SOFT LOFTHOUSE STYLE FROSTED SUGAR COOKIES {COPYCAT RECIPE}

Perfectly Soft Lofthouse Style Frosted Sugar Cookies made from scratch with an easy frosting and full of pretty sprinkles!  Best of all, they make a delicious treat to serve with a tall glass of milk.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 large egg room temperature
• 1/2 cup sour cream room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour measured correctly using scoop and level method
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Frosting:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1-2 tablespoons shortening *optional - to develop that harder crust
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2-1/2-3 cups powdered sugar

pinch salt

• 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
• food coloring to color frosting optional
• candy sprinkles to decorate optional

Instructions

1. Using your hand mixer or a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until nice and fluffy. Add egg and beat until incorporated. Reduce speed to low and add sour cream and vanilla and beat, until well combined, scraping down the bowl with a silicone spatula.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Turn the mixer on low and slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
4. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
5. Remove half of the dough from the fridge. Working with a 1-tablespoon-sized piece of dough at a time, roll into a round ball. Place dough ball onto the prepared baking pan (spacing about 2 inches apart) and use the bottom of a glass cup or the back of a large spoon to press and evenly flatten.
6. Bake on middle rack in preheated oven for 9-13 minutes or until the cookies are just starting to turn golden (NOT brown) on the edges (switching and rotating baking sheets about halfway through). Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on the sheet. Cookies will continue to cook while they cool. Repeat with any remaining dough.
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