Frosted Cakey Sugar Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended using a sturdy spoon. Chill dough for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 4 to 6 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove cookies from pan and cool on wire racks.
• Using an electric mixer, beat shortening, confectioners sugar, water, salt, vanilla extract, and butter flavoring until fluffy. Frost cookies after they have cooled completely.

Steps:

• Cookie Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Cover and refrigerate overnight (or 6-8 hours). Preheat oven to 425ºF. Roll out dough to a 1/4 to 3/8 inch thickness using a generous amount of flour. Cut out shapes and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Frosting In a large bowl, cream together the confectioners' sugar and shortening until smooth. Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix until fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, sift or whisk 5 cups flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and mace.
• Mix dry ingredients into creamed ingredients 1/3 at a time. Divide into 2 or 3 discs or rolls. Cover each in plastic wrap. Chill for at least one hour.
• Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into 2-3 inch circles or desired shapes.
• Bake at 300 degrees F for 8-12 minutes, until just beginning to brown on the bottom. Cool on pan for 5 minutes, transfer to cooling rack for 10-15 more minutes, until completely cooled.
• Frost with buttercream frosting, and decorate with sprinkles. Allow frosting to set before storing in an air-tight container.