These are delicious soft and fluffy sugar cookies... Nothing like I have ever had before. I might even describe them as disgustingly delicious!! Is that ok to say?
yummmy yummmy yummmy...
Yes, I wrote that three times with three M's. I think they are deserving of that!
I will definitely make these again, and again and maybe again.
Start by creaming all that butter with sugar.
Get your baking assistant to crack open the eggs - one at a time.
Not bad for his first egg cracking!!
Add vanilla - lots o vanilla.
Add flour, baking powder and salt.
Using your scoop (so they are all the same size) place onto pan.
Let cool before you ice... otherwise the icing will melt and run off your cookies, making a giant mess.
Mix icing sugar, butter, vanilla and milk.
Add colouring of your choice - mix and ice.
Bring them in to work and share! They will love you for it.
Or keep them all to yourself.
I'm sure they will freeze well... I wasn't able to find that out.
Recipe
For the cookies:
4½ cups all-purpose flour
4½ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
1½ cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1½ cups sugar
3 large eggs
5 tsp vanilla extract
4½ cups all-purpose flour
4½ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
1½ cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1½ cups sugar
3 large eggs
5 tsp vanilla extract
For the frosting:
4 cups icing sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tbsp vanilla extract
7-8 tbsp milk (plus more, as needed)
Food coloring (optional)
Sprinkles (optional)
4 cups icing sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tbsp vanilla extract
7-8 tbsp milk (plus more, as needed)
Food coloring (optional)
Sprinkles (optional)
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt, and whisk together to blend. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar and beat together on medium-high speed until soft and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition and scraping down the bowl as needed. Blend in the vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, add in the dry ingredients mixing just until incorporated and evenly mixed. Cover and chill the dough for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt, and whisk together to blend. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar and beat together on medium-high speed until soft and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition and scraping down the bowl as needed. Blend in the vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, add in the dry ingredients mixing just until incorporated and evenly mixed. Cover and chill the dough for 1 hour.
Roll dough into balls and flatten and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake about 10-12 minutes or just until set. (Do not overbake! The edges should be no more than very lightly browned if at all.) Let cool on the baking sheet for several minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
To frost the cookies, place the icing sugar in a medium bowl. Add the melted butter, vanilla, and milk to the bowl and whisk until smooth. Whisk in additional milk as necessary, 1 teaspoon at a time, until you reach your desired consistency. Tint with food coloring if desired. Use an offset spatula or spoon to frost the cooled cookies. (If the frosting begins to thicken as you decorate, just continue to whisk in small amounts of milk to keep it workable.) Top with sprinkles if desired. Store in an airtight container.
I used to have a recipe very much like this but it had grated orange rind in the batter and orange juice (along with the vanilla) in the icing. Also delicious!
ReplyDeleteYum, with orange?! I will try that...
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