Lofthouse Cookie Recipe

This Lofthouse Cookie recipe tastes just like the big, frosted sugar cookies from the grocery store. They are melt-in-your-mouth soft!

Lofthouse Cookie Recipe

Have you ever been tempted by the big frosted Lofthouse cookies sold in the grocery store’s bakery section? They look so good, don’t they?! This copycat recipe tastes JUST LIKE those, if not better. This is a no-chill sugar cookie recipe with simple ingredients. With just a few pantry staples and a little bit of time you can have big, soft, melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies with delicious cream cheese frosting. Then, top them off with some fun, colorful sprinkles and you have yourself a treat that looks as good as it tastes!

Cookie Ingredients

• Butter – Make sure your butter is room temperature for a smooth batter.
• Sugar – White granulated sugar works best for this Lofthouse cookie recipe.
• Eggs – The eggs help bind the batter together and they also make the cookies nice and fluffy
• Milk – Milk brings richness and moisture to this recipe.
• Vanilla Extract – Vanilla adds sweetness to the batter.
• Flour – We use white all-purpose flour for these cookies.
• Baking Powder – Baking powder give the cookies a little extra lift.
• Salt – Even when you’re making sweets, you still need a pinch of salt to balance things out.

Frosting Ingredients

• Cream Cheese – Cream cheese is the base of this frosting recipe. Make sure it is room temperature for a smooth frosting.
• Butter – Again, make sure your butter is at room temperature.
• Vanilla Extract – I like vanilla extract in this Lofthouse Cookie recipe, but you can also use almond extract.
• Powdered Sugar – Powdered sugar gives the frosting it’s texture and form.
• Food Coloring – I prefer gel food coloring to liquid food coloring because gel doesn’t affect the texture. I used a small squeeze of red gel for this frosting.
• Sprinkles – Who doesn’t love sprinkles?? If you are adding sprinkles, then make sure to add them right after you frost the cookies so they stick to the frosting.

Method

1. Add butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and mix with a paddle attachment. Mix until the mixture is light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time and mix thoroughly after each egg. Then, add milk and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients.
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until the dough forms a uniform ball. The dough should be soft but not sticky.
5. Our Lofthouse Cookie recipe calls for 4 cups of flour. However, the consistency of the dough can vary based on a lot of factors. You can judge how much flour you need by the consistency of the dough. Start with 3 cups of flour. If the dough is too sticky, then add more flour a little at a time until you can touch the dough without it sticking to your hands.
6. On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll the cookie dough out to 1/4-inch thickness.
7. Using a round cookie cutter, or the rim of a drinking glass, cut circles out of the dough.
8. Line some large baking sheets with parchment paper. Place the cut out dough evenly spaced on the baking sheets.
9. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. DO NOT OVER BAKE. The cookies will look under-baked but they will finish baking on the hot pan.
10. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and allow to cool.
11. Meanwhile, make the frosting. Combine cream cheese, butter, and vanilla and mix until smooth. Add powdered sugar a little bit at a time until the frosting reaches your desired consistency. Add food coloring if desired.
12. When the cookies are completely cooled, then frost and top with sprinkles.
13. Store in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator.

Tips for Making Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

The number one tip I can give you for this Lofthouse Cookie recipe is that you absolutely MUST NOT over-bake them! That is the key to making them soft. They may look under-baked when you take them out in 10-12 minutes, but they will cook a little more on the hot pan. If you don’t have a round cookie cutter, then you can use the top of a glass.

Customize Your Cookies

This Lofthouse Cookie recipe is a go-to recipe for any holiday or birthday celebration throughout the year. You can change it up by cutting the cookies into different fun shapes. You can also dye the frosting all sorts of colors and use lots and lots of sprinkles to make them extra festive! For Valentine’s Day I like to use the pink frosting pictured below. Alternatively, for Christmas, I like to do half the cookies in red frosting and the other half in green. You can even add different extracts to the frosting for a variety of tastes – orange, almond, coconut – make them your own!

More Sugar Cookie Recipes

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How to Make Grandma’s Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe

Grandma’s Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe

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This Grandma's Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe makes soft and chewy sugar cookies that taste like the big, frosted sugar cookies sold in stores.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 11 mins

Total Time 26 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 16 cookies

Ingredients

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• ▢ 2/3 cup butter room temperature
• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1/3 cup milk
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ 4 cups flour
• ▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• ▢ 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• ▢ 1/4 cup butter softened
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ 1 to 1½ pounds powdered sugar
• ▢ Candy sprinkles optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  
• Add eggs, milk and vanilla.
  
• In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
  
• Slowing add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix together until you can form a large dough ball. On floured surface, roll out dough ball until about ¼ to ½ inch thick.
  
• Use cookie cutters (or rim of a drinking glass) to cut cookie shapes out of dough.
  
• Place cookies on lightly sprayed cookie sheet. Bake about 10-12 minutes. DON'T OVERCOOK OR THEY WILL BE HARD!
  

FROSTING

• Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth.
  
• Add powdered sugar and mix until desired consistency. Add food coloring if desired.
  
• Spread frosting over cooled cookies. If adding sprinkles, add them immediately after frosting.
  

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Notes

For large cookies (about 3 inch cookie cutter), you will get 15-16 cookies. With a smaller cookie cutter, you will get about 2 dozen.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 468kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 296mgPotassium: 116mgFiber: 1gSugar: 55gVitamin A: 553IUCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg

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