Soft Fluffy Sugar Cookies

You know those fluffy super squishy frosted sugar cookies you see in the grocery store? My teenagers love them. Well these are those… except SO MUCH better. These are so fluffy and light and perfect for summer. Recipe below!

Ingredients (Cookies)

½ cup unsalted butter, softened

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup powdered sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste (or extract)

½ cup sour cream

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon baking soda

3 cups all purpose flour

Buttercream Frosting

3 cups powdered sugar

1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened

2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste (or extract)

1 teaspoon almond extract

¼ teaspoon salt

Teal food coloring

14 graham cracker teddy bears (for decoration)

Fondant (mini towels)

Paper umbrellas (for decoration)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together softened unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar.

2. Add vanilla paste, almond extract, sour cream, and two eggs, and mix until combined.

3. Gradually add in the all-purpose flour and mix on with a spoon or on low speed until flour is incorporated.

4. Use a cookie scoop (overflowing) to make 14 big cookies. Use your hands to roll them into balls and gradually press each cookie ball down on a parchment lined baking sheet. Refrigerate on sheets for 20 minutes. Preheat your oven to 350℉.

5. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the center is cooked through. ** 14 thick cookies should take 15 minutes.

6. Allow cookies to completely cool before frosting. To make the frosting combine all of the frosting ingredients in a large bowl and mix on low- medium speed until everything is incorporated and frosting is fluffy.

7. Use a piping bag to frost each cookie. Roll out your colored fondant and cut tiny rectangles big enough to fit the graham cracker bears. Add one fondant towel and a graham cracker bear to each cookie. (You can dab some frosting on the back of each bear so it doesn’t slide off the towel) Add paper umbrellas if desired.