These nostalgic soft frosting-covered sugar cookies are the easiest way to impress this holiday season.
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Easy Homemade Lofthouse Cookies
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You know them and love them: super-soft pale sugar cookies covered in a thick layer of buttercream. The plastic clamshells are a staple in grocery store bakeries around the world and a nostalgic childhood favorite for many. At their best they’re soft cake-like and practically melt in your mouth; at their worst — they’re dry chalky and tastelessly disappointing. Luckily they’re one of the easiest Christmas cookies to make at home and they taste better than store-bought ones ever did. Baker and decorator Liz Shim has all the tips and tricks to make yours look as good as they taste. Here’s a breakdown of her process.
Liz loves this super simple recipe for fluffy sugar cookies because it’s done in one bowl and doesn’t require any special equipment. To get the best possible texture in your cookies make sure all of the ingredients are at room temperature including the butter and eggs. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy to ensure your cookies bake up nice and fluffy then add the eggs one at a time until evenly combined. Sift your dry ingredients directly into the bowl it saves you time and washing up! Finally try not to over-mix the batter or your cookies will end up tough and rubbery; stop beating when there’s still some flour on the side of the bowl and fold it in by hand with a rubber spatula. Use an ice cream scoop to create perfectly smooth cookies. A quick trip in the oven and you’ll have buttery soft sugar cookies but they wouldn’t be complete without a buttercream garnish.
