Copycat Lofthouse Cookies

Halloween style copycat loft house cookies! These can be made year round of course and decorated for whichever event/ holiday you are celebrating. Apparently it's an unp[opular opinion to love the loft house grocery store cookies but I have always been a fan! And I promise, the homemade version is even better! ❤️

Use the video below to help guide you as you bake this recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup + 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour

• 1/4 tsp. baking powder

• dash of salt (about 1/4 tsp.)

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter (very softened, almost melted)

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1 egg

• 2 Tbsp. sour cream

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Buttercream:

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter

• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

• 1-2 Tbsp. milk

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.

2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl until well combined then set aside.

3. In a separate, larger bowl combine the butter and sugar until light and creamy.

4. Add in the egg vanilla until everything is nice in smooth. Add in the sour cream.

5. When the wet ingredients are nice and smooth, use a silicone spatula to combine the dry ingredients into the wet.

6. The dough will be sticky! Don't worry.

7. Scoop and roll the dough into about 2-2 1/2 Tbsp. sized balls. Place the cookies about 1 1/2" apart onto the cookie sheet. Gently press down the cookies with the palm of your hand to flatten them slightly before baking.

8. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until slightly golden on the edges.

9. Take the cookies out of the oven as soon as they have slightly browned edges and let them sit on the pan to finish/ continue baking.

10. While the cookies bake/ cool we can prepare the buttercream.

11. Whip up the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until nice and smooth. I recommend adding the milk in slowly so you don't risk adding too much and having a loose buttercream.

12. Once the cookies have cooled, pipe/ spread the buttercream on top of the cookies and add your choice of sprinkles.

13. Enjoy!