Here’s the story of my Valentine Frosted Sugar Cookies recipe. I’m addicted to the Lofthouse Sugar Cookies. I really hate to buy them, because I’m usually the one that eats most of them. (Still, I buy them all the time.) I promised the kids that we would decorate cookies for Valentine’s Day. Copy cat Lofthouse cookies seemed appealing (at least for me). I found several copy cat recipes for Lofthouse Cookies on the Web. I picked one that I thought would be close to the real deal.
I stock piled several bottles of Valentine colored sprinkles, so I didn’t mind too much as I watched the kids eat more sprinkles than they put on the cookies—and they put a lot! The rest was on the floor. While it took me several hours to clean up the millions of tiny red and pink candy sprinkles that covered my floor and counter, the kids had a fun time decorating the cookies. The cookies were pretty, too.
As for the copy cat recipe: The frosting tastes very much like the frosting on the Lofthouse cookies. It’s a simple frosting made with confectioner’s sugar, shortening, and vanilla. The cookies are quite delicious, but they don’t taste like Lofthouse cookies. The recipe I found on the Web called for sour cream. I think maybe cream cheese or more butter might have resulted in cookies that were more like Lofthouse. Still, I would definitely make these again. They have a great flavor, and they’re fun to decorate.
The recipe makes about 5 dozen cookies, if you cut them out around 1/4-inch thick each. The frosting recipe is also enough for 5 dozen cookies. I usually put about a teaspoon per cookie, really just enough to catch and hold the candy sprinkles.
The kids loved the cookies. My granddaughter licked the sprinkles and frosting until the bare light-colored sugar cookie was exposed. She stacked them neatly when she was done, stripped of all decoration. My grandson stacked his too, but he ate cookie and all.
Valentine Frosted Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1-1/2 cups sour cream
- 5-6 cups all-purpose flour
Frosting
- 4 cups confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- food coloring optional
- candy sprinkles
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 425ºF. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and sour cream. Mix in dry ingredients. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Roll out dough to a 1/4-inch thickness using a generous amount of flour. Cut out shapes and bake on parchment lined cookie sheet for 6-8 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack.
Frosting
- In a large bowl, cream together the confectioners' sugar and shortening until smooth.
- Add vanilla. Add milk a little at a time until frosting is smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes. Add a few drops of food color, if desired. Decorate with candy sprinkles.
Notes
Nutrition
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Adorable cookies for the most romantic day of the year!
Sherry, I love your pretty Valentine’s cookies- there’s just something so sweet and classic about frosted sugar cookies! Thank you for sharing these with us at Treasure Box Tuesday! 🙂
Oh my goodness. Soon as I saw this I knew it had to be my Editor’s Pick for the next Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop on Ducks n a Row. I love it when the last posted is also my favorite.
Oh my! What a perfect treat, and such beautiful pictures. Glad I stopped by from Love Bakes Good Cakes. Would love for you to stop by my baking blog and say hello! x
They are beautiful, have pinned to my Valentine’s Day board. Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts x
yummy, and cookies are all=ways best with sprinkles, ♥ I invite you to share at my Thursday hop. You can still link up until midnight tonight) Hugs!
Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. xo
OMG!! I love these precious, cute valentine cookies with the sour cream! Yum! 😉 Visiting from Pretty Pintastic Party!
Hello cute lady! I’m loving it. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for partying with us. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
Sugar cookies are one of my favorite Valentine treats! I use to make this recipe with the sour cream, but haven’t in years. Thanks for reminding me about it. And thanks for sharing the recipe with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
These look wonderful! The kids did a great job on those sprinkles! Thanks so much for linking up to Awesome Life Friday! We’ll be pinning this – we’re looking forward to seeing what you have to share this week!
What a lovely way to say I Love You!
Valentine’s Day is perfect for frosted sugar cookies! Yum!
Frosted heart cookies are such a fantastic way to share the love with family and friends! Thanks for sharing your recipe. Your cookies look perfect! Have a great week!
delish! other than chocolate chip there isn’t a more loved cookie than the sugar cookie! So easy to make and decorate and even easier to eat or give as a gift! thanks for your recipe!
I always add sour cream to my sugar cookies. It makes them so much softer than any cookie I made before this addition.
I’m glad the kids had so much fun with these. The more sprinkles the better!
Sherry, your Valentine’s Day cookies are so pretty. I haven’t ever made them with sour cream, but I want to give this recipe a try. The frosting brings back memories of my grandmother’s cookie frosting recipe.
Sugar cookies are one of my fav to make. They are so versatile and fun to decorate. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes, Darlene
Sherry, your Valentine’s Sugar Cookies are so pretty! I love the recipe for them, too. Pinning to my Valentine’s Treats Board.