Description
Soft Batch Frosted Sugar Cookies are the ultimate sweet treat for anyone craving a bakery-style dessert at home. These cookies are soft, fluffy, and topped with a creamy frosting and colorful sprinkles, making them perfect for a quick dessert, holiday baking, or fun food ideas with family. Whether you need easy dessert recipes, sweet snack ideas, or a crowd-pleasing party treat, this easy recipe delivers rich flavor and a melt-in-your-mouth texture every time.
Ingredients
1 cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons milk
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter for frosting
2 tablespoons milk for frosting
1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
food coloring optional
sprinkles for topping
Instructions
1. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Gradually combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients to form a soft dough.
5. Scoop dough onto a lined baking sheet, spacing evenly.
6. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–12 minutes until edges are set.
7. Cool completely on a wire rack.
8. Prepare frosting by mixing butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until creamy.
9. Add food coloring if desired and frost cooled cookies.
10. Finish with sprinkles and let frosting set before serving.
Notes
Use room temperature butter for a smoother dough and frosting.
Do not overbake to keep cookies soft and tender.
Let cookies cool completely before frosting to prevent melting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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