THE BEST SUGAR COOKIES EVER MADE

Ok so I know we already have a sugar cookie post on here. Those are delicious no lie, but they are just your run of the mill cookies. These are amazing. These cookies will have people telling you to drop out of school and start a bakery I swear. These cookies are so light and fluffy they are addictive.

I made them last Christmas, but decided not to blog about them because I wasn't ready to share my secret with the world. But now its out: you need an electric mixer. This recipe is essentially just a regular sugar cookie recipe however after each step you need to beat them to incorporate air. That is what makes them so different. So simple! So sneaky! So scrumptious!

We made them for Valentine's Day  Eat-Your-Feelings-Day!

Ingredients

4½ cups all-purpose flour
4½ tsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. salt
1½ cups butter, room temperature
1½ cups sugar
3 eggs
5 tsp. vanilla extract

Frosting:
5 cups icing sugar, sifted
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
7-8 tbsp. milk
Food colouring
Sprinkles

Directions

1. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt, and whisk together to blend. 

2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar and beat together on medium-high speed until soft and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Blend in the vanilla. 

3. This is where it gets messy. Add in dry ingredients in parts and mix with the electric mixer on low speed. Cover and chill the dough for 1 hour.

4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll the dough into evenly sized balls and flatten slightly on the prepared baking sheet. Bake about 10 minutes or just until set. Do not overbake! Overbake cookies are not fluffy! The edges should be no more than very lightly browned if at all. 

5. To make the icing, whisk together all the ingredients until smooth. Add in either milk or icing sugar until desired consistency is achieved. Frost the cookies once they are completely cooled.

Look at that drip.

Oh and you may have noticed this recipe makes A TON of cookies. But don't worry, they will all be eaten within a few days. All you need are some friends who have a lot of feelings to eat.