Description
Delicious soft sugar cookie sandwiches with a creamy buttercream filling, perfect for any celebration or cozy teatime.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Gel food coloring (pink, yellow, green, blue, and purple)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (for filling)
- 2 cups powdered sugar (for filling)
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk (for filling)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for filling)
- Pinch of salt (for filling)
- Optional: 1–2 teaspoons lemon zest
- Optional: 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- Optional: Sprinkles
- Optional: Food-safe floral extracts
- Optional: 1–2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a baking sheet.
- Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract, mix until incorporated.
- Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Stir in milk until dough is slightly softer.
- Divide the dough and color with gel food coloring.
- Scoop balls of dough and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes until edges are set.
- Cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
- Beat the filling ingredients until fluffy.
- Assemble sandwiches by matching cookies and spreading or piping filling.
- Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Press cookie balls lightly before baking for flatter cookies. Use a high-quality gel food coloring for best results.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: sugar cookies, cookie sandwiches, pastel cookies, baking, dessert