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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Cookies

    Copycat Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

    January 22, 2025 By Brandy 9 Comments

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    These copycat Lofthouse sugar cookies are delicious and melt in your mouth. Frosted in a layer of buttercream, they are the perfect texture and rival any purchased from the grocery store! This post contains affiliate links.

    You might also like our bakery-style cutout soft sugar cookies, lemon sugar cookies, or sprinkle cookies.

    copycat lofthouse cookies

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    Sugar cookies are my jam. I love making them all year long, but there’s something about not having to roll and cut out shapes. This copycat recipe for Lofthouse cookies is quick and easy to whip up and totally hits the spot. The perfect amount of sweetness, buttery texture, and flavor.

    lofrhouse sugar cookies on parchment paper

    Lofthouse Cookies

    What are Lofthouse cookies? They are the delicious sugar cookies that almost all grocery stores sell. The ones that are soft melt-in-your-mouth texture, like a cloud, and frosted in colorful buttercream that changes with the seasons. Sold in plastic clamshell containers, they are often brought to class parties! My 16-year-old LOVES Lofthouse cookies, so I wanted to make a homemade version for her. I married this recipe, and this recipe tinkered with baking time and temp and frosted them with my classic buttercream frosting.

    lofthouse cookie with biten taken from it

    What Makes This Lofthouse Sugar Cookie Recipe A Keeper

    No Chill: No need to chill the dough. The dough comes together beautifully and isn't sticky to work with.

    Basic Ingredients: No need to go out and buy cake flour or anything you might not already have on hand. This recipe uses basic pantry and refrigerator ingredients. Lofthouse cookies and copycat versions are generally made with margarine, but I always bake with butter and use a combination of butter and oil in this recipe. You can use whatever you'd like.

    Easy to customize: I use vanilla and almond extract in mine, but if you don’t care for almond extract simply leave it out. I highly recommend trying this combo though---it tastes amazing.

    hand holding lofthouse sugar cookie

    Lofthouse Cookie Ingredients

     Cookies

    • 1 cup butter, softened
    • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon almond extract (my secret ingredient for the best-flavored sugar cookies. Don't leave this out!)
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 Tablespoon corn starch
    • 3 ¾ cup all-purpose flour

    Frosting

    • ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) butter
    • 4 ½ cups powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 4-6 Tbsp. milk (start with 4 and work your way up, if needed)
    • food coloring, if desired

    copycat lofthouse cookies on baking sheet

    How To Make Copycat Lofthouse Cookies

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.

    In the large bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and powdered sugar until fluffy using the paddle attachment (can also use an electric hand mixer). Beat in eggs, oil, and extracts.

    Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.

    cookie dough balls and flattened cookie dough balls

    Scoop dough using a 2 Tbsp. cookie scoop and place on baking sheets (6-8 cookies/sheet). Roll each cookie dough ball using your hands until smooth then place it back onto the baking sheet. Flatten cookie dough balls slightly with your fingers or palm (they should look like little hockey pucks).

    Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake! These cookies aren't supposed to be golden or brown at all. When they no longer look glossy they are ready to come out of the oven.

    Let stand on baking sheets for 3-5 minutes then transfer cookies to cooling racks to cool completely.

    Beat frosting ingredients together with an electric mixer. Start with 4 tablespoons of milk then add up to two more tablespoons of milk, until desired consistency is achieved.

    Frost cookies with an offset spatula or frosting spreader.

    Add sprinkles.

    copycat lofthouse sugar cookies on parchment paper

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How To Store Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

    Store the frosted sugar cookies in an airtight container on the counter at room temperature for up to 3 days.

    Can You Freeze Lofthouse Cookies?

