Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

Vanilla-flavored sugar cookies bake up nice and soft. Frost them with an easy icing you can tint to any color.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 166 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk, or as needed
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.25 cup milk
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat vegetable shortening, white sugar, 1/4 cup milk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Slowly beat flour mixture into shortening mixture to make a smooth dough.

Step 3

Roll dough out 1/4-inch thick on a floured work surface and cut into shapes. Arrange cookies on baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm, about 10 minutes. Let cool.

Step 5

Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 2 tablespoons milk in a bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until frosting is spreadable and slightly fluffy. Frost cooled cookies.