Heavenly Sugar Cookies {Lofthouse Style}

Hey guys! It’s me, Adell, from Baked in Arizona. How are y’all doing?  I’m always excited to guest post on Classy Clutter. I’ve got a great sugar cookie recipe for you today.

These “lofthouse style” sugar cookies are seriously amazing! The name is spot on. When I heard heavenly, I thought of a, soft, light, melt in your mouth sugar cookie and that is exactly what these are. No need to ever buy the store bought version again!

Ingredients:
FOR THE COOKIES:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 cups flour

FOR THE FROSTING:

• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 8 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional
• food coloring, optional
• sprinkles, optional

Directions:
FOR THE COOKIES:

1. Cream the butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the heavy cream, sugar, vanilla & eggs. Mix until combined. Add the baking powder and flour and mix well.
2. Shape the dough into a circle/ball & wrap in saran wrap. Cool in the fridge overnight or for several hours.
3. Pre-heat your oven to  350 degrees. Roll out the dough on a floured surface. (I prefer them nice & thick about 1/2″ but anywhere between 1/4″ -1/2″ is good.)  Use a 3″- 3 1/2″ circle cookie cutter. Place circles on a parchment lined cookie sheet. (These cookies spread a little while baking, so they don’t do well when cut into other shapes)
4. Bake for 8-10 minutes (depending on the size of your circle) or until bottoms are a very light brown. Check at 8 minutes & DO NOT overcook or they will be dry. Take them out right when they are done and don’t look wet on top.
5. FOR THE FROSTING: Cream the butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add 4 cups of the powdered sugar, the milk, vanilla & almond extract. Beat till smooth and creamy. Add the remaining sugar, one cup at a time until desired consistency. Add food coloring if desired.
6. You can pipe the frosting on the cookies or use a knife. I piped it on, then smoothed the top with a knife.
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