    Yes! You can make and freeze these cookies to enjoy on another day. Freeze the baked and frosted cookies on the baking sheet for 90 minutes then place the frozen cookies in gallon-sized freezer bags.

    lofrhouse sugar cookies on parchment paper

    Copycat Lofthouse Sugar Cookie Recipe (Printable Version)

    copycat lofthouse sugar cookies on parchment paper

    LOFTHOUSE COOKIES RECIPE

    These copycat Lofthouse sugar cookies are delicious and melt in your mouth. Frosted in buttercream they rival any purchased from the grocery store!
    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 9 minutes minutes
    Cool: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 49 minutes minutes
    Servings: 32 cookies
    Calories: 275kcal

    Ingredients

    COOKIES

    • 1 cup butter softened
    • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon almond extract
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
    • 3 ¾ cup all-purpose flour

    FROSTING

    • ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks butter)
    • 4 ½ cups powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 4-6 Tbsp. milk
    • food coloring if desired

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
    • Cream butter and powdered sugar until fluffy using an electric mixer. Beat in eggs, oil, and extracts.
    • Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
    • Scoop dough using a 2 Tbsp. scoop and place on baking sheets (6-8 cookies/sheet). Roll each ball using your hands until smooth then place it back onto the baking sheet. Flatten each cookie dough ball slightly with your fingers or palm (they should look like little hockey pucks).
    • Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake! These cookies aren't supposed to be golden or brown at all. When they no longer look glossy they are ready to come out of the oven.
    • Let stand on baking sheets for 3-5 minutes then transfer cookies to cooling racks to cool completely.
    • Beat frosting ingredients together with an electric mixer. Start with 4 tablespoons of milk then add up to two more tablespoons of milk, until desired consistency is achieved.
    • Frost cookies with an offset spatula or frosting spreader.
    • Add sprinkles.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 275kcal
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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Brandy says

      May 30, 2025 at 10:28 am

      5 stars
      Hi everyone! Brandy here, this recipe is still one of my favorites. So rich and buttery, and the cookies stay delicious and fresh for several days. I hope you enjoy them too!

      Reply
    2. Kayleigh says

      February 08, 2025 at 10:30 am

      5 stars
      Made these yesterday and they turned out phenomenal. I also thank you for the tidbit about the cookies losing their gloss once baked. I had to do a few substitutions. I was out of all purpose flour so I used whole wheat flour. I also did not have cream of tartar so I used extra baking powder. I also went dye free. No dyes in the frosting just kept the natural creamy white color. Frosting set up for me just fine. I used 6 oz oat milk in the frosting. Absolutely delicious! 10/10 would make again.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        February 08, 2025 at 11:40 pm

        So glad to hear!!

        Reply
    3. Anneliese Wenden says

      February 04, 2025 at 6:33 pm

      4 stars
      Easy to make and looked great. I appreciated the little details in the recipe, like how to see when they were done as they lose their gloss (I saw that happen, thank you). However, the frosting never set firm enough to pack these into a container. I left them flat beside each other on a cookie sheet in the fridge. Kids devoured them, so 4 stars. My daughter (who is 16) told me never to make them again, because she is trying to cut down on sweets, and she ate them from breakfast and after school and before bed. I wish I had a better recipe for the frosting so that I could send these with the kids to school.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        February 05, 2025 at 9:56 am

        Hi! They always crust over for me which makes them stackable (only two cookies tall, I wouldn't stack more than that). Your kitchen could be a little more humid than mine or other factors could come into play. You can also add a bit of meringue powder to make a more stable buttercream frosting. I'd add a couple of teaspoons, but might want to google a recipe to make sure! I'm glad you liked them!

        Reply
    4. Brandy says

      January 31, 2025 at 3:57 pm

      Hello! My name is also Brandy
      Is there an easy way to shape the cookies, I think it’d be cute to make some heart shaped for friends but if it’s a difficult process round is fine!
      Thanks for any help 🙂

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        January 31, 2025 at 7:54 pm

        Hi Brandy! They keep their shape pretty well so I don’t see why you couldn’t roll and cut with cookie cutters! Try to bake a few. If they spread too much you can chill the rest of the dough for an hour then roll out and bake. 🙂

        Reply
    5. Scarlett says

      January 31, 2025 at 3:20 pm

      I want to make this but for the life of me can’t figure out how much butter to use in the frosting.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        January 31, 2025 at 3:36 pm

        1 and 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup).

        Reply
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