Frosted Sugar Cookies

sweets / holiday / baking

Classic frosted sugar cookies that are sweet, soft and are perfect for any holiday or occasion!

Baking sugar cookies is one of my favorite holiday activities to do with my family. This recipe is so easy to do and it’s really no fuss. This is a no chill recipe, so you do not need to chill the dough. The cookies you see in the photos I made in under 30 minutes! It’s really that easy.

You can use any cookie cutter shape you want to make them a holiday specific. I love to even forgo getting our my cookie cutters and just using the open end of a jar to cut perfect circles. Decorate them with any toppings or types of sprinkles you want too!

Here are the Ingredients for these Frosted Sugar Cookies:

• Pantry- Sugar, Flour, Cornstarch, Salt, Vanilla, Baking Powder, Powdered Sugar, Sprinkles

• Dairy - Butter, Egg, Cream Cheese

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Yield 20 cookies

Author Casey Cheek

Prep time

20 Min

Cook time

10 Min

Total time

30 Min

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Frosted Sugar Cookies

Sweet sugar cookies topped with a creamy cream cheese icing that's perfect for any holiday or occasion!

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar (coconut sugar or white)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups flour (1:1 gluten free or all purpose)
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 tsp baking powder

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 4 tbsp (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• sprinkles for topping

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Using a hand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar for 4 minutes.
3. Slowly add in the vanilla and the egg as you keep mixing.
4. Add in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt and continue beating until a dough ball forms.
5. Dust your work surface with flour and knead the dough slightly a couple times. Then roll it out to be 1/4" thick.
6. Use a cookie cutter (or a mason jar) to cut circles out of the dough.
7. Add cookies to greased & lined baking sheet and bake for 7-9 minutes. Lay on a wire rack to cool.
8. While cookies are baking, make the cream cheese frosting but combing all the listed ingredients with the hand or stand mixer.
9. Once cookies are cooled, spread the frosting over top and top with sprinkles.

Notes

Store in air-tight container for up to 3 days.

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