February 10, 2020

Super Soft Sugar Cookies

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These Super Soft Sugar Cookies are easy to make and taste just like the Lofthouse sugar cookies in the grocery store. This recipe is perfect for making with kids and will work for holidays or any occasion because you can choose whatever color and decoration you want to use!

super soft sugar cookie dough rolled out with heart shapes cut out
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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and these Super Soft Sugar Cookies are a perfect way to say “I Love You”. They seriously taste better than the store-bought ones. The ones with all the fluffy frosting in the plastic container? They have a subtle hint of almond extract and a homemade creamy, dreamy buttercream frosting.

I made these with my 3-year-old and we had so much fun making silly faces and adding as much frosting we could manage on one cookie! I’m pretty sure I ate at least 5 or 6 (don’t tell my son, he only got 2 😂) and the rest are not going to make it another day.

Ingredients Needed to Make Super Soft Sugar Cookies

  • all-purpose flour
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • unsalted butter
  • sour cream
  • sugar
  • egg
  • vanilla extract
  • almond extract 
  • confectioners powdered sugar
  • milk
  • gel food coloring
  • sprinkles
super soft sugar cookies cut into heart shapes with pink frosting and sprinkles

How to Make Lofthouse Copycat Sugar Cookies

  1. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
  2. In a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl add the butter and sour cream (BOTH AT ROOM TEMP) and cream together until nice and smooth. Add the sugar, eggs, vanilla, and almond extracts and mix until combined.
  3. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 batches, mixing in completely after each addition.
  4. Form a loose ball with the dough and place in a covered bowl in the fridge for 30 minutes. After about 15 minutes, preheat your oven to 400° and line your baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  5. Once your dough has chilled, place it on a lightly floured surface and roll it out to ¼” thick. Cut out your favorite shapes and place each cookie on your prepared baking sheet.
  6. Bake cookies one pan at a time for 6 minutes. The cookies will puff up a little but won’t get very brown so don’t panic. This is how they stay nice and soft.
  7. Remove from the baking sheet right away and cool completely on a rack before frosting.

Tools Needed to Make Sugar Cookies

More Fun decorating Ideas

Check out my Easter Chick Cookies that use this same recipe, but take decorating to a whole new and fun level. These cookies are perfect for Spring or Easter time!

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Super Soft Sugar Cookies

Simple, soft sugar cookies for any occasion. This is an easy recipe that's great to do with kids!
5 from 17 votes
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Prep Time: 22 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
chill time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 48 3″ cookies
Author: EmilyFabulous

Equipment

  • silicone baking mats or parchment paper
  • Rolling Pin
  • baking sheets
  • large mixing bowl
  • medium mixing bowl
  • cookie cutters
  • stand mixer or hand mixer

Ingredients

Sugar Cookie Dough

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
  • ½ cup sour cream, room temp
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temp
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
  • 2 cups powdered confectioners sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoon milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • gel food coloring
  • sprinkles

Instructions

Sugar Cookie Dough

  • Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
  • In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl add the butter and sour cream (BOTH AT ROOM TEMP) and cream together until nice and smooth. Add the sugar, eggs, vanilla, and almond extracts and mix until combined.
    butter in mixer
  • Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 batches, mixing in completely after each addition.
  • Form a loose ball with the dough and place in a covered bowl in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • After about 15 minutes, preheat your oven to 400° and line your baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
    baking sheet prepared with silicone mat
  • Once your dough has chilled, place it on a lightly floured surface and roll it out to ¼" thick. Cut out your favorite shapes and place each cookie on your prepared baking sheet. These won't spread so you don't have to space out too much but give them a little breathing room.
  • Bake cookies one pan at a time for 6-8 minutes. The cookies will puff up a little but won't get very brown so don't panic. This is how they stay nice and soft.
  • Remove from the baking sheet right away and cool completely on a rack before frosting.

Buttercream Frosting

  • Put the room temp butter in a mixing bowl or stand mixer and beat for a few minutes until nice and creamy. Add the powdered sugar ½ cup at a time and mix completely after each addition. Add the milk, extracts, and food coloring and mix until combined and creamy. You can adjust the milk to get the consistency you would like.
    rice krispie treats pressed into a pan
  • Once your cookies have cooled, frost, add some fun sprinkles, and enjoy!
    sugar cookies

Notes

  • Keep the cookies in a sealed container in the fridge and the will last a few days…if there are any left over!
  • I made this recipe my own by playing around with the extract ratios and adding the almond extract to the buttercream. Like I said, I love almond extract but if it’s not your thing, you can omit it. 
  • Play around with frosting flavors too, add some fresh lemon juice or peppermint extract to create a whole new cookie!

Any nutrition calculations are only estimates using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.

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