These sugar cookies with buttercream are a fun and easy way to decorate cookies… plus they are delicious!
I sorta went nuts.
The plan was to make some Rose Cookies for a friend.
I ended up not making a single rose cookie.
But lots of others.
Sugar cookies with chocolate buttercream and a raspberry on top.
Chocolate sugar cookies with buttercream and a cherry on top.
Cherry cookies with chocolate buttercream and chocolate sprinkles.
And a bunch more.
I couldn’t stop.
They are so easy.
And SO yummy.
I didn’t even consider busting out the thesauruses for yummy. Cause that is by far the best word to describe these cookies.
Yummy.
Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 -½ cup Butter (I Use Unsalted)
- 2 c Sugar
- 2 whole Eggs
- 2 whole Eggs Yolks
- 4 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 2 tsp. Almond Extract
- 4 c All-purpose Flour
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
Instructions
- In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add in 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks and mix until combined.
- Add in vanilla and almond extract; mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Slowly (about a cup at a time) add flour to butter mixture and combine. You can use a mixer or not, just depends on how strong you are.
- I usually just mix ingredients until they are combined.
- Put dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. When you are ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll dough out, cut out cookies, and bake for 6-8 minutes.
(To make them cherry flavored, simply add cherry extract instead of almond extract)
The perfect crusting buttercream.
And then chocolate buttercream. And chocolate sugar cookies. I would share the recipes… but I need to tweak them first. Right now they are SO chocolaty and SO rich its hard to taste anything else.
Hopefully a tutorial soon. But right now I need to hit the gym. And when I say gym, I mean sauna.
Just sayin.
My teeth are aching just looking at these, I want one (or twenty) right now! Actually, I’d really just like to know which tip you used for the really ruffly designs.
These look so yummy!
I know it sounds campy, but one day I want my blog to be as good as yours:)
gorgeous! What tip did you use for the really ruffly ones?
These are beautiful and look delicious! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Beautiful! They look variously a bit like cupcakes, a bit like macaroons. And definitely yummy. 🙂
Beautiful! They look variously a bit like cupcakes, a bit like macaroons. And definitely yummy. 🙂
These are so cute. I love the ones with the raspberries.
You went nuts, all right. A good kind of nuts (BTW: how did you miss putting NUTS on those cupcakes??) if you ask me. You must have such fun decorating your cookies!
HOW am I just now seeing this?!?!? Oh my goodness…I WANT those cookies!!!
this is what i like–very little cookie, very lotta frosting. 🙂
They look beautiful, love the raspberries.
Tut aren’t they too sickly and sweet with all that buttercream piled on top?
These are SO Pretty! What kind of frosting tip did you use for the tall ruffley one?
Well, I guess they could be considered sickly as you say it. I have enjoyed many a cupcake with frosting piled high, I just wanted to try it on a cookies as well. Sorry if it offends you. 🙂
can you share how you created the “carnation” looking pink one? what tip? thanks
which tip did u use for the cookies with chocolate and pink frostings??
Buttercream is my favorite topping for sugar cookies. These are gorgeous, and they look so decadent. It sounds cheesy, but they seriously made me drool. 🙂 I love the fresh fruit and the pinks, browns, reds, and whites…so lovely.
Will you share what tip you used to get the tall ruffley frosting topper? Thanks.
Admire these cookies a lot. Iam awestruck on seeing your beautiful space Amanda. Iam so passionate about baking but just that i could not know how to go right with it(i mean i love to become a pastry chef). Your rock. Keep up the great work.
These are so pretty! Love!
Will try them as soon as i can. But how can i get the ingredients in grams?
Thank you for sharing
Those are beautiful! I’d love a tutorial on how you got the frosting to look like that!