Soft Drop Sugar Cookies
These easy drop sugar cookies are perfectly soft and delicious with buttercream frosting.
Servings: 24 cookies
Cost: $5
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- ¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract optional
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (248g) all-purpose flour
For the Frosting:
- 3 tablespoons (42g) unsalted butter softened
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups (339g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5-7 teaspoons milk (any kind)
- Sprinkles and/or food coloring if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with silpat liners or parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat in egg and both extracts. (Almond extract is optional, but adds amazing flavor!) Mix in baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Slowly mix in flour.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon balls of dough onto cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes (10 for slightly underdone, 11-12 for more done). I like to take them out as soon as the bottom starts to turn brown (about 10 minutes for my oven). Cool 5 minutes before removing from cookie sheets. Place on a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
- Make the frosting: Beat butter until creamy with a hand or a stand mixer. Mix in salt if desired. Slowly add in powdered sugar until mixture is crumbly. (It will be very crumbly if using a hand mixer, more smooth if using a stand mixer.) Add vanilla and 3 teaspoons milk. Mix until the frosting comes together and becomes smooth, adding additional teaspoons of milk as needed for consistency. If you want your frosting to be a color, tint it now.
- Frost cookies and decorate with sprinkles. Store at room temperature loosely covered.
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Notes
For a funfetti twist, skip the frosting. Add 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles to the batter in step 2, after all ingredients are mixed together. Then bake as directed. No frosting needed!
Nutrition
Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 234IU | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
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