Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies Recipe

Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Slightly sweet, pleasingly thick, and sturdy enough to hold up to decorating, these frosted sugar cookies are sure to become your new go-to recipe. Make these for your holiday cookie baking needs!

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Cooking tools:

  • Stand mixer
  • Food processor
  • Kitchen scale
  • Rolling pin
  • Cookie cutter
  • Cooling rack
  • Offset spatula
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Whisk
  • Fork
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Wax paper
  • Chef's knife
  • Spoon

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups (180g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 cup (57g) confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, cold; cut into 1/2" cubes
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tablespoon cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/3 cups (151g) confectioners' sugar
  • pinch of table salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract or 1/4 vanilla bean, seeds scraped; optional
  • 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons (21g to 28g) milk
  • natural food coloring, optional
  • sprinkles or colored sugars, optional

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