CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM SUGAR COOKIES
Have you ever had the round sugar cookies with icing from the bakery section at the grocery store? Sometimes the icing is pink, white, red for valentines day, green for Christmas.
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You know the ones.
There’s something about them that is addictive, tastes like home, and just brings a pure smile to your face (or at least that’s our experience).
These Chocolate Buttercream Sugar Cookies are like that but a THOUSAND times better. First of all, the cookie dough for the sugar cookies is quick and homemade so it’s instantly fresher, simpler, and tastier. Then the chocolate buttercream icing is also homemade but SO FAST and it’s just as decadent as a piece of luxurious chocolate. But so much better than that store bought icing. It’s thick and creamy and lickable straight off the spoon.
With these two together, you’ve got a sweet satisfying homey cookie that keeps you coming back for more.
And to make it only better, you add little baby sprinkles on top for that sweet satisfying slight crunch. We don’t think we could describe anything tasting better than that in this moment.
The sugar cookie dough recipe is easy and straight forward with just a few ingredients. Instead of cutting the cookies into heart shapes, we’re rolling the dough in balls and pressing down with a flat glass. You can find the simple Sugar Cookie recipe here.
You can find the Chocolate Buttercream recipe below.
And we recommend using a Kitchen Aid stand mixer with the whisk attachment for this buttercream. It couldn’t be any easier. And pretty sure that’s our favorite appliance, ever. We also recommend our silicone baking mat for the perfect cookies.
CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM SUGAR COOKIES
Notes
NOTE: IF BUTTERCREAM IS TOO THICK, ADD A TABLESPOON OF MILK AND MIX. IF BUTTERCREAM IS TOO THICK, ADD 1/2 CUP POWDERED SUGAR AND MIX.
Ingredients
- - 1 CUP BUTTER, SOFTENED
- - 3 CUPS POWDERED SUGAR
- - 4 TABLESPOONS COCOA POWDER
- - 1 TEASPOON VANILLA
- - 5 TABLESPOONS MILK
- - 1/4 TEASPOON SALT
Instructions
- FOLLOW SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE FOR THE DOUGH AND BAKE TIME
- INSTEAD OF CUTTING COOKIES INTO SHAPES, ROLL OUT 2" ROUND BALLS WITH THE DOUGH
- USING A FLAT GLASS, PRESS EVENLY ONTO THE DOUGH WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS, LEAVING THE DOUGH ABOUT 1/2" THICK
- USING A KITCHEN AID OR STAND MIXER, COMBINE BUTTER, POWDERED SUGAR, COCOA POWDER, VANILLA, MILK, AND SALT WITH THE WHISK ATTACHMENT
- BEAT ON MEDIUM SPEED FOR 5-7 MINUTES UNTIL THE BUTTERCREAM IS LIGHT AND FLUFFY
This Chocolate Buttercream recipe is heavenly. It’s light and fluffy with just the perfect chocolate flavoring.
Much love,
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