Description
Delicious sugar cookies topped with rich buttercream frosting. Perfect for any occasion!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks, room temperature)
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¾ cup salted butter (room temperature)
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp salt
- food coloring, if needed
Instructions
- In a stand mixer, cream room temperature butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add in the vanilla and egg and beat on medium speed for about 1 minute.
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix until the dough comes together.
- At this point you can cover the dough with saran wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill, but I find it easier to cut the cookies and then chill the dough. If you’re cutting before, lightly dust your counter with flour and roll out the dough to about ¼-½ inch thick.
- Using your desired cookie cutters, cut out the shapes and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Re-roll out the dough and repeat cutting out shapes until all of the dough is used up.
- Cover pans with saran wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour, but up to overnight.
- Turn the oven onto 350°.
- Arrange cookies about 1 ½ inch apart on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges just start to turn golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let them sit on the cookie sheet for two minutes.
- Then remove and add to a cookie rack to cool completely.
- Add the butter and powdered sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on medium until smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Add in the vanilla, salt and heavy cream and mix on medium until smooth and incorporated.
- Divide into different bowls and dye with the colors you prefer.
- This buttercream does stiffen up, so if it sits too long mix vigorously with a spoon or whisk and it will become smooth again.
- Decorate cookies and enjoy!
Notes
- This cookie dough can be made ahead of time and refrigerated overnight.
- For best results, use room temperature ingredients.
- You can customize the cookie shapes for different occasions.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg