Lofthouse Copycat Cookie Recipe

Lofthouse Copycat Cookies

1 cup butter

2 cups sugar

Cream together.

Add 3 eggs, 

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups sour cream

Mix in the dry ingredients.

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

5 1/2 cups flour+

After the cookies were mixed I divided the dough into two oblong inch thick pieces, wrapped them in cling wrap and put them in the fridge overnight.

The next day the dough is ready to roll and cut.  I use half flour and half powdered sugar on my rol pat, then roll the dough.  The Lofthouse cookies in the grocery store are thick so I made mine thick.  Use a generous amount of flour/powdered sugar.

 I keep my powdered sugar handy to dip my cookie cutters if they start to get sticky.

Bake at 425 degrees in a preheated oven for 8 minutes.  Cool before frosting and decorating.

I made two batches over the course of Love Week and tried two frosting recipes. 

Preferred Frosting

1 cup butter

1 tsp. vanilla

4 cups powdered sugar

6 T. heavy whipping cream

Mix until light using a mixer.

 Obviously, I still haven't taken a cake decorating class.  I'm not sure if this recipe should be labeled Love Week or June is Dairy Month.  Either way, they are very good and much like the ready made cookies available at the grocery store, they are addicting.  It is humanly impossible to eat just one.

 *Disclaimer:  Of course, I found the recipes on Pinterest and tweaked them.