Heavenly Sugar Cookies {Lofthouse Style}

 These “lofthouse style” sugar cookies are seriously amazing! The name is spot on. When I heard heavenly, I thought of a, soft, light, melt in your mouth sugar cookie and that is exactly what these are. No need to ever buy the store bought version again!

I made my cookies nice and thick with a tall layer of frosting! Is it just me or does anyone else need a 1:1 ratio of cookie & frosting?

Now who says sugar cookies are only for Christmas & Valentines day?! I don’t know about you, but any excuse to whip up a batch is fine with me. And I’m pretty sure St. Patricks day is a great reason. So get yourself some neon green food coloring & festive sprinkles so you can make a batch of these cookies this year! They are the perfect green treat for St. Paddy’s Day

Ingredients:
FOR THE COOKIES:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 cups flour

FOR THE FROSTING:

• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 8 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional
• food coloring, optional
• sprinkles, optional

Directions:

1. FOR THE COOKIES: Cream the butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the heavy cream, sugar, vanilla & eggs. Mix until combined. Add the baking powder and flour and mix well.
2. Shape the dough into a circle/ball & wrap in saran wrap. Cool in the fridge overnight or for several hours.
3. Pre-heat your oven to  350 degrees. Roll out the dough on a floured surface. (I prefer them nice & thick about 1/2″ but anywhere between 1/4″ -1/2″ is good.)  Use a 3″- 3 1/2″ circle cookie cutter. Place circles on a parchment lined cookie sheet. (These cookies spread a little while baking, so they don’t do well when cut into other shapes)
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