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Published: Nov 4, 2022 · Modified: Nov 26, 2023 by Kelly Bloom · This post may contain affiliate links Leave a Comment ·

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Copycat Lofthouse Cookies Recipe

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Frosted vanilla cookies are a soft and chewy copycat Lofthouse cookies recipe. They are also versatile and can be customized for any holiday with different sprinkles!

plate of Hanukkah frosted vanilla cookies.

Why You'll Love This Lofthouse Cookies Recipe

These frosted vanilla cookies are delicious and easy to make. They are perfect for a party or for any other holiday occasion.

This recipe for soft vanilla cookies requires no chilling, and makes about 18 cookies. These copycat Lofthouse frosted sugar cookies are sure to be a hit!

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  • Why You'll Love This Lofthouse Cookies Recipe
  • Copycat Lofthouse Cookies Ingredients
  • How To Make This Lofthouse Cookies Recipe
  • Serving Suggestions
  • Related Recipes
  • Substitutions
  • Variations
  • Equipment
  • Storage Options
  • Tips for Success
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • More Delish Ideas
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Copycat Lofthouse Cookies Ingredients

You will be using powdered sugar and a small amount of cornstarch to achieve these light, soft textured Lofthouse sugar cookies. Since this sugar cookie recipe doesn't require chilling, you can make them any time!

  • Powdered Sugar
  • Butter, unsalted
  • Egg
  • Flour
  • Cornstarch
  • Baking Soda
  • Baking Powder
  • Salt
  • Cream of Tartar
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Almond Extract
  • Buttercream Frosting (store bought or our Easy Cream Cheese Frosting)

ingredients for frosted vanilla cookies.

Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How To Make This Lofthouse Cookies Recipe

These soft vanilla cookies form the base for any holiday you want to make them for. I'm including the buttercream frosting recipe in the recipe card below also, but you can use a tub of frosting and then simply tint it.

Heat the oven to 375 F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set them aside until ready to bake the cookies.

Cream The Sugar And Butter

creamed sugar and butter with egg.
  1. Cream the butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Add the egg and mix again until blended.
dry ingredients blended in a bowl.
  1. Combine all the dry ingredients into a bowl and use a whisk to combine them.

Make The Soft Sugar Cookies

cookie dough mixed in a bowl.
  1. Add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture. Using a hand mixer, mix until all the flour is mixed in. Use an ice cream scoop and make 18 balls.
soft vanilla cookies cooling on a wire rack.
  1. Roll the balls smooth, then press into discs about 3" diameter. Set on parchment covered cookie sheet and bake 9 minutes at 375 F.

Mix And Tint The Frosting

While the soft sugar cookies are baking and cooling, prepare the frosting. You can use any frosting recipe, or even a tub of store bought vanilla frosting. Tint the frosting with food coloring gel for what ever occasion you're celebrating.

The big, soft cake style cookies are just like the ones Lofthouse used to make, and like the ones sold at the grocery stores. They're perfect for baby showers, Christmas, and any other even that has a color theme.

white frosting in a bowl with blue gel food color.
  1. Divide the buttercream frosting between two bowls. Add dark blue food color gel to one.
bowls of white frosting, blue frosting, and Hanukkah sprinkle blend.
  1. Blend the food color gel to get the shade of blue you want. Set up the Hanukkah sprinkle decorations.

Serving Suggestions

Frost after the baked Lofthouse frosted sugar cookies have completely cooled. Set the wire rack of cookies in the baking pan. This will catch any decorating sprinkles.

These beautiful cookies would be fabulous at this years annual Holiday Cookie Swap! Or just a delicious addition to your Holiday baking and gift giving.

For more festive Christmas and Hanukkah recipes see our Potato Latkes, Cast Iron Potato Kugel, Blue Velvet Cookies, Cinnamon Rugelach, and you can never go wrong with Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies!

tray of decorated frosted vanilla cookies.

Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

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Substitutions

  • If you use salted butter, omit the salt in the lofthouse frosted sugar cookies recipe.
  • If you want chocolate cookies, substitute ¼ cup of cocoa powder for ¼ cup of the flour in the recipe.

