These Soft Sugar Cookie Sandwiches are soft, chewy, and filled with a light vanilla butter free frosting. This is an easy small batch dessert that is perfect to celebrate any special occasion or holiday. Add fun sprinkles for a delicious, and festive, dessert!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time9 minutesmins
Total Time19 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 4th of July Dessert, Sandwich Cookies, Soft, Sugar Cookies, Vanilla Frosting
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees and adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, add the butter and sugar. Use a handheld mixer on medium speed to cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy - about 3-5 minutes. Add the egg yolk and vanilla, and continue to beat until fully mixed and smooth.
In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt. You can also sift the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients (to use one less bowl), using a mesh strainer or sifter.
Mix the cookie dough on medium-low speed until no dry streaks remain. Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop 10 even size cookie balls spaced at least 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the cookies for 9 minutes, or until the edges just start to turn golden. If you want a crunchier cookie, bake for 2 extra minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet set on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then transfer the cookies to the wire rack to cool completely.
While the cookies are baking and cooling, make the Butter Free Frosting - Spoon, spread, or pipe equal amounts of frosting on 5 of the cookies to make the cookie sandwiches, and coat the edges of the frosting with sprinkles of your choice. Enjoy!
Notes
These cookies are sweet - Sugar Cookie + Vanilla Frosting + Sprinkles = Sweet. If you want to cut back on the sweetness, I would recommend only piping a thin layer of the frosting around the edge of the cookie.