# Lofthouse Cookies

Homemade Lofthouse Cookies are absolutely fantastic and better than the store-bought cookies.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- 0.75 cup sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup butter
- 2 tbsp shortening
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2.5 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- food coloring
- sprinkles

## Instructions

1. In a large bowl, add a half a cup of unsalted butter and 3/4 cup of sugar.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until it's creamy and fluffy.
3. Add in one whole egg and mix that up.
4. Now add in a half a cup of sour cream and mix it up.
5. Add in a teaspoon of vanilla and mix it up.
6. Scrape down the sides of your bowl.
7. In a separate bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, a 1/2 a teaspoon of baking powder, a 1/4 of a teaspoon of baking soda, and 1/4 of a teaspoon of salt.
8. Add half of your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients and mix it up.
9. Now add in the rest of the dry ingredients and mix it up.
10. Cover the dough in plastic wrap and chill it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
11. Get two baking sheets and line them with parchment paper.
12. Take a scoop of dough with a cookie scoop, roll it up, and put it on your pan, spacing cookies out about 2 inches apart.
13. Get a lightly greased cup and smash each one of your cookies.
14. Bake them at 375° for about 12 minutes.
15. While the cookies cool, make the frosting by combining a half a cup of butter, 2 tablespoons of shortening, a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of vanilla, 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, and 4 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream.
16. Mix the frosting until it's all fluffy and creamy.
17. Add in some food coloring of your choice.
18. Put your frosting in a bag and pipe it on your cold cookies.
19. Add some sprinkles.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- plastic wrap
- refrigerator
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
- cookie scoop
- cup
- baking pan
- piping bag

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-02-10

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