Soft Sugar Cookies with Strawberry Frosting
Makes about 2 dozen
Equipment
- Electric mixer
- Bowl
- Baking sheets
- Wire rack
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp kosher salt
- 2 egg whites
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- 2 ¾ cup cake flour
Frosting
- 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 oz freeze dried strawberries blended to a powder*
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- sprinkles if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- For the cookie dough: Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, baking powder and salt until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Add egg whites, cream and extracts and mix on low until incorporated.
- Add flour and mix until combined into a dough. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to incorporate everything fully.
- Form dough into 1 inch balls and place evenly spaced on lined baking sheets. (they will spread some)
- Bake for 7-10 minutes until the cookies are just set and are barely browned around the edges. You don’t want too much browning on these.
- Let cool 10 minutes on the tray. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While cookies cool, make the frosting. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, powdered sugar and strawberry powder. Add in vanilla and salt and whip until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Spread frosting over cooled cookies and top with sprinkles! Store in an airtight container.
Notes
*For extra smooth frosting sift strawberry powder before adding to the frosting.
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