Heidis Soft sugar cookie with Buttercream frosting. The only buttercream frosting recipe you will ever need for Sugar Cookies! Two special ingredients make this the most vanilla-y recipe you ever did taste. This frosting is the perfect compliment!

Allow cookies to cool before decorating with frosting. Buttercream Frosting: Cream softened butter and sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk, adding milk by teaspoons and beating until frosting is smooth and of desired spreading consistency. You can have Heidis Soft sugar cookie with Buttercream frosting using 19 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Heidis Soft sugar cookie with Buttercream frosting

1. You need of Cookie dough.
2. Prepare 3/4 cup of sour cream.
3. You need 1/4 cup of Shortening.
4. It's 1/4 cup of Softened butter.
5. Prepare 1 cup of Granulated Sugar.
6. You need 1 1/2 tsp of Baking Powder.
7. You need 2 of each eggs.
8. You need 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract.
9. It's 3 cup of Flour.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of Baking Soda.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Salt.
12. You need of frosting.
13. Prepare 4 cup of SIFTED powdered sugar. Do not skip the sifting as it will result in grainy frosting.
14. Prepare 2 tsp of Vanilla extract.
15. Prepare 2 tbsp of Heavy Whipping Cream.
16. You need 3/4 cup of Softened butter.
17. You need 1/4 cup of Vegetable shortening.
18. You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
19. You need 1 of Optional: Gel food coloring and Sprinkles.

Either way, these soft, chewy sugar cookies with buttercream frosting will knock your socks off. They're not too sweet on their own, which makes them the perfect base for my sweet buttercream frosting. They're easy to make, and in my opinion are just as pretty as a fancy sugar cookie. Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies that require no chilling, no rolling pins, and no cookie cutters!

Heidis Soft sugar cookie with Buttercream frosting step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350° F..
2. In a mixer bowl cream together the sour cream, butter and sugar until well blended..
3. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs and vanilla extract, add slowly to mixer bowl beating in after each addition. The rule is if you see the egg in the bowl then you are adding too much at a time..
4. Sift together ALL dry ingredients. Add in 2-3 batches to mixer bowl..
5. Do not overmix batter as it will yield tough cookies..
6. Scoop out dough in walnut sized balls, roll in hands, place on cookie sheet and flatten the top slightly.They should be placed 1" apart..
7. Bake for 6-9 minutes depending on oven. These cookies should not become brown or golden. they should remain white. They will look undercooked. They're not. DO NOT overcook. Every minute baking counts for this recipe..
8. Remove from oven promptly. To stop them from over baking remove to a cooling rack. Allow to cool before frosting..
9. For the frosting mix everything in a mixer bowl until smooth and creamy. Add food coloring if desired.Sometimes frosting requires extra powdered sugat, if youd like a little thicker frosting add 1/2 C more of powdered sugar..
10. Once cooled frost your cookies and decorate with sprinkles. Let frosting crust before stacking/storing..
11. These taste better when left to sit over night! ENJOY! ^-^.

These are similar to the famous "Lofthouse Cookies" and are This frosting is a sweet vanilla buttercream, the frosting does not set very hard and stays soft. For frosting that will become firm, you can add more. Sugar cookies, homemade cookies, valentines day, valentines dessert, buttercream frosting, cookie cutters..sugar cookies with the most amazing buttercream frosting. The soft-baked cut out sugar cookie recipe is not overly sweet and they are paired My preferred frosting is a tradition buttercream. How many of you have trouble with buttercream?