Copycat Pink Sugar Cookie Recipe
These Pink Sugar Cookies are soft and delicious. The cookies are a classic sugar cookies and they have an amazing frosting that tastes good. Plus they're super cute!
Servings: 24 serving
Calories: 271kcal
Cost: $7
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
Frosting:
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
- Pink food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats.
- Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Mix in eggs, almond extract, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Slowly mix in flour until cookie dough comes together.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon sized cookie dough balls onto cookie sheet, spaced 2-inches apart. Using the bottom of a drinking glass or similar flat object, press the cookies to flatten. (To avoid the dough sticking, spray the bottom of the glass with nonstick cooking spray).
- Bake cookies 10-13 minutes, or until they just lose their glossy sheen. Cool before frosting.
- To make frosting, mix butter and sugar until crumbly, then add almond extract, salt and 2 tablespoons milk. Mix until smooth, adding more milk as needed for spreadable consistency.
- Tint frosting pink with a few drops of food coloring.
- Frost cookies as desired. Store loosely covered.
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Notes
• You can make these large like the originals by using ¼ cupfuls of dough. Baking time will
be a bit longer.
• To avoid the dough sticking when pressing them flat, spray the bottom of the glass with
nonstick cooking spray.
• Add sprinkles for decoration if you want or use another color food coloring.
• Cookies can be frozen for up to 2 months.
be a bit longer.
• To avoid the dough sticking when pressing them flat, spray the bottom of the glass with
nonstick cooking spray.
• Add sprinkles for decoration if you want or use another color food coloring.
• Cookies can be frozen for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 377IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg