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Lofthouse Cookies

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 10/28/20Updated: 4/16/25

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Copycat Lofthouse Sugar Cookies - better than the store bought version!

These Copycat Lofthouse Cookies are soft, delicious, and better than the store bought sugar cookies!

Lofthouse Copycat Sugar Cookies

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

If you love the store bought soft and delicious sugar cookies, now you can make them at home!  Lofthouse Cookies are are a nice thick, light sugar cookie with frosting and sprinkles.  And this copycat recipe is better than the originals!

Lofthouse Copycat Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • flour
  • baking soda
  • baking powder
  • butter, room temperature
  • sugar
  • eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • sour cream
Lofthouse Copycat Sugar Cookies

How To Make Lofthouse Cookies

This recipe makes about two dozen cookies. 

  • Combine 3 C flour, baking soda, baking powder.
  • Mix butter and sugar in a stand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, vanilla, and sour cream and mix on low until combined.
  • Add in dry ingredients and beat until just combined.
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  • Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. If you are pressed for time, you can put dough in the freezer for a few hours. Dough will be sticky.
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  • Spread flour your counter and rolling pin and roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
  • Cut out cookies. I used a 2 inch round cutter.
  • Bake at 425 on parchment lined cookie sheet for 6-8 minutes or until the cookie barely turns lightly brown around the bottom edge. Do not overcook these cookies!
  • Transfer to a rack to cool.
Lofthouse Copycat Sugar Cookies

Be sure and don’t overbake these cookies.  You want them to still look white, just barely turning a little golden, I mean very little.  Just around the bottom edge, ever so slightly.

Lofthouse Copycat Sugar Cookies

I used my favorite buttercream frosting recipe to frost them.  And of course sprinkles are required. Now enjoy1

Lofthouse Copycat Sugar Cookies

Check out more of my favorite cookie recipes:

  • Lemon Cream Sandwich Cookies
  • Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
  • Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

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4.80 from 10 votes

Lofthouse Cookies

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
These Lofthouse Cookies are perfectly soft and delicious, better than the store bought sugar cookies!
serves: 24 cookies
Prep:15 minutes minutes
Cook:8 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 3 C flour divided
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 C butter room temperature
  • 1 C sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 C sour cream

Frosting

  • 1/2 C butter softened
  • 3 C powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 and 1/2 or milk just enough to get right consistency
  • food coloring
  • sprinkles

Instructions

  • In a bowl combine 3 C flour, baking soda, baking powder.
  • In a mixer cream together the butter and sugar at mediumn speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add in eggs.
  • Add in vanilla and sour cream and mix on low until combined.
  • Add in dry ingredients and beat until just combined.
  • Dough will be sticky.
  • Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  • Use some additional flour for counter and rolling pin to roll out dough 1/4 inch thick
  • With a 2 inch round cutter cut out cookies.
  • Bake at 425 on parchment lined cookie sheet for 6-8 minutes or until the cookie barely turns lightly brown around the bottom edge. Do not overcook these cookies!
  • Transfer to a rack to cool.

Frosting

  • Beat together butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
  • Add in just enough milk to get a consistency. Do 1 Tablespoon at a time.
  • Add food coloring if wanted
  • Frost cookies and add sprinkles.
  • Store in an air tight container. Best to let cookies sit for several hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 236kcal (12%) Carbohydrates: 36g (12%) Protein: 2g (4%) Fat: 10g (15%) Saturated Fat: 6g (38%) Cholesterol: 38mg (13%) Sodium: 106mg (5%) Potassium: 42mg (1%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 23g (26%) Vitamin A: 301IU (6%) Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 19mg (2%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
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  1. Mary says

    Posted on 5/22 at 9:22 am

    How many cookies does this tripe make? I can’t wait to try these! Thanks for the copycat recipe

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 5/22 at 11:32 am

      Mary, I got about 2 1/2 dozen out of it

      Reply
  2. mitzie says

    Posted on 10/31 at 6:13 pm

    I just love copycat recipes. On Pinterest there is another recipe for copycat Lofthouse cookies. A white cake mix is used. This recipe is so easy and quick to make. I have this recipe posted on my Pinterest cookie board.

    Reply
  3. Kristi says

    Posted on 10/28 at 4:25 pm

    Oh my gosh, I can’t wait to try these. At our house we call Lofthouse cookies “squishy cookies”. I like the ingredients list on this recipe WAY better than the one on the packaged kind!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 10/29 at 7:29 am

      Kristi – love the name squishy cookies! Hope you enjoy the recipe. It’s not exact but I liked them better than the real thing!

      Reply
  4. Merideth says

    Posted on 10/28 at 6:26 am

    This is completely adorable. I’m a devoted follower and have been for years! Sweet posts like this keep me coming back every day. My kids all know the good stuff comes from yourhomebasedmom!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 10/28 at 6:35 am

      Merideth, Thanks so much for following the blog all these years!! Love that you love it.

      Reply
  5. Wendy says

    Posted on 10/28 at 5:35 am

    Hi,
    It seemsse these cookies are delicious. What a pity, I cannot eat them because of a Type II diabetic. Maybe I can make it for my babies. So nice, anyway.

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 10/28 at 6:34 am

      I am sure your babies or friends would love the cookies Wendy! I love baking and giving it all away.

      Reply
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