There is nothing better than a chewy, soft, and sweet frosted sugar cookie, which is why this is one of my favorite recipes. What I love most about this recipe is how easy it is to whip it up, you probably already have most of the ingredients needed for thisin your pantry.
Ingredients
Cookies
-1 cup of softened butter
-1 cup of sugar
-¼ cup brown sugar
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-1 egg
-2 ½ cup flour
-1 tsp baking powder
-pinch of salt
Frosting
-1 cup of softened butter
-3 cups powdered sugar
-3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
-2 tsp vanilla extract
Recipe
To start this recipe, you’ll need to soften your butter. I find it works best if you take the butter a few hours before you start baking. But if you’re like me and forget to do that I recommend putting the butter in the microwave for no more that 20 seconds, to avoid melting the butter.
Before starting to make the batter preheat your oven to 350°F.
In a large mixing bowl beat together your butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. After it is fully combined mix in 1 egg and vanilla extract.
In a separate smaller mixing bowl whisk together your flour, baking powder, and salt. After it is all mixed together, you can start gradually adding your dry ingredients into your wet ingredients.
I find it most effective to add around 1/3 of your dry ingredients, mix until it is completely incorporated, scrape the sides mix again, and repeat until all of the batter is mixed together. I recommend if you are using an electric mixer to start on a slower setting so the dry ingredients don’t puff out of the bowl and make a mess.
Once the batter is all made portion the batter into tablespoon sized balls and then put them into oven for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
To make the perfect buttercream frosting, you’ll need to beat together butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
And that is how you make the best frosted sugar cookies. If you try this recipe, tag us on Instagram @miathewave!
Enjoy baking, Rays!
