As St. Patrick's Day draws near, dive into the magic of baking with our Easy St. Patrick's Day Lofthouse Cookies.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cookies, St. Patrick's Day
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Chilling Time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours50 minutesminutes
Servings 24cookies
Calories 165kcal
Ingredients
Cookies:
3cupscake flour
1 ½teaspoonsbaking soda
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonkosher salt
½cupunsalted butterroom temperature
1cupgranulated sugar
½sour cream
2large eggsroom temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonalmond extract
Frosting:
½cupsalted butterroom temperature
2 ½cupsconfectionary sugar
2tablespoonsmilk
½teaspoonvanilla extract
½teaspoonalmond extract
Sprinkles
Instructions
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, and set it aside.
In the bowl of your mixer, cream your butter and granulated sugar until it's light and fluffy. Mix in the sour cream, eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
Stir in the flour mixture just until combined.
Divide the dough into two equal proportions. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
Dust your counter with flour and roll the dough to about ½ inch thick. Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out the cookies from the dough. Transfer the cookies onto the sheet pan about 1 inch apart.
Bake for 8-9 minutes, until the edges turn golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool completely.
Frosting:
Cream the butter in the bowl of your mixer until it's light and fluffy. Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until all is combined.
Add in the milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix over medium-high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
Place the frosting in a piping bag with a large straight piping tip.
Pipe the frosting onto the cookies and use a knife to smooth the top of the frosting.