Pressed Sugar Cookies
These cookies came about as a copycat to the Target boxes bakery cookies my kids love! They did a side by side test and chose these. Phew!
Pressed Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 c. salted butter soft
- 1 c. canola oil
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 c. powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp.cream of tartar
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- 4½ c. flour
Frosting
- ½ c. butter soft
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- ½ tsp. vanilla
- 1 T. milk
- pink gel food coloring
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven 350.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment.
- Beat butter smooth.
- Add oil and sugars to combine.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Once smooth, add dry ingredients to form a dough.
- Chill 30 mins.
- Scoop 3T. mounds onto sheets and use bottom of a measuring cup to press down a bit.
- Bake 10-12 mins.
- Cool before frosting.
Frosting
- Beat butter smooth.
- Add sugar and vanilla.
- Add milk slowly-add more if too thick.
- Add coloring!
- Spread on cooled cookies.
Adapted from Cookies and Cups
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