Lofthouse Sugar Cookies
Mon Petit Four recipe - French (Baking/Home)
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 24 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1+1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1+1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 stick, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp milk, more as needed
- food coloring
- sprinkles
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper or a silicone mat. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in the egg and vanilla extract; mix until combined.
- 2
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and baking powder together. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until a dough forms; it will look a bit dry, but this is OK.
- 3
Scoop almost a quarter cup of dough at a time, rolling each chunk into a ball. Then slightly flatten out the ball and place on your prepared baking sheet. Allow at least 2 inches of space between each cookie.
- 4
Bake the cookies for approximately 11 minutes, just until it's set but before the edges turn golden. Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
- 5
While the cookies cool, create the frosting by whisking the conefectioner's sugar, melted butter, vanilla, and milk together until combined. The frosting should be thick and creamy. If you are using food coloring, add that in and whisk until incorporated. Once the cookies are completely cool, use an offset spatula or the back of a spoon to spread the frosting over each cookie. Add sprinkles, if desired.