Description
Get ready to fall in love with Soft Batch Frosted Sugar Cookies—the ultimate crowd-pleaser for birthdays, bake sales, or just a sweet tooth fix. These sugar cookies are soft, thick, and pillowy with a creamy, colorful frosting that melts in your mouth. They’re easy to make, perfect for decorating, and stay fresh for days. Whether you’re hunting for easy dessert recipes, fun baking ideas, or kid-friendly treats, this soft sugar cookie recipe checks every box. A total win for your cookie jar!
Ingredients
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
⅓ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract (optional)
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons milk or cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Food coloring, optional
Sprinkles, for decorating
Instructions
1. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Add egg, sour cream, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix until combined.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Gradually add dry mixture to wet ingredients to form the dough.
5. Cover and chill the dough for at least 1 hour.
6. Preheat oven to 350°F and roll dough to ¼-inch thickness.
7. Cut with round cookie cutters and place on parchment-lined sheet.
8. Bake for 8–10 minutes until edges are set. Do not overbake.
9. Let cookies cool completely before frosting.
10. Make the frosting: Beat butter, then add powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until smooth.
11. Tint with food coloring if desired.
12. Frost cookies and decorate with sprinkles. Let set before storing.
Notes
Use room-temperature ingredients for best mixing and consistency.
Do not overbake—cookies should look pale when removed from the oven.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg