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Pink Velvet Sugar Cookies with Ermine Frosting

Pink Velvet Sugar Cookies with Ermine Frosting are soft sugar cookies tinted to a soft pink color and frosted with a silky smooth frosting.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time28 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: Pink Velvet Sugar Cookies with Ermine Frosting
Servings: 36
Calories: 263kcal
Author: Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net

Ingredients

Sugar Cookies

  • 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ¼ cups (250 g) granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup (94 g) confectioners' sugar
  • ¾ cup (168 g) vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 5 ½ cups (688 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • pink food coloring

Ermine Frosting

Instructions

Sugar Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add butter, granulated sugar, and confectioners' sugar. Mix on medium speed until just combined.
  • Drizzle in oil and add eggs. Mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, and salt.
  • Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Allow the mixer to combine until the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixer bowl.
  • Gently fold in food coloring until well mixed.
  • Using a 2-tablespoon scoop, drop the golf-ball size portions of dough onto a lined baking sheet.
  • Roll each cookie dough ball until it is smooth and round.
  • Using the bottom of a wet kitchen glass that has been pressed into granulated sugar, press down on each cookie dough ball until the center of the cookie is pressed flatter than the edges. Repeat this on all cookies.
  • Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until edges are just slightly starting to brown and the center no longer appears wet. Allow the cookies to cool as you make the frosting.
  • NOTE: It is important to NOT over-bake the cookies. Be sure to check your cookies at 7 minutes. Every oven is different and over baking can result in a tough, crumbly, tasteless cookie. Let your first batch be a test batch so you can ensure the remaining cookies are perfect and soft!

Ermine Frosting

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the milk and flour. Cook, whisking constantly, for 3-5 minutes, or until no lumps remain and the mixture thickens and resembles a very thick pudding. It should coat the back of a spoon. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Stop the mixer and use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Add the cooled milk mixture to the bowl of the stand mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until the frosting is light and fluffy (2-3 minutes), pausing to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  • Switch to the whisk attachment. Add vanilla and mix on high for 7-8 minutes, or until the frosting is smooth and creamy.
  • Frost the cooled cookies. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 263kcal