Cut Out Peppermint Mocha Cookies with Espresso Buttercream

Cut Out Peppermint Mocha Cookies with Espresso Buttercream

Christmas season has arguably the best flavors of the year. This sugar cookie recipe is modeled after popular coffee drinks and chocolate bars released in December: the peppermint mocha. While there are plenty of delicious peppermint mocha drop cookies out there, it was time for a cut out peppermint mocha cookie recipe. These cut out…

Spatula Lickin’ Good Pumpkin Spice Buttercream Frosting

Spatula Lickin’ Good Pumpkin Spice Buttercream Frosting

While I am a sun chaser, I can appreciate a good pumpkin spiced dessert. This pumpkin spice buttercream frosting is one of those treats that gets me excited about the fall season. Smooth, creamy, and just the right amount of spice-to-sweet ratio, this frosting is spatula-lickin’ good. Seriously, you might want to wait until after…

Heavenly, Almost Melt-in-Your-Mouth Buttercream Cookie Recipe

Heavenly, Almost Melt-in-Your-Mouth Buttercream Cookie Recipe

If you haven’t tried a buttercream cookie yet, you are missing out, my friend. Buttercream cookies are exactly what they sound like, delicious soft sugar cookies topped in smooth vanilla buttercream frosting. Yum times a thousand. Now, to be perfectly clear, these are not your standard decorated sugar cookie. Royal icing rules the world of…

Creamsicle Sugar Cookies Using Orange Flavored Buttercream

Creamsicle Sugar Cookies Using Orange Flavored Buttercream

Kick up the taste of your buttercream sugar cookies with fresh orange flavored buttercream. This buttercream frosting is deliciously sweet & tart, complimenting these creamsicle decorated sugar cookies perfectly. Using orange juice and just a hint of vanilla extract, this frosting resembles a creamsicle ice cream treat in itself. Pipe the frosting onto vanilla sugar…

Sweetex Hi Ratio Shortening for Decorated Buttercream Cookies

Sweetex Hi Ratio Shortening for Decorated Buttercream Cookies

You guys, I need to share my most recent discovery. As you know, I’m a big fan of using crusting buttercream frosting. Using buttercream that hardens makes for easily transportable and stackable cookies, ideal for parties. How I’ve always done this is by replacing some butter with shortening. However, doing so can leave a greasy…