Big, Soft Frosted Vanilla Sugar Cookies

Name: Big, Soft Frosted Vanilla Sugar Cookies
Yield: Makes 18 4-inch frosted cookies
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 3½ cups cake flour; 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup milk; ⅛ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; ½ cup vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 4 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted; 1⅓ cups granulated sugar

Preparation info

Makes
18
4 inch frosted cookies

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pure Vanilla

By Shauna Sever

Published 2012

About

This recipe was inspired by the mass-produced, cakey frosted cookies from the supermarket that are a favorite of my husband but also full of unpronounceable ingredients. If you think those technicolor gems are good, be prepared to be blown away by this from-scratch version.

Ingredients

For the cookies

3½ cups cake flour
½ teaspoon salt
1

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together into a medium bowl. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and vanilla extract until creamy. Add sugar and beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk together oil, eggs, and corn syrup until well blended. Reduce mixer spee