Testing a recipe from TIKTOK | Making Grocery Store Sugar Cookies From Scratch

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour adds more fiber and nutrients.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option.

Start with softened butter and sugar in a bowl.

Mix everything by hand until combined.

Add 1 egg, sour cream, and a splash of vanilla, then mix until combined.

Add flour and other dry ingredients, mixing until it forms a dough, being careful not to overmix.

Cover the bowl and chill the dough in the fridge for 1 hour.

Prepare the buttercream by softening butter and mixing it with icing sugar using an electric hand mixer.

Once the mixture is crumbly, add vanilla and a splash of milk, mixing until it comes together.

If the buttercream is thick, add more milk and then mix in food coloring until desired color is achieved.

Roll out cookie dough by scooping with an ice cream scoop, flattening each ball, and arranging them on a baking pan with space in between.

Bake cookies at 350°F for about 9 minutes, checking for doneness as they may need a little longer.

After baking, let cookies cool before applying buttercream.

Use a piping bag with a round tip to apply buttercream to each cookie, smoothing it out with an offset spatula.

Top cookies with rainbow confetti sprinkles.

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