I have the perfect thick sugar cookie recipe for you! These soft & chewy sugar cookies are perfect to be rolled out and cut into shapes, then topped with a thick layer of frosting.
Or if you are looking for a chocolate sugar cookie, give these dark chocolate brown sugar cookies a try!
Perfect Soft & Chewy Sugar Cookies
These are the ultimate in sugar cookies and can be made for a variety of occasions like birthday parties, showers and school bake sales. Simply tint the frosting to match your theme and top with sprinkles. Perfection.
Thick & Soft Lofthouse Bakery
Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients- Cookies
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs and 3 egg yolks
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3-1/2 cups flour
Ingredients- frosting
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
½ cup shortening
4 cups confectioner’s sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
2-3 TBSP milk
Sprinkles
Food coloring, if desired
Instructions
Cookies-
In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3 minutes)
Add the eggs and yolks one at a time until combined.
Mix in the extracts, salt and baking powder until combined.
Slowly add in the flour until incorporated.
Form into a large disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 375, line baking sheets with silicon mats.
Roll out the refrigerated dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes.
Place 1-inch apart on baking sheet.
Bake until lightly golden – 10-12 minutes.
Let cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting-
In a large bowl blend all the ingredients until the desired consistency. Place into piping bag for frosting.
These really are the most delicious cookies that my kids beg for me to make. They are sweet, moist and chewy and they look AMAZING!!! Really the presentation is spectacular. They are the perfect cookie to bring to a class party or bake sale- trust me simply put in a large cellophane bag and tie with a ribbon and tag- perfection.
Happy Baking!!
Thick and Soft Lofthouse Bakery Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredients- Cookies
- 2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs and 3 egg yolks
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3-1/2 cups flour
Ingredients- frosting
- 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup shortening
- 4 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2-3 TBSP milk
- Sprinkles
- Food coloring if desired
Instructions
Cookies-
- In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3 minutes)
- Add the eggs and yolks one at a time until combined.
- Mix in the extracts, salt and baking powder until combined.
- Slowly add in the flour until incorporated.
- Form into a large disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375, line baking sheets with silicon mats.
- Roll out the refrigerated dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes.
- Place 1-inch apart on baking sheet.
- Bake until lightly golden – 10-12 minutes.
- Let cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting-
- In a large bowl blend all the ingredients until the desired consistency. Place into piping bag for frosting.
