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Thick Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

Last updated on December 9, 2019 By Anna 13 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

This unusual recipe called Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies was given to me by another blogger.  Her daughter, Kelly, thinks these are the absolute best!  And these cookies are a little different.  Butter flavored shortening and a couple of tablespoon of pancake or maple syrup give them a thick, soft texture and a firm "shell".

Thick Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

 

Recipe

Halloween Sugar Cookies

Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

Cookie Madness
Easy soft,dense, scratch sugar cookies topped with a vanilla frosting.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24

Ingredients
 

  • ½ cup Butter Flavored Crisco
  • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup or pancake syrup
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 6.8 oz
  • ⅜ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Vanilla Frosting

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 ½ tablespoons butter softened
  • 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • In a large mixing bowl using a hand-held electric mixer, beat the shortening and sugar until creamy. Add egg, syrup and vanilla; beat well. By hand, gradually add flour mixture until blended.
  • Shape dough into balls and roll in sugar OR leave plain if using frosting. For flatter cookies, press the dough down. For fat rounds, keep the cookie dough in balls. Bake for 8-10 minutes, depending on size and thickness of dough balls. Be careful not to over-bake. Cool 2 minutes, then remove from cookie sheets to cool.
  • To make the frosting, beat the sugar and butter together with an electric mixer. Add milk as needed (starting with 1 ½ tablespoons and working up) and continue beating until creamy. Beat in the vanilla.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

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  1. Lisa@ButteryBooks

    October 10, 2011 at 5:22 pm

    Anna, I am glad you got a chance to try the sugar cookies and Robin, I am excited you got rave reviews about them!

  2. Anna

    October 09, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    Hey Robin! Thanks for the review. I liked them, Fuzz loved them, but I wasn't sure what others would think since people have very definite opinions on sugar cookies. I'm so glad your friends liked them.

  3. Robin

    October 09, 2011 at 6:54 pm

    These are amazing! Got rave reviews today when I took them to a gathering with friends. Definitely my new favorite iced sugar cookie recipe.

  4. Erin

    October 06, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    I've never had a plump sugar cookie before. I know crisco is suppose to make cookies awesome. I'm still a thinner sugar cookie lover, especially the Christmas sugar cookies!

  5. Holiday Baker Man

    October 06, 2011 at 11:31 am

    @Adam Thankyou!

  6. d.liff @ yelleBELLYboo

    October 06, 2011 at 8:55 am

    I love that these cookies have maple syrup in them!!

  7. Louise

    October 06, 2011 at 7:06 am

    The cookie recipe is certainly different. I'm thinking I'll try it, dip the tops in some sugar and coarsely ground nuts, then flatten them a bit. Maybe it will get me closer to the cookie I've been trying to copycat.

  8. Gloria

    October 05, 2011 at 11:20 pm

    I'm with the thin and crispy crowd...these cookies look good though...kind of like those Russian tea cakes...

  9. Adam

    October 05, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    I think I could find a few people that would really enjoy these too, but I'm with you Anna, I won't turn my back on the Secret Ingredient cookies :). I've never seen cookies eaten as fast as those :).

    @Holiday Baker Man -- Crisco/Shortening tends to produce softer cookies.

  10. Holiday Baker Man

    October 05, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    Crisco? Really? They sound mighty good though.

  11. Sue

    October 05, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    I like your autumn colored sprinkles!

  12. Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat

    October 05, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Those are my kind of cookies!! You had me at Crisco.

  13. Leah @ LoftyBites

    October 05, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    Wow! These sugar cookies look yummy. I love a recipe called Grandma's Sugar Cakes and the picture of your "plump" iced sugar cookies reminds me of them. What a great treat idea!

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