Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Dec 29, 2005

I made the dough the night before so I could bake in morning. This I would not reccomend. This way the dough was like a rock and a little too hard to work with but I did not give up and warmed the dough up a bit and they turned out beautiful. I made 2 batches of the dough and you can double only the powdered sugar and flavorings on the frosting part to make more frosting, obviously adding more water/milk until you and your beaters feel that it is the perfect consistency for your cookies. You do not need to double the shortening. Delicious cookies, perfect cutouts. Don't let the dough scare ya!

—scarlett

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Oct 22, 2007

OK, so this is like 2 recipes in one-one for the cookies and one for the frosting-If I were reviewing the cookies alone, I would give them a 4...they are light, airy, and yummy...easy to work with too, they were perfectly done after 5 min. in my oven...The frosting, though. Personally, I feel that 'buttercream' should have at least one of those two ingredients in it...it tasted like pure shortening,(and I followed the recipe to a tee) also, because it was so greasy from the shortening, I literally had to run my dishwasher 2 times to get all of the residue off of the dishes (I put the mixing bowl in the dishwasher, and everything came out greasy) On top of this, the frosting did not hold color very well- it kept seperating out...maybe it would have been better if I had used the gel color, but I probably won't make these again to see...to the reviewer who stated that they would be using this frosting for all of their cakes from now on, may I make a suggestion? If you like this, try "Rick's special buttercream" from this site...WAY BETTER, just as easy...

—Courtney

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178 Ratings

Dec 24, 2006

I wish I could give this more than 5!! I tried two other very highly rated sugar cookie recipes, and this was the only one that actually baked correctly. The cookies kept their shape - very nice! the other recipes just kind of puffed out so my stars looked almost like flowers...I made the icing recipe from Delilah's sugar cook. recipe b/c I prefer that type (dries hard) anyway, these are super great!! making more today! :)

—JENNLAMB

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Dec 02, 2005

My kids and I made this recipe the other night. It was tough to wait two hours for the dough to chill, but well worth the wait. These sugar cookies are not too sweet, which is great if you are pairing them with royal icing. This recipe is a winner. We will use it time and time again. One note: I rolled the cookies out to about 1/4 inch thickness. I prefer a thicker cookie, this way the edges don't burn when you cook them.

—haloseattle

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Dec 27, 2006

This was an awesome cookie and frosting recipe. I had to cook the cookies a little longer than 4-6 minutes though. I like my bottoms to be light brown. Made these the week before Christmas and they stayed soft and yummy for quite a while. Frosting was the best I have ever tasted and will use on my cakes. I used clear vanilla flavoring instead of the regular vanilla extract to keep it bright white. Loved this recipe. Will use from now on.

—Momof3

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Dec 23, 2003

I these with pink frosting for Valentine gifts. They are fabulous!! Freeze well, also.

—KACEY66

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Dec 14, 2009

~This is by far one of the best sugar cookie recipes I've ever had any luck with. I normally don't have much luck w/rolled sugar cookies (as the dough is always the wrong consistency..) i followed the recipe to the letter & they turned out PERFECT!! Afer chilling the dough, it was rather hard (don't let that scare you though, after working w/it for a few minutes it was fine!) I am making these again today & will let the dough sit for 5 mins or so after chilling so that it's easier to work with. I did the xmas cut-outs..they turned out great..I did read the review on these & the frosting prior to making them & I personally loved the frosting that goes w/these! It was a little thick & very sweet (plus there was lots left over..) But i always like my sugar cookie frosting to be that way..To the other reviewer that said that these turned out like 'dry biscuits'...must've done something wrong or not frosted them..I'm not an 'expert' baker, just an 'average' one & these were by far 'bakery' style cookies. I will use these for lots of differrent occasions now!! So glad I found it!

—Julie

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Nov 15, 2007

Didn't try the frosting, but the cookie is great! It tastes great by itself, and the dough is easy to work with. Bakes beautifully. This is definately my new cut-out cookie recipe :)

—Ji Eun

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Nutrition

Calories
112 kcal
6%

Carbohydrates
16.1 g
5%

Cholesterol
15 mg
5%

Fiber
0.2 g
< 1%

Protein
0.9 g
2%

Sodium
68 mg
3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting

Serving Size: 1/60 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 60
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 112
Calories from Fat: 45

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g 8 %
Saturated Fat 2.4g 12 %
Cholesterol 15mg 5 %
Sodium 68mg 3 %
** Potassium 11mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 16.1g 5 %
Dietary Fiber 0.2g < 1 %
Protein 0.9g 2 %
Sugars 10.8g
** Vitamin A 2 %
** Vitamin C 0 %
** Calcium < 1 %
** Iron 4 %
** Thiamin 5 %
** Niacin 5 %
** Vitamin B6 < 1 %
** Magnesium < 1 %
** Folate 7 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.