve always wanted to make a homemade copycat recipe of those Lofthouse Cookies and after a few batches, these are now my family’s new favorite sugar cookie!

The dough comes together pretty easily using a hand mixer or a stand mixer. And it’s amazing what a little bit of cornstarch and sour cream do when added to cookie dough. They both help to keep the cookies nice and soft once they’re baked.

Tips for making these Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Cookies

  • The dough is sticky so you can just drop them onto the baking sheet in large tablespoonfuls and flatten with the back of the spoon.
  • If you want to roll them out, the dough does need to be wrapped and chilled in the fridge for at least 2-3 hours in order to cut them. In this photo, I use these round cookie cutters {affiliate link} and this rolling pin.

Copycat Soft Lofthouse Cookies make the perfect sweet treat! Best of all, they're so easy to make and the silky creamy buttercream frosting is to die for!

They bake up with a puffy center but flatten slightly once they cool down. We all love that they just melt in your mouth with the first bite!

Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies are the perfect sweet treat with a tall glass of milk

The homemade frosting is a simple buttercream and can be tinted in whatever color you like. To make them nice and pretty, don’t forget to add lots of colorful sprinkles. Or add some festive sprinkles around the holidays like my Eggnog Frosted Cookies.
These Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies are perfect for special occasions like Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day or Christmas and are sure to be a hit with friends and family.
We love the light and fluffy texture – goes perfectly with a glass of milk or a cup of tea.

Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies are the perfect sweet treat with a tall glass of milk

Yields 14 cookies

Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies {Copycat Recipe}

Perfectly Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies made from scratch with an easy frosting and full of pretty sprinkles! Best treat to serve with a tall glass of milk.

30 minPrep Time

8 minCook Time

38 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

2/3 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 large egg, at room temperature

1 tablespoon sour cream, room temperature

2 cups all purpose flour (measured correctly using scoop and level method)

2 teaspoons corn starch

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt


Frosting

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1-2 tablespoons shortening (*optional - to develop that harder crust)

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 1/2 - 3 cups powdered sugar

Pinch of salt

3-4 tablespoons heavy cream

food coloring to color frosting (optional)

candy sprinkles to decorate (optional)

Instructions

  1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Using your hand mixer or a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until nice and fluffy. Add vanilla, egg and sour cream until well combined, scraping down the bowl with a silicone spatula.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, corn starch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Turn the mixer on low and slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. Transfer dough to an airtight container and refrigerate 30 minutes up to 2 hours.
  4. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  5. Remove dough from fridge. Working with a two-tablespoon-sized piece of dough at a time, roll into a round ball. Place dough ball onto the prepared baking pan and use the bottom of a glass cup or the back of a large spoon to press and evenly flatten dough. Transfer flattened cookie to lined baking pan and repeat process with remaining dough.
  6. Bake in preheated oven for 8-9 minutes or until the cookies are just starting to turn golden (NOT brown) on the edges. Remove from oven and cool for five minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cookies will continue to cook while they cool.
  7. To make the butter cream frosting: Cream butter (and shortening if using) in a stand mixer or using your hand mixer for 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add salt, vanilla then slowly add 2 cups of powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Add heavy cream, 1 tablespoon at a time then add the remainder of powdered sugar until desired consistency and taste is reached (you may not need it all) and continue to beat until smooth.
  8. Once cookies have cooled completely, frost and add sprinkles, if desired. Allow frosting to set, then store in an air-tight container.

Notes

*Sugar cookies get hard and dry out if you don’t seal them up properly so it's important to store them in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories

6131 cal

Fat

259 g

Carbs

940 g

Protein

43 g
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