Homemade Pink Lofthouse Cookies

Soft, chewy, and perfectly sweet, thesehomemade pink Lofthouse cookiesare reminiscent of the grocery store version but so much more delicious!

These are SO much fun to make and enjoy, especially if you have little ones who adore the store-bought version of these super-soft sugar cookies. If you enjoyed these, give theseChocolate Shortbread Cookies, or theseBanana Oatmeal Cookiesa try too!

We all know them and most of us love them!Lofthouse cookiesare a sort of guilty pleasure. They are just so irresistible, with the super moist and chewy texture, the best sweet sugar cookie flavor, and pillowy, thick frosting. Plus, sprinkles make everything better, and you can’t have Lofthouse cookies without sprinkles. You just can’t!

You’ve likely seen the original Lofthouse cookies at your grocery store — pretty much every one stocks them. They’re often topped with different colored frostings, but you can’t miss the signature golden, round cookies with generous icing on top. Kiddos love them, and let’s be real, adults do, too.

I love to make them from scratch because they are way easier than you’d expect, and I know exactly what’s going in them. As good as the grocery store ones are, there’s just something extra special and delicious about the homemade version. It makes them less of a guilty pleasure, and more just a plain and simple pleasure. That, I can get behind!

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What Are Lofthouse Cookies?

Everyone’s seen Lofthouse cookies at the grocery store I’m fairly certain! They’re the super soft, chewy sugar cookies usually on display in see-through plastic containers at the front of the store — at least when I’ve seen them! They’re a hit with kids (okay, and adults, too), and they’re just the softest, best sugar cookies with creamy, thick, colorful frosting on top.

Ingredients:

• Butter:All good cookie require butter!
• Sugar:And of course, sugar is necessary for sugar cookies. 🙂
• Egg:An egg will help to bind the dough and help the cookies to rise.
• Sour cream:Sour cream is unexpected but adds great moisture and just a touch of tartness to balance the sweet.
• Vanilla extract:Vanilla adds warmth.
• Almond extract:Almond is optional but recommended for an extra dose of nutty flavor.
• Flour:Flour is the base starch in these cookies.
• Cornstarch:Cornstarch makes the cookies more crumbly, but not fall apart.
• Baking powder and soda:This duo helps the dough to get nice and puffy as it bakes.
• Cream of tartar:This gives the cookies a distinct tangy flavor and keeps them soft.
• Salt:Salt brings out the sweetness and balances the other ingredients.

For the Frosting:

• Butter:Butter makes this frosting extra creamy and rich.
• Vanilla extract:Vanilla gives it a touch of warmth so it’s not all sugar.
• Almond extract:Almond isn’t mandatory but recommended for a warm and nutty kick.
• Powdered sugar:This is what flavors the frosting and makes it thick.
• Cream:Cream smooths and lightly thins the frosting.
• Food coloring:Use a few drops of red food coloring to get a pretty pink frosting like the photos in this post. You can also use any other food coloring instead if you prefer!
• Sprinkles:Sprinkles are necessary and oh-so-much fun!

See recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

Tips for the Best Cookies:

Lofthouse cookies are the best! Here are some simple tips to remember when you make them:

• Use the almond extract:Technically it’s optional, but almond extract adds the best, subtle nutty flavor to the cookies and frosting both. Use it if you have it!
• Don’t skip chilling the dough:Chilling the dough is necessary because it helps the cookies not to spread out too much as they bake, keeping them puffy and soft.
• Sprinkles aren’t optional:Sprinkles make these so much fun and like the cookies you’d find at the store! Don’t skip them. 🙂

Decorating Ideas:

You can’t go wrong with the classic frosting + sprinkles combo to decorate your Lofthouse cookies. But if you want to get even fancier, you can try:

• Multiple colored frostings: Separate the white frosting into different bowls and add various food coloring colors to the different bowls for multicolored cookies.
• Fun designs: Use a variety of colored frosting and edible decorations to make silly faces, game balls, or animals out of the cokies.

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