Soft and delicious frosted sugar cookies that will become a family-favorite!
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 9 minutesminutes
Servings 27
Author Holly
Ingredients
4 ½cupsall-purpose flour
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspooncream of tarter
1cupsalted butterroom temperature
1 ½cupsgranulated sugar (divided)
1 ¼cupspowdered sugar
3/4cupvegetable oil
2large eggs
2teaspoonsvanilla extract OR cake batter extract(cake batter extract is my favorite one to use)
FROSTING
1/2cupsalted butter room temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extract OR cake batter extract
1/4teaspoon salt
1/3cupmilk
5cupspowdered sugar
3 to 4dropsred food coloring
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350° F. Line 3 large cookie sheets with parchment or wax paper.
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda and cream of tarter. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter, 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar and the powdered sugar together until light and fluffy; about 1 minute. Slowly add in oil while mixer is on. Add in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla extract. Mix until just combined.
Gradually add flour mixture to the wet mixture until just combined.
Scoop two scoops of dough with a small cookie scoop. Roll both scoops into one ball then place on prepared baking sheets. (I fit 9 balls per cookie sheet)
Pour the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar into a small bowl. Take a drinking glass that is about 3 inches wide, and dip the bottom of the glass into water then dip into the sugar. Press the glass into each ball of dough to flatten into 1/2- inch thickness. (This will give the dough the jagged edges) Repeat process with all dough balls.
Bake cookies for only 8 to 9 minutes. Don't over-bake. (The short baking time is what makes them soft and amazing!) Remove cookies from oven and let cool on baking sheets. No need to transfer to wire rack. Once cooled, store cookies covered in fridge until ready to frost and eat. (They can also be stored at room temperature.)
FROSTING
Place butter, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, beat until combined and creamy. Add milk and gradually beat in all of the powdered sugar until it's all combined. Add the drops of food coloring and beat again until color is thoroughly mixed in.
Frost cookies and serve!
Notes
*These cookies are amazing served at room temperature or cold. We prefer to store them covered tightly in the refrigerator then eat them frosted and cold! Yum