These soft, frosted sugar cookies are absolutely delicious. They are the perfect soft, thick, and chewy sugar cookie recipe frosted with a rich buttercream frosting and sparkling shades of pink, purple, teal, and white candy sprinkles that add a touch of magic to the cookies.
Get ready for the best sugar cookies you’ll ever eat! These delicious sugar cookies are thick, soft, and chewy, and they’re loaded with rich buttercream frosting for a truly decadent cookie experience in every bite. I’ve been making this sugar cookie recipe for some time now, and decided they taste the best with a little frosting on top. These days, I don’t consider these cookies complete until they’ve been topped with frosting and sprinkles. I love them so much because sugar cookies are a classic for any occasion, and I can change the sprinkle and frosting colors to match any holiday or event!
Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
These frosted bites of Heaven start with a sugar cookie dough made with sour cream and vegetable oil in addition to butter for a super soft texture that just melts in your mouth. I bake them until they’re cooked to perfection, then I cool them and add a healthy dose of buttercream frosting on top. I finish them off with sprinkles and just watch them disappear. These cookies are so popular that I tend to make double or triple batches when bringing them to parties just to be sure everyone has enough!
Why You’ll Love This Soft Frosted Sugar Cookie Recipe
- The combination of soft sugar cookies, creamy, rich buttercream frosting, and colorful candy sprinkles is a classic and festive cookie recipe that people of all ages enjoy.
- They can be customized and different colors of frosting and a wide variety of colors, shapes, and sizes of candy sprinkles for any occasion.
- The soft and chewy cookie with it’s smooth buttercream frosting and candy sprinkles provide a combination of flavors that are simply irresistible.
Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies Ingredients
Everything you need to make these cookies is more than likely in your kitchen already. That’s because it only uses a few simple baking ingredients. If for some reason you don’t have something, you’ll find it in a flash at your local grocery store.
For the Sugar Cookies
- All purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Butter
- Vegetable oil
- Sour cream
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
For the Buttercream Frosting
- Powdered sugar
- Butter
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- Festive sprinkles
How to Make Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
Making these cookies is a breeze. Both the cookie dough and the frosting come together quickly and easily, and the most time-intensive part of the recipe is simply waiting for the cookies to cool completely. Even beginners can make these with ease!
Step 1: Prep
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a baking sheet.
Step 2: Combine the Dry Ingredients
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.
Step 3: Combine the Wet Ingredients
Beat the butter, oil, and sour cream in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Then, add the sugar and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Step 4: Make the Cookie Dough
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix on low speed just until the dough forms a ball.
Step 5: Roll, Place, and Bake
Roll the dough into ¾-inch balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Then, spray the bottom of a glass with non-stick spray and gently press the cookies down to flatten them a bit. Bake the cookies for 8 minutes.
Step 6: Cool
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Then, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 7: Make the Frosting
While the cookies cool, cream the butter, milk, and vanilla. Then, add the powdered sugar gradually, beating until smooth and creamy.
Step 8: Frost
When the cookies have cooled, frost them with the buttercream and top with sprinkles.
Recipe Tips
- Fully soften your butter for the best texture for both your cookies and buttercream frosting.
- Be sure to spray the bottom of your glass with non-stick spray so the dough doesn’t stick when you press the cookies down.
- Be sure to remove the cookies after 8 minutes to allow carry-over cooking time to bake them perfectly.
- Your cookies MUST be fully cooled in order for the frosting to stick to them.
Variations
- You can serve these cookies with no frosting if you prefer.
- Use gel food coloring to change the color of the frosting for different holidays and special events.
- Add a little cinnamon for a fun flavor change.
What to Serve with Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
Serve these cookies with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee or tea. They’re also delicious when paired with fresh fruit, dark chocolate, or your other favorite sweet treats as part of a larger dessert spread at parties.
Recipe FAQ
Adding extra egg yolks increases the chewiness of cookies. The extra protein and moisture create extra soft and chewy cookies.
These cookies will last for up to 3 days in an airtight container. They’ll last for up to a month in the freezer.
If your cookies are too soft, place them back in the oven for a few more minutes. Be aware, though, that recipes for soft cookies often require removing the cookies and letting them use the carry-over cooking time of sitting on the hot baking sheet to finish cooking. Be careful not to overbake your cookies.
Soft sugar cookies are so wonderfully soft and chewy, thanks to using more moisture. Ingredients like egg yolks, sour cream, and oil are often added on their own or in combination to make a dough that bakes up super soft and chewy.
If you use buttercream frosting, you can leave your cookies out for up to 3 days. If using cream cheese frosting, you must refrigerate them. The high sugar content in buttercream frosting makes it shelf stable for a few days, but cream cheese frosting still requires refrigeration.
How to Store Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
Store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. For longer storage, place the cookies in single layers separated by wax paper in an airtight, freezer-safe container and freeze them for up to a month.
Try This Delicious Soft Frosted Sugar Cookie Recipe Today
These chewy and soft frosted sugar cookies are incredibly easy to make and so hard to stop eating! They are one of the best sugar cookie recipe. With a simple cookie dough and an equally simple frosting recipe, these cookies are so quick and easy, you can make them for any occasion even at the last minute. They’re so rich and delicious, you’ll be looking for reasons to make them. I know. I make up reasons to make these cookies all the time. Give them a try!
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Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter softened
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Buttercream Frosting
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 ½ tablespoon milk
- ¾ teaspoons vanilla extract
- Festive sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and lightly grease a baking sheet(s).
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter, oil and sour cream together on medium speed using an electric mixer, or a stand mixer, for one minute.
- Add sugar and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix on low speed just until dough forms a ball.
- Roll the dough into about ¾ inch size dough balls and place on the prepared baking sheets.
- Spray the bottom of a glass with non-stick cooking spray and gently press each cookie to flattened them a bit.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Remove cookies from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes and then remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter, milk and vanilla together. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Frost cookies once they have completely cooled, and sprinkle with candy sprinkles.
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