Variations

You can decorate these Lofthouse frosted sugar cookies with any color of frosting, any color of sprinkles. Popular variations are:

  • 4th of July Sugar Cookies - frost with white buttercream and decorate with a patriotic sprinkles blend.
  • Easter Sugar Cookies - shape in circles or egg shaped ovals, then decorate with pastel buttercream. Sprinkle with an Easter or Spring themed sprinkle blend.
  • Valentines Sugar Cookies - frost in white or pinks and decorate with at red, pink, white sprinkle blend.

Equipment

Here is a list of some of my favorite tools and supplies I use when making these copycat Lofthouse soft sugar cookies.

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  • Rimmed cookie sheet and rack set
  • Hanukkah Cookie Sprinkles

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soft sugar cookies frosting with icing and sprinkles.

Storage Options

  • Let these cookies sit out for a few hours for the buttercream to firm up. Then transfer to plastic tubs on their sides.
  • You can refrigerate or freeze for up to 3 months.

Tips for Success

  • Make sure you use powdered sugar in this recipe, it's the key.
  • Only bake 9 minutes. The cookies will look pale and slightly underbaked. This is normal. When cool, they will be baked through.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Lofthouse cookie?

Unlike a standard sugar cookie, Lofthouse style cookies are made with both baking soda and baking powder for a softer, less crumbly texture. The dough also uses powdered sugar and cornstarch to keep the cookies light and moist.

Why are Lofthouse Cookies called Lofthouse Cookies?

Lofthouse cookies are the style of thicker, frosted cookies you find in a grocery store or stand-alone bakery. The official “Lofthouse sugar cookies” originated in1994 when Lofthouse Foods started producing cookies that were sold to in-store bakeries of US supermarkets.

Is Lofthouse cookies still in business?

No, the company is permanently closed. So, even the cookies in the grocery stores are now copycat, 🙂

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Lofthouse Cookies Recipe

Frosted vanilla cookies are a soft and chewy copycat Lofthouse cookies recipe. They are also versatile and can be customized for any holiday with different sprinkles!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time9 minutes mins
Total Time24 minutes mins
Course: Desserts, Hanukkah, Holiday
Cuisine: American, Jewish
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 302kcal
Author: Kelly Bloom

Equipment

  • Large Rimmed Cookie sheet with cooling racks
  • Hanukkah Sprinkles

Ingredients

For Copycat Lofthouse Cookies

  • 1½ cup powdered sugar
  • 8 oz unsalted butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 2½ cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

For Lofthouse Cookies Frosting

  • 8 oz unsalted butter
  • 1 lb powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 oz Milk
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon Dark Blue food coloring gel
  • ¼ cup Decorating Sprinkles
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line twp rimmed cookie or baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and the powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla & almond extracts, mixing again to incorporate.
    1½ cup powdered sugar, 8 oz unsalted butter, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Use a whisk to blend all dry ingredients.
    2½ cup flour, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in two portions, scraping the sides of the bowl each time to fully incorporate all the flour. Mix well.
  • Using an ice cream scoop, scoop up 18 equal sized portions onto the parchment lined cookie sheets.
  • Roll each scoop so it forms a ball, then flatten to a disc about 3" diameter. Lay on the parchment about 2" apart. Bake for 9 minutes. Remove and place on wire rack to cool.

For the Buttercream Frosting

  • Cream together the butter and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the vanilla extract and blend in.
    8 oz unsalted butter, 1 lb powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Add the milk, salt, and mix until fully blended and smooth. Separate into two bowls and color one using the dark blue food gel colorant. Mix the bowl of tinted frosting until it is mixed in well.
    4 oz Milk, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon Dark Blue food coloring gel
  • Place a tablespoon of frosting in the middle of a cookie. Using a butter knife, press down on the frosting pile and move in a circular motion toward the outside edges of the cookie, spreading the frosting in a swirl motion. Lay bake on wire rack. Repeat for all cookies.
  • After all the cookies are frosted either white or blue, set the wire rack into one of the baking sheets. This will catch any sprinkles. Scatter the Hanukkah sprinkles over the cookies. Let cookies set out for a few hours so that frosting sets up.
    ¼ cup Decorating Sprinkles

Nutrition

Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 421mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg
Keyword : frosted sugar cookies, frosted vanilla cookies, Lofthouse cookies, lofthouse frosted sugar cookies, soft frosted cookies, soft sugar cookies

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