Lofthouse-Style Sugar Cookies

Who doesn’t love a Lofthouse or Granny B’s soft and thick sugar cookie? They remind me of childhood. Every Halloween my mom would buy the packaged sugar cookies with orange frosting and sprinkles. YUM! I really wanted to try to make them myself so last year I experimented with several recipes and I came up with the best combo of recipes to create the perfect “store-bought” tasting sugar cooking! Of course, these taste WAY better!

I meant to write this post before Halloween so all of you could try these delicious sugar cookies, but it didn’t work out for me. Between work, caterings, birthdays galore, and gearing up for Halloween with the kiddos, I could not find time to Blog. I really want to share this recipe though because it is the BEST sugar cookie recipe and the ONLY one that I make. Chef goes CRAZY for these and I literally made them a dozen times last winter. There are several recipes online that you can find, but I use the recipe from Just A Pinch’s website. You can find the recipe here: Lofthouse Sugar Cookies. I like the amount of cookies this recipe makes. Some sugar cookie recipes just make too many!

I started off making the above recipe with my special helper! Then, we rolled the dough out and cut-out pumpkins, cats, and ghosts. My helper threw in a gingerbread man or two:) Here is a quick tip: Make them very thin because they rise a lot when they cook! It must be all the baking powder in the recipe.

 

 

We creamed the butter, sugar, and sour cream. Then, added in the eggs and vanilla.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lastly we mixed in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

 

 

 

 

 

We rolled the dough out and cut-out our shapes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now for the frosting. I use the recipe from one of my favorite food sites, Two Peas and Their Pod. I love all their desserts and if I’m trying something new, I’ll try their recipes first. I also add almond extract to the recipe. Probably 1/2 tsp. Using food coloring, I made a few different colors and we had a blast frosting them!

 

 

 

 

 

These sugar cookies are great for the holidays which are just around the corner! And I always make them on Valentine’s Day too! I hope you enjoy them as much as my family does!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lofthouse-Style Sugar Cookie Recipe from In A Pinch:

1/2 c sour cream

1 c sugar

1/2 c butter, softened

2 eggs

1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

3 call purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Cream the sour cream, sugar, and butter. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Then, mix in the  flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Sometimes I have to use my hands to incorporate all the flour. If you choose to make cut-out cookies, roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick. For round cookies, roll 1 tsp of dough into a ball and then flatten it half-way down once you have placed it on the cookie sheet. Make sure to grease your cookie sheets! Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. I always take them out at 10 minutes.

 

Delicious Buttercream Frosting from Two Peas and Their Pod: 

 

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar
Pinch of salt
6 tablespoons heavy cream

Cream together the butter and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar and add a pinch of salt. Then, add 6 tablespoons of heavy cream. The consistency of this frosting is very thick so you may need to add an extra tablespoon of heavy cream.