Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

Lofthouse Sugar Cookies are thick and soft and covered with frosting. If that doesn’t get your attention, I’m not sure what will!

Lofthouse  Sugar cookies are those neon colored sugar cookies that always catch your attention in the bakery section of the grocery. The cookies are pale in color so the sprinkles and bright colors decorating them really stand out. Zoe just adores them and I’m not sure if it’s because of their taste or because they are awfully dang cute. I’ve been on a mission to find the best sugar cookie, because I’ll be baking lots of cookies for my brother who is getting married in May.

These Swig style sugar cookies with icing are pretty tasty. Though I’m not sure if I’ve settled on these, I am quite sure I should be sharing them with you. They are the first to get grabbed from the cookie plate and I have no doubt those grabbing are frosting lovers. If you are anything like me you probably realize that cake is there to hold the frosting. Well, it works the same with these giant sugary cookies. The frosting isn’t just there for looks. It’s there because it tastes good.

Swig or lofthouse sugar cookies? I’m not sure of the difference but apparently there is a bakery somewhere in Utah that made the Swig sugar cookies famous. I haven’t ever been there, but I have tried the Lofthouse cookies in the store once. Just once. And I say that to let you know that they  were memorable, which is what inspired me to try baking up my own. This Lofthouse sugar cookie recipe with amazing buttercream frosting is perfect in so many ways.

So what makes this big, soft, frosted, Lofthouse sugar cookie so good?

For starters they are easy to make and there is no need to chill the batter. In other words, no waiting!

Number 2…they travel well. I packed some of these up and carried them on the plane to Texas and they arrived in ideal condition. No breakage at all.

Number 3. I froze some before I left that had been covered with frosting and trust me, they defrosted perfectly and still tasted amazing!

Number 4. Like I said, these just disappear. That should tell you something.

Just one other thing to tell you. Though I loved the size of these cookies the next time around I will make them smaller. This is one big monster of a cookie. Not that that’s a bad thing. But I think if these were on a cookie platter one might grab two cookies and then find they can’t eat everything they wanted to taste. They are filling. And sugary. And topped with an amazing buttercream frosting. They are simple in their own luxurious way which makes them desirable for so many occasions.

Lofthouse iced sugar cookies are not meant to be rolled out. They are meant to be rolled in balls and then flattened with a glass covered with sugar. After that they are baked and then decorated however you prefer. I would not skip the frosting. The cookies are mighty fine on their own but the frosting sends me to Cloud 9. Nope, this isn’t the cookie for you if you are not a frosting lover. Believe me when I say this. I do not take frosting lightly!

If you feel like doing some baking this weekend these are a great make ahead cookie for any holiday. You can freeze them unfrosted or frosted. Running short for time? Frost them when they come out of the freezer. Tint the frosting your favorite color. Need sprinkles? I often find some fun varieties at TJ Maxx. Wish I had some kids to make these, with but even without I still had a good time.

And yes, I realize this is the second sugar cookie recipe I’ve posted in two months. But hey! I’m on a mission and I don’t want to screw up. When the brother asks for cookies I have to get it right!

If you love frosting like I do, you may want to check out a few more frosted cookies from my friends. Tricia at Saving Room for Dessert makes these old fashioned iced oatmeal cookies.

Butter Almond Meltaways from Back for Seconds seem pretty incredible, too.  And my friend Holly from A Baker’s House makes amazing decorated cookies that explain all the how to’s! Check out these master’s golfer cookies. After all it is the season!

And a few more:

Strawberry Crumble Bars

Macaroons

 

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