Soft Sugar Cookies with Strawberry Frosting

Name: Soft Sugar Cookies with Strawberry Frosting
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 sticks unsalted butter (softened); 1 cup sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 2 egg whites; 2 Tbsp heavy cream; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp almond extract; 2 3/4 cup cake flour; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1 oz freeze dried strawberries (blended to a powder*); 1 tsp vanilla; 1/4 tsp kosher salt; sprinkles if desired

9 steps

Makes about 2 dozen

Updated at: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:04:19 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

265

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories2438.5 kcal (122%)

Total Fat98.6 g (141%)

Carbs373.5 g (144%)

Sugars230 g (256%)

Protein19 g (38%)

Sodium2189.6 mg (109%)

Fiber5.8 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

2 sticksunsalted butter

softened

1 cupsugar

2 tspbaking powder

1 ½ tspkosher salt

2egg whites

2 Tbspheavy cream

1 ½ tspvanilla extract

¼ tspalmond extract

2 ¾ cupcake flour

2 cupspowdered sugar

1 ozfreeze dried strawberries

1 tspvanilla

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Step 2

For the cookie dough: Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, baking powder and salt until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Add egg whites, cream and extracts and mix on low until incorporated.

Step 4

Add flour and mix until combined into a dough. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to incorporate everything fully.

Step 5

Form dough into 1 inch balls and place evenly spaced on lined baking sheets. (they will spread some)

Step 6

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.

Step 7

Let cool 10 minutes on the tray. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 8

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.

Step 9

Spread frosting over cooled cookies and top with sprinkles! Store in an airtight container.

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