SOFT BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIES

Soft Buttermilk Sugar Cookies are every sugar cookie lovers’ dream! They are so soft, delicious, and anyone can make them!

Soft Buttermilk Sugar Cookies is a recipe I recently found on the back of the sugar package that looked interesting. Yes, I look at the recipes on the back of the sugar package. Don’t you?! Okay, don’t answer that. At any rate, I made some changes and honestly, these are easily one of the best sugar cookies I’ve ever tasted! They’re soft and pillow-like and they have amazing flavor. I’ve taken them to several family gatherings now and they disappear lightening fast and even my son who doesn’t like cookies raves about them. (I know!! Where did he come from?!) Try them, you’ll love them.

Soft Buttermilk Sugar Cookies

yields 3 dozen cookies

• 1/2 cup softened butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

1. Cream together butter and sugars for 1 minute. Add in egg, buttermilk and vanilla and mix again until smooth.
2. Combine dry ingredients and add 1/2 to the mixing bowl, mix, then add the other half. Dough will be softer than normal cookie dough and stickier. Cover and let cool in fridge for 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
4. Scoop out about 2 TBSP of cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes and let cool for an additional 2 minutes on the cookie sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack. Once fully cool, frost with about 1 TBSP of vanilla buttercream per cookie. (and sprinkles!)

Amazing Vanilla Buttercream

• 1/2 cup room temperature butter (1 stick)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2-3 TBSP milk
• 2 rounded cups powdered sugar

1. Mix butter in a mixing bowl on medium power for about 3 minutes, until whipped and light in color.
2. Add in vanilla, milk and 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Mix for 1 minute.
3. Add in the other cup of powdered sugar and mix on medium for 3-4 minutes. Frost cookies.

If you love Soft Buttermilk Sugar Cookies try a few of our other favorite cookie recipes:

• Peanut Butter Fudge Cups
• Best Ever Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
• Mint Chocolate Pudding Cookies
• Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

SOFT BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIES

5 from 2 votes

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 3 dozen

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup softened butter 1 stick
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
• 1/2 cup room temperature butter 1 stick
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2-3 TBSP milk
• 2 rounded cups powdered sugar

Instructions

• Cream together butter and sugars for 1 minute. Add in egg, buttermilk and vanilla and mix again until smooth. Combine dry ingredients and add 1/2 to the mixing bowl, mix, then add the other half. Dough will be softer than normal cookie dough and stickier. Cover and let cool in fridge for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Scoop out about 2 TBSP of cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes and let cool for an additional 2 minutes on the cookie sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack. Once fully cool, frost with about 1 TBSP of vanilla buttercream per cookie. (and sprinkles!)
• TO MAKE VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: Mix butter in a mixing bowl on medium power for about 3 minutes, until whipped and light in color. Add in vanilla, milk and 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Mix for 1 minute. Add in the other cup of powdered sugar and mix on medium for 3-4 minutes. Frost cookies.

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