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Pillowy Frosted Cookies

Pillowy Frosted Cookies

The most beautiful, soft, Pillowy Frosted Cookies that melts in your mouth. I prepared this batch of cookies for a new years gathering and decorated them in a blush pink! You can frost them in different colors to match your seasonal baking.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine cookie, cookies, Soft Cookies
Calories 4353 kcal

Ingredients
 

For The Cookies

  • 3 cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup Butter, Room temperature
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs, Room temperature
  • ½ cup Sour Cream
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon zest

For The Frosting

  • ½ cup Butter, Room temperature
  • ¼ cup Cream cheese, Room temperature
  • 2-3 cups Powdered sugar, Sifted
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon extract
  • 1 drops Pink and orange food coloring
  • 1 tablespoon Silver sprinkles

Instructions
 

How To Make The Cookies

  • Whisk all dry ingredients and set aside.
    3 cups All-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, ½ teaspoon Baking powder, ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • In a separate bowl, add the lemon zest to the sugar, and rub it with your fingertips to release the lemon aroma.
    1 cup Sugar, 1 tablespoon Lemon zest
  • Beat the butter and sugar mixed with the lemon zest until it is creamy and soft.
    ½ cup Butter
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Add in the sour cream and vanilla and lemon extract. Mix everything well.
    2 Eggs, ½ cup Sour Cream, 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • Switch to a rubber spatula and gently fold in the dry ingredients until the dough is formed.
  • Divide the dough into two portions and wrap them in cling wrap and chill for at least two hours.
  • Generously dust the working surface with flour and roll out the dough. Use a medium size cookie cutter to cut the cookies. Bake them for 8-10 minutes.
  • Let them cool down completely before decoraing.

How To Make The Frosting

  • Beat the butter and cream cheese until well blended and soft.
    ½ cup Butter, ¼ cup Cream cheese
  • Add the powdered sugar in spoonfuls. Add enough sugar to reach your desired sweetness. Add the extracts.
    2-3 cups Powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon Lemon extract
  • Add one drop of pink and half a drop of light orange to reach a soft blush color. When adding color to your dough or batter go very slowly to avoid making it too dark.
    1 drops Pink and orange food coloring
  • Use a small spatula or spoon and decorate the cookie surface. For additional decoration, add some silver sprinkles.

Nutrition

Calories: 4353kcalCarbohydrates: 748gProtein: 58gFat: 239gSaturated Fat: 143gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 62gTrans Fat: 7gCholesterol: 941mgSodium: 3697mgPotassium: 828mgFiber: 11gSugar: 209gVitamin A: 7630IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 460mgIron: 19mg
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