Heidis Soft sugar cookie with Buttercream frosting. These sugar cookies are delicately soft and are so good with a swirl of pink buttercream on top! They resemble those loft house cookies that everyone always seems to love, but I give them a little boost by adding in a touch of almond extract! Honestly, these sugar cookies shocked me with how good they.

Heidis Soft sugar cookie with Buttercream frosting

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, of a stand or hand electric mixer. Whip until frosting is smooth and fluffy. If decorating with sprinkles, be sure to add sprinkles immediately after frosting each cookie, so they stick. You can cook Heidis Soft sugar cookie with Buttercream frosting using 19 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Heidis Soft sugar cookie with Buttercream frosting

You need of Cookie dough.
It's 3/4 cup of sour cream.
It's 1/4 cup of Shortening.
You need 1/4 cup of Softened butter.
It's 1 cup of Granulated Sugar.
You need 1 1/2 tsp of Baking Powder.
Prepare 2 of each eggs.
You need 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract.
Prepare 3 cup of Flour.
It's 1/2 tsp of Baking Soda.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of Salt.
Prepare of frosting.
You need 4 cup of SIFTED powdered sugar. Do not skip the sifting as it will result in grainy frosting.
It's 2 tsp of Vanilla extract.
Prepare 2 tbsp of Heavy Whipping Cream.
You need 3/4 cup of Softened butter.
You need 1/4 cup of Vegetable shortening.
You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
You need 1 of Optional: Gel food coloring and Sprinkles.

Butter flavoring is in the buttercream for added flavor. You can find it in most supermarkets, in the baking I like my bottoms to be light brown. Made these the week before Christmas and they stayed soft and yummy for quite a while. All Reviews for Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting.

Heidis Soft sugar cookie with Buttercream frosting step by step

Preheat oven to 350° F..
In a mixer bowl cream together the sour cream, butter and sugar until well blended..
In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs and vanilla extract, add slowly to mixer bowl beating in after each addition. The rule is if you see the egg in the bowl then you are adding too much at a time..
Sift together ALL dry ingredients. Add in 2-3 batches to mixer bowl..
Do not overmix batter as it will yield tough cookies..
Scoop out dough in walnut sized balls, roll in hands, place on cookie sheet and flatten the top slightly.They should be placed 1" apart..
Bake for 6-9 minutes depending on oven. These cookies should not become brown or golden. they should remain white. They will look undercooked. They're not. DO NOT overcook. Every minute baking counts for this recipe..
Remove from oven promptly. To stop them from over baking remove to a cooling rack. Allow to cool before frosting..
For the frosting mix everything in a mixer bowl until smooth and creamy. Add food coloring if desired.Sometimes frosting requires extra powdered sugat, if youd like a little thicker frosting add 1/2 C more of powdered sugar..
Once cooled frost your cookies and decorate with sprinkles. Let frosting crust before stacking/storing..
These taste better when left to sit over night! ENJOY! ^-^.

Either way, these soft, chewy sugar cookies with buttercream frosting will knock your socks off. They're not too sweet on their own, which makes them the perfect base for my sweet buttercream frosting. They're easy to make, and in my opinion are just as pretty as a fancy sugar cookie. This sugar cookie buttercream frosting goes on smoothly and hardens just like royal icing. That's why I always use buttercream to ice sugar cookies!