Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

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These classic Lofthouse Sugar Cookies are soft and puffy cake-like sugar cookies that taste just like the original! Topped with homemade buttercream frosting and rainbow sprinkles, these cookies will bring your right back to your childhood!

Prep Time25

Cook Time10

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cookie recipes, lofthouse style sugar cookies, sugar cookies

Servings: cookies

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Buttercream Frosting

4 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons whole milk, more as needed
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
food coloring to color frosting (optional)
sprinkles to decorate (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine sour cream, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and almond extracts,. Mix well until incorporated.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
You can either roll out the dough 1/2 inch thick on a lightly floured surface and cut cookies in circular shapes, or you can scoop out the dough with a cookie scoop, roll the dough in a ball in your hand and lightly flatten it into a circular shape. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. They will be very lightly browned around the edges.
Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely before frosting.

Buttercream Frosting

Add the butter to a mixer and cream for about 2 minutes.
Slowly add in powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
Add vanilla and milk and continue to beat until smooth. Add food coloring if desired.

Notes

Originally Posted on February 8. 2015

Updated on July 31, 2023

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