Frosted Butter Cutout Cookies
I have fond memories of baking and frosting these cutout cookies with my mom. Now I carry on the tradition with my kids. It's a messy but fun day!
—Sandy Nace, Greensburg, Kansas
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- FROSTING:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 to 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- Green or red food coloring, optional
- Coarse sugar
Reviews
These are so good, they melt in your mouth. I'm not a sugar cookie lover, but these are really good. I make the frosting very runny, actually dip the top of the cookie in the frosting and let the excess run off, like I said very thin. Anyone that tastes this cookie says its the best ever!
the dough is extremely soft, but very easy to work with once chilled. I kneaded in a bit of flour/icing sugar while rolling. Cookies took almost 12 min. to cook
I really would give this a 4 1/2. The only reason for the "loss" of 1/2 a star, is because the dough is tough to work with because its so soft. But, I think this is what leads the cookie to taste and feel the way it does. Very good!