Mardi Gras Lofthouse Cookies
Incredibly soft with a delicate, tender texture then topped with a sweet frosting and purple, green, and gold sprinkles, these Mardi Gras Lofthouse Cookies are perfect for celebrating Fat Tuesday!
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
FOR THE COOKIES
- 3 cups cake flour spooned and leveled
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup sour cream room temperature
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
FOR THE FROSTING
- ½ cup salted butter room temperature
- 2½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- purple, green, and gold sprinkles (or sanding sugar)
- mini plastic baby figurine optional
Instructions
Make the Cookies
- 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 fluffy. Mix in the sour cream, eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
- Stir in the flour mixture just until combined. Do not overmix.
- 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 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Dust your counter with flour and roll the dough to about a ½" thick. Using a 3" round cookie cutter, cut out the cookies from the dough. Transfer the cookies onto the baking sheets about 1" apart.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes, until the edges just start to turn golden brown. Do not overbake. Carefully transfer cookies to a wire rack and allow them to cool completely.
Make the 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. Blend over medium-high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Place the frosting in a piping bag with a large straight piping tip.
- Pipe the frosting onto the cookies and then use a knife to smooth out the top of the frosting. (Lofthouse cookies are known for their delicate tender texture and also the tall amount of frosting!)
- Top the cookies with the sprinkles before the frosting hardens and add a mini plastic baby figurine, if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 156mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 291IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.2mg