Homemade "lofthouse" cookies! Yum!

Lofthouse Cookie Recipe

 

I have to say these don't taste exactly like the Lofthouse cookies, but they are pretty good and they give you way more for your buck. I made about from this batch, so if you don't want that many, cut the recipe in half! These were also a fun make because my toddler got to help out with the sprinkles, well that's the only thing she wanted to help out with. ;) The batter is called to cool overnight in the fridge, however, I found that about 2 hours works well too!

 

Recipe:

 

Cookies: 

6 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

8 oz container sour cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup butter (room temp)

3 eggs

 

Frosting:

1 cup butter (room temp)

1 tsp vanilla extract

3- 6 tbsp heavy cream or half and half

4 cups powdered sugar

sprinkles to top

 

For your cookies: mix your butter and sugar, you should end up with a chunky mixture. Add sour cream, vanilla, eggs. Mix well, your consistency should be more smooth. Add your baking powder, baking soda and a cup of flour. I found that mixing the flour in cup by cup was easier to manage. When all ingredients are mixed, cover your bowl and let cool for

2+ hours. When you're ready to bake, preheat oven to 425.

I made a little work station with wax paper, my cookie cutter, rolling pin, and a pretty big scoop of flour to dust with. These cookies can get pretty sticky, and the first time I made them I had to go back for flour a few times. Like I said, if you made the full batch, get ready to roll a lot. I prepped two large cookie trays with parchment paper to make the process easier. They bake for 7-9 minutes and do not have to be golden brown. The thicker you decide to make them, the longer you will want to bake. I rolled my dough out to about 1/4 inch and it seemed to work pretty well.

Before you frost, make sure that your cookies are completely cool. If you do not, your icing will slip right off, and I say this from experience! Mix your butter, vanilla, powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons of cream/ half and half. Depending on how you want your consistency for the frosting, add more of leave it as is. We opted for green frosting, so I added my food coloring next. Apply and even amount of frosting on your cookies and top with your sprinkles! Below are pictures of the steps (minus the making of frosting.) 

 

Enjoy!

Julie