Description
Delicious frosted cookies perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (8 oz) sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened or room temperature)
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk of choice
- ¼ tsp salt (optional)
- Optional: gel color for color tinted frosting
- Sprinkles (Sugars, Nonpareils, Dragees, Jimmies)
Instructions
- In a separate bowl, combine and whisk flour, soda, powder and salt together, set aside.
- Cream shortening, sugar, eggs, sour cream and vanilla together, then slowly combine flour mixture to cream mixture.
- After combined, chill dough for at least 1 hour.
- Drop by spoonful or 1/4 cup scoop and line baking sheets with parchment paper, 6 per sheet, these will spread a little.
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden and the centers are set.
- Let cool.
- Using a mixer, beat butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk and beat until smooth, adding additional sugar or milk to reach desired consistency.
- Color if desired and spread on cooled cookies.
- Add decorative accessories and let frosting set on cookies.
Notes
- For best results, use room temperature ingredients.
- It’s recommended to chill the dough to prevent the cookies from spreading too much while baking.
- Feel free to customize frosting colors to match any occasion.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg