Name: Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 60
Ingredients: Butter - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Eggs - 2; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 3 ¼ cups; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Shortening - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 1 pound; Water - 5 tablespoons; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Butter flavored extract - ¼ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting

1. Butter 1 cup

2. White sugar 1 cup

3. Eggs 2

4. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon

5. All-purpose flour 3 ¼ cups

6. Baking powder ½ teaspoon

7. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Shortening ½ cup

10. Confectioners' sugar 1 pound

11. Water 5 tablespoons

12. Salt ¼ teaspoon

13. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon

14. Butter flavored extract ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting

1 . Stage

In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended using a sturdy spoon. Chill dough for 2 hours.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3 . Stage

Bake for 4 to 6 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove cookies from pan and cool on wire racks.

4 . Stage

Using an electric mixer, beat shortening, confectioners sugar, water, salt, vanilla extract, and butter flavoring until fluffy. Frost cookies after they have cooled completely.