Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

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Homemade soft frosted sugar cookies have the most buttery, melt-in-your-mouth texture and are perfection topped with a creamy vanilla buttercream and lots of sprinkles.

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Chill Time 2

Total Time 2 35

Servings cookies

Calories 148kcal

Ingredients

Sugar Cookies

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Vanilla Buttercream

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon 2% or skim milk
Sprinkles for topping

Instructions

Sugar Cookies

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar together until completely creamy, about 3 minutes of mixing. Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond extract until smooth.
Combine flour, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt. Beat flour mixture into butter mixture until a soft dough forms. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 2 hours or up to 6 days.
Preheat oven to 350F and line two medium sheet pans with parchment paper. Remove dough from refrigerator and roll into 1-inch balls OR roll dough out on a floured surface and cut out cookies with cookie cutters . Place cookies 1 inch apart on prepared sheet pans and flatten dough balls slightly if doing drop-cookie style.
Bake cookies at 350F 9-11 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Allow to cool 10 minutes on sheet pan, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

Vanilla Buttercream

Place butter in a large bowl (or a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment) and use an electric mixer to beat on medium speed until 2-3 minutes until creamy.
Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk to butter and beat an additional 3-4 minutes until frosting is completely smooth and creamy.
Frost cooled cookies with vanilla buttercream and top with sprinkles. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to serve. Enjoy!

Notes

Storing Instructions

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days. Cookies may also be frozen unfrosted up to 2 months. Frost cookies after thawing.

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