Frosted Sugar Cookies

Let’s be honest, sometimes a cookie is a vehicle for frosting. Blogger Bree Hester of bakedbree.com shares a favorite recipe that will make cookie and frosting lovers alike, very, very happy. I have yet to meet anyone that can resist a soft sugar cookie with a thick layer of almond-scented frosting. These cookies take sugar cookies to a whole new level and are so easy to make—a no-stress holiday cookie.

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ingredients 8
Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 50 min

Ingredients

1: roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies

4: oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened

1/2: cup butter, softened

2: cups powdered sugar

2: tablespoons heavy whipping cream

1/2: teaspoon almond extract

: Food color, if desired

: Assorted sprinkles, if desired

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Directions

1 Cut dough evenly into 8 slices. On ungreased cookie sheet, place slices 2 inches apart. Bake and cool cookies as directed on wrapper.
2 In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until smooth. Add whipping cream; beat 5 minutes or until very light and fluffy. Stir in desired amount of food coloring.
3 Spread 2 tablespoons frosting over each cookie; top with sprinkles. Store in airtight container.

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Expert Tips

Tint frosting to match any season or holiday.

To make cookie sandwiches, spread frosting over half the cookies, top sides down; top frosting with remaining cookies, top sides up.

To make chocolate frosting, add a few tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa with the powdered sugar.

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kimberleymckay

report Posted Nov. 10, 2012 9:13 PM

this recipe leaves me guessing if the frosting sets up firm? will I be able to stack them? will they stay a gooey mess? is that all I can do with this frosting? smear it on a cookie? can I pipe it ? draw or use tips? I could go on, you get the point.