Lofthouse Style Snowman Sugar Cookies #Christmas #Cookies

Snowman Sugar Cookies have a melt-in-your mouth softness like the Lofthouse sugar cookies, but they taste a thousand instances higher! You’ll be savoring them down to the ultimate crumb, truely placed they're one dreamy vacation cookie.

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Like I cited in an in advance publish about these, these Sugar Cookies could truly make the cut for my listing of pinnacle five favorite Christmas cookies!

I simply love the whole lot approximately them.

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup (120g) sour cream (don't use light)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• Frosting and decorations
• 12 Tbsp (170g) unsalted butter, softened
• 3 3/4 cups (360g) powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup half and half
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pretzel sticks, for arms
• Red, green and black store-bought or homemade icing,** for eyes, mouths and scarves
• Orange slice candy, for noses
• 2 1/3 cups (330g) all-purpose flour*
• 2 1/2 Tbsp (24g) cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened but still slightly firm
• 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
• 1 large egg

INTRUCTIONS

1. In a huge mixing bowl whisk collectively flour, cornstarch, baking powder baking soda and salt for 20 seconds, set apart. within the bowl of an electric stand mixer equipped with the paddle attachment cream collectively butter and sugar until combined.
2. blend in egg then blend in sour cream, vanilla extract and almond extract. With mixer set on low speed slowly upload in flour aggregate and blend till combined.
3. cover bowl and sit back until company sufficient to roll, about 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350 tiers at some point of remaining 10 mins of chilling.
4. Line two baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. dispose of half of of the dough from refrigerator. 
5. shape dough into 9 (1 1/4-inch, 20g) balls, nine (1-inch, 14g) balls and nine (3/four-inch, 9g) balls (spray hands with non-stick cooking spray if wanted if dough is barely sticky). 
6. For each snowman, vicinity three balls in decreasing sizes with edges just pertaining to prepared baking sheets spacing them about three-inches apart. Flatten balls right between 1/2-inch and 1/4-inch. 
7. Bake in preheated oven until nearly set, about 10 - 12 minutes (they should not be doughy). let cool on baking sheet about five mins then switch to a twine rack to chill (i like to switch to an airtight field about halfway via cooling so they don't dry).
8. Stick one pretzel stick in each side of cookies for arms. Repeat procedure with final dough. once cool frost with vanilla frosting (i really like to feature a small amount of frosting to each round then unfold outward with an offset spatula).
9. For the frosting: inside the bowl of an electric stand mixer equipped with the paddle attachment cream collectively butter, powdered sugar, half of and half of and vanilla until mild and fluffy.
10. cut or tear a small piece of orange candy then roll and form right into a tiny carrot nose and upload to cookies. decorate with icing as preferred. add mini M&M's for buttons.
11. keep cookies in an airtight field in a unmarried layer.

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