Lofthouse Cookies Recipe: Easy Copycat Sugar Cookies
Enjoy homemade Lofthouse sugar cookies with this easy copycat Lofthouse cookies recipe. A soft and chewy frosted sugar cookie that’s perfect for any occasion. Change the colors and sprinkles to match the holiday, or special occasion.
About Lofthouse Sugar Cookies
You’ve probably seen them at your grocery store bakery. Lofthouse sugar cookies are the round sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles. They are a soft sugar cookie with a soft frosting. Sugar cookies decorated with royal frosting are often dry and hard, but these sugar cookies are soft through and through.
The great thing about this Lofthouse cookies recipe is that it’s easy to make. Unlike sugar cookie cut out cookies, these are drop sugar cookies. So you don’t need to worry about any special equipment like a rolling pin, or cookie cutter. And you don’t have to worry about your decorating skills because all you have to do is frost the cookies and decorate with sprinkles.
Because this Lofthouse cookies recipe requires that the cookie dough be chilled before baking, it’s a great cookie dough to make in advance. Store the cookie dough in an airtight container in the refrigerator and it will keep for a few days.
Tips for Lofthouse Cookies Recipe
This is a copycat recipe based on the Lofthouse sugar cookie you’d get at the store. I can’t guarantee that this recipe is identical to the secret recipe of the original Lofthouse cookie, but I can tell you that these cookies are just as yummy as any store-bought Lofthouse cookies. Their soft texture almost melts in your mouth it’s so light and tender.
With this Lofthouse cookies recipe you don’t need any special equipment. I find that an electric stand mixer, or hand mixer, are helpful for beating the unsalted butter and sugar together. A mixer helps cream the ingredients together until light and fluffy. But if you don’t have a mixer, just make sure to use room temperature butter. The softened butter will be much easier to cream.
One of the secrets to make light and fluffy sugar cookies is that the Lofthouse cookies recipe uses cake flour. Cake flour is much lighter and finer than all-purpose flour, so it gives you a really tender and delicate crumb. Sifting the dry ingredients also helps give you extra soft cookies. You want to measure the ingredients first, and then sift as you add them to the batter.
For this homemade version of the Lofthouse sugar cookies, I’ve used vanilla extract as the flavor booster. However, if you want a hint of almond flavor you can use 1/4 teaspoon almond extract. Go lightly with this ingredient, you just want a subtle hint of almond flavor.
Step by Step Process With Pictures
These frosted sugar cookies are easy to make. I love that I don’t have to worry about rolling out the dough. This is a simple drop cookie recipe, with a quick frosting that’s just as easy to make. Start by making the cookie dough by creaming together softened butter and granulated sugar. Mix until fluffy and then add the oil, heavy cream, and vanilla extract. Continue mixing until creamy.
Now add all of the dry ingredients. To keep the cookies light and soft, I like to sift the cake flour, baking powder, cream or tartar, and salt into the bowl. You don’t have to sift the ingredients if you don’t want to. Cake flour is already nice and light, but sifting ensures that the cookie dough is extra light and fluffy.
Chill the cookie dough for at least an hour. When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop cookie dough balls and place 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Bake for about 12 minutes. Don’t overbake the cookies. They will just be starting to color around the edges and the center will be soft. Let the cookies cool completely before frosting.
While the cookies cool, make the frosting. Start by beating the butter with an electric mixer. Once the butter is pale and fluffy, add the powdered sugar and salt. Continue mixing until thoroughly combined. Now add the vanilla and heavy cream and mix until creamy. Once the frosting is creamy, add the food coloring until you achieve the desired color.
Once the cookies are fully cooled and the frosting is ready, you can start decorating the cookies. Frost each cookie and then decorate with whatever sprinkles or decorations you’d like.
Decorating Sugar Cookies
With this Lofthouse cookies recipe, it’s super easy to make pretty cookies. I love the look of sugar cookies decorated with royal icing, but I prefer the taste and flavor of a soft cookie with creamy frosting. I also like it because you don’t have to be an artist to make beautiful cookies. And with this recipe, it’s so easy to change the buttercream frosting to match the holiday.
You can make pink frosting on these sugar cookies for Valentine’s Day, green for St. Patrick’s Day, and a light blue for Easter. Top them with rainbow sprinkles, colored sprinkles, or any other toppings.
There’s nothing better than homemade Lofthouse cookies. With this Lofthouse cookies recipe, the only thing you’ll have to worry about is how quickly they’ll disappear. So double or triple the recipe to make extras for a crowd. Your guests will love these soft sugar cookies topped with sweet frosting. And if you have extras that you need to store, simple keep them in a single layer in an airtight container, or Ziploc bag. These pillowy soft sugar cookies will keep for about 5 days, but like any cookie they are best when eaten in the first day or two.
These classic Lofthouse sugar cookies are the perfect cookies to bake for someone special, or to share for a special holiday. I hope you enjoy making them. And more importantly, I hope you enjoy eating them. These frosted sugar cookies are one of my daughter’s favorite treats.
Copycat Lofthouse Sugar Cookies Recipe
Equipment
- Parchment Paper
- Baking Sheet
- Hand Mixer optional
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Frosting
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- â…› teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Pink and/or blue food dye
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the softened butter and sugar. Blend with a mixer until fluffy.
- Add the vegetable oil, heavy cream, and vanilla. Blend again until creamy.
- Sift in the cake flour, cream of tartar, baking powder and salt.
- Fold everything together until combined and a thick dough forms.
- Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a 2 inch scooper to scoop the chilled cookie dough onto the baking sheet. Space each dough ball about 2 inches apart from each other.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until the cookies are set and are barely browned at the edges.
- Let cookies cool completely.
- While the cookies bake, make the frosting.
- In a mixing bowl, add the butter and blend with a hand mixer until fluffy and the color has paled.
- Add the powdered sugar and salt, then blend again until incorporated. The frosting may still be crumbly at this point.
- Add the vanilla and heavy cream and blend until the frosting is creamy.
- Dye with pink or blue food coloring to achieve desired color.
- Transfer to a piping bag and snip a large hole at the end.
- Frost the cooled cookies by creating a thick large swirl from the center to the edges. Then smooth the harsh lines with a butter knife. Repeat with all the cookies and top with colorful sprinkles of choice.
Notes
- Store cookies in a tightly sealed container, or Ziploc bag, at room temperature for up to 5 days
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