Iced Sugar Cookies (Cake-Like Cookies, Soft Icing)

There is a brand of store bought, iced sugar cookies in my area that I just love. They are called Debbie Joe's. I dare say these are better. I can make them from home so they are economical, more fresh, and lack any of those commercial baking ingrediets. I just love them. You can add the vanilla but I actually find they taste better without it.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 15
• Yields: 15 cookies

Ingredients

• Cookies

• 1⁄2 cup  room tempurature butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 3  cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• Buttercream frosting

• 2  cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  room temperature butter
• 1 -2  tablespoon milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. For the cookies beat the butter and sugar until creamed. Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
3. Combine dry ingredients.
4. Add dry ingredients and milk into the creamed mixture in two batches.
5. Refrigerate dough for up to an hour.
6. Use 2 'tablespoons' (cereal spoons) to make 2-3 inch balls of dough. (After baking you want cookies that are about the size of the palm of your hand.).
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes. The tops of the cookies shouldn't be browned.
8. For the frosting beat all ingredients together until smooth adding more milk if necessary. When cookies are cool, frost and add sprinkles if you